Health Board (Estonia)
The Estonian Health Board is an Estonian governmental agency in the area of responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs.[1] The agency contributes to health care and ensures health protection, environmental health, chemical safety, and the safety of medical devices in Estonia through preemptive and complaint-based supervision in the aforementioned domains.[2] Additionally, the agency provides chargeable laboratory services to for example determine drinking water quality.[3]
History
[edit]The Health Board was created by law in 2010 with three predecessor agencies (Health Protection Inspectorate (Estonian: Tervisekaitseinspektsioon), Health Board (Estonian: Tervishoiuamet), and Chemicals Notification Centre (Estonian: Kemikaalide teabekeskus)) merging into one.[4]
Work
[edit]The Estonian Health Board has been publishing yearly overviews of its activities in the field of health protection since 2012.[5]
Organisation and locations
[edit]Apart from its headquarters in Tallinn, which inter alia hosts the department responsible for Northern Estonia, the agency has three other regional departments in Pärnu, Tartu, and Kohtla-Järve.[6] Additionally, the Health Board has agencies in Rapla, Paide, Tartu, Põltsamaa, Räpina, Valga, Viljandi, Võru, Pärnu, Kuressaare, Kärdla, Haapsalu, Kohtla-Järve, Rakvere, and Narva.[7]
The Health Board is managed by a general director. In 2017, Merike Jürilo followed Tiiu Aro in this position.[8][9] In the summer of 2020, Jürilo announced her resignation,[10] and in autumn, Üllar Lanno was appointed as the new general director.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Home | Sotsiaalministeerium".
- ^ "Tervishoiuameti, Tervisekaitseinspektsiooni ja Kemikaalide Teabekeskuse Terviseametiks ühendamisega seonduv Vabariigi Valitsuse seaduse ja teiste seaduste muutmise seadus – Riigi Teataja".
- ^ "Terviseametist :: Terviseamet".
- ^ "Tervishoiuameti, Tervisekaitseinspektsiooni ja Kemikaalide Teabekeskuse Terviseametiks ühendamisega seonduv Vabariigi Valitsuse seaduse ja teiste seaduste muutmise seadus – Riigi Teataja".
- ^ "Kontaktid | Terviseamet".
- ^ "Terviseametist :: Terviseamet".
- ^ "Kontaktid | Terviseamet".
- ^ "Tiiu Aro lahkub enne ametiaja lõppu terviseameti juhi kohalt". 2017-05-17.
- ^ "Terviseameti uus juht: Järelevalvaja ei saa olla rumalam kui haiglad ja arstid".
- ^ ERR (2020-06-18). "Merike Jürilo lahkub terviseameti juhi kohalt". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ ERR (2020-09-23). "Terviseameti uueks juhiks saab Üllar Lanno". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
