Under a conception of community welfare, the "Health home" (Casa della Salute) allows the re-organization of primary care and the implementation of the "initiative medicine" based on the integration and participation of professionals, associations and citizens. Starting from an analysis of the regional laws, the article presents the results of a comparative research on the Health homes of different Italian areas. The organizational analysis is based on structural indicators, functional indicators and process indicators.
Keywords: Medicina d’iniziativa, integrazione delle risposte, partecipazione degli utenti, continuità terapeutica, progetto personalizzato d’intervento, presa in carico comunitaria.