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]
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]
The Estonian Health Board has been publishing yearly overviews of its activities in the field of health protection since 2012. [5]
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]
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]
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]
The Estonian Health Board has been publishing yearly overviews of its activities in the field of health protection since 2012. [5]
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]