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The project to map third sector organisations in Mugello, Valdisieve and Valbisenzio is part of the Tuscany HealthEcosystem (THE), an initiative divided into 10 macro research themes, assigned to specific research groups or spokes,all related to topics linked to life sciences and innovation in the Tuscany region's healthcare system. In particular, spoke10, called 'Population Health', stands out for its goal of developing innovations for the healthcare system, focusing on theactive involvement of the population and communities. The universities and public and private bodies participating in spoke10 (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, University of Florence, University of Pisa, University of Siena, University for Foreignersof Siena, Dedalus spa) are working together to develop methods and tools that facilitate the introduction of innovativeservices and policies in the healthcare system.In this context, the University of Florence, with its Department of Economics and Business Sciences (DISEI), Departmentof Architecture (DIDA), Department of Education, Languages, Intercultural Studies, Literature and Psychology(FORLILPSI) and the Department of Health Sciences (DSS), is addressing the specific theme defined as 'Communityengagement and social innovation for health and well-being of individuals and territories'. To this end, the synergybetween the work of the departments and stakeholders aims to promote the Health Community Lab, a coordinationcentre for projects involving the population in regional health services to develop innovative strategies and actionsthrough co-creation projects.The research project presented in this document, promoted in the Mugello, Valdisieve and Valbisenzio areas, aims tosupport collaboration between the various stakeholders - local administrators, the health district, the local healthauthority, health companies, healthcare professionals, associations and third sector organisations, and the residentpopulation - in order to develop solutions for the reorganisation of social and healthcare services that are focused on theneeds of the community. This project follows similar work carried out in the Casentino area, also within the specific themedefined as 'Community engagement and social innovation for health and well-being of individuals and territories', in orderto provide as broad a framework as possible for the role of ETS in the social and health sector in Tuscany.The University of Florence, in collaboration with the ARCO research centre, has mapped Third Sector Organisations(TSOs) through questionnaires and interviews, with the aim of enhancing their role in the reorganisation of health, socialand health care services for the benefit of citizens, and understanding the sustainability of their activities in the social andhealth care sector over time. This report is the result of the mapping of ETS active and operating in the Mugello,Valdisieve and Valbisenzio areas in the social and health care sector, carried out between March and May 2025.