The not for profit sector is made up of a plentitude of structures that share the prohibition of the distribution of the profits amongs their members. Actually, under this label non profit we find many kinds of organizations that differ for goals, aims and memberships. These features are present also in the not for profit sector for the enhancement of health policy. The article describes the strategies of the health organization not for profit sector under the following perspectives: the different actions of health promotion; the governace issue in an environment of interdependency of the main health actors; the trends and the conditions for the improvement of health policy in a complex society.

Carlo Borzaga, Luca Fazzi (Università di Trento), in "SALUTE E SOCIETÀ" 1/2006, pp. , DOI: