title: [Local public health networks. Apropos of an experience].
abstract: Public health action on a territory is complex and requires the involvement of multiple actors, who do not always act coordinately. Networks of organizations structures including the whole of the local actors facilitate the generation of synergies and enable greater effectiveness and efficiency of the joint action from the different actors on a same landscape. We present 3 years experience of four Public Health Committees in a region of Catalonia (Spain), composed by the main actors in public health planning. Each of the committees is organized on a plenary and working groups on issues arising from the regional health diagnosis, and coincident with the Health Plan of the Region. Coordination in no case implies the loss or dilution of the firm of the actor generator of intervention initiative in public health, but their empowerment and collaboration by the other actors. In conclusion welcomes the creation of a culture of collaboration and synergies between the different organizations concerned. Lack of specificity is observed in establishing operational objectives, and the need for greater coordination and involvement of the components of the various working groups.
authors.affiliation: Servei Regional al Camp de Tarragona, Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya, Tarragona, España; Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Tarragona, España; Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Tarragona, España. Electronic address: joan.guix@gencat.cat.
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guix
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bocio
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferràs
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Margalef
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Osanz
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sentenà
mesh_terms: D011635:Public Health Administration; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Networks; Public health; Redes; Salud pública; Territorio; Territory