title: [Concept and history of public health in Mexico (XVIII to XX century)].
abstract: This paper is a brief history of public health. I review the concept of public health and its origins in the West, and also analyze the input of politics in the Mexican health system through the government of Porfirio Diaz.
authors.affiliation: Investigador privado, Tijuana, Baja California, México. arturo_336@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fierros Hernández
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008800:Mexico; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*