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Advancing Public Health in Latvia: EU Projects Experience

Explore the State Agency "Public Health Agency" in Latvia, focusing on monitoring, surveillance, and coordination of public health issues through EU projects. Learn about their mission, functions, branches, and future initiatives. Contact details provided.

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Advancing Public Health in Latvia: EU Projects Experience

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  1. Public Health in Latvia. Experience in participating in EU projects State agency “Public Health Agency” Liene Bigača, Department of International Affairs and Projects September 13, 2007, Reval Hotel Latvia, Riga

  2. Public Health Agency (PHA) Ourmission: To providepolicy-makers,professionalsandpublicwithqualitativeevidence-basedinformationfordecision-makinginthefieldofpublichealthbysurveillanceofcommunicableandnon-communicablediseases, aswellashumanhealthriskfactors

  3. Functions of PHA • Monitoringofpublichealth • Monitoringofmentalhealthcare • Monitoringof substance, alcoholandtobaccoabuse • Surveillanceofhumanhealthriskfactors • Epidemiologicalsurveillanceofcommunicableandother (non-communicable) diseases • Managementofpublichealthemergencies • Coordinationofhealthpromotionissues

  4. Branches of PHA

  5. EU cooperation and projects • ProgrammeofCommunityactioninthefieldofpublichealth (2003-2008) • TransitionFacility(previously – Phare) • 6th EU Frameworkprogramme • TechnicalassistanceprogrammeoftheNetherlands - Matra-flex

  6. 6th EU Framework programme • EmergingDiseasesin a ChangingEuropeanEnvironment (EDEN) sub-projectTick-bornediseases (EDEN-TBD) • Duration: 2004-2009 • Objective: to identifywhichsocio-economicalandeco-environmentalfactorsgovernthecurrentlyobservedupsurgeoftick-bornediseasesinEurope • Tasks: retrospectivedatacollection, Ixodesticksmonitoringin 8 selectedplacesinLatvia, laboratoryinvestigationsofcollectedtickmaterial

  7. Future projects • Projectsco-financedbyEuropeanSocialFund (programmingperiod 2007-2013) • Healthpromotion (generalpopulation, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mentalhealthcardiovasculardiseases) • Researchandsurveysinthefieldofpublichealth

  8. THANK YOU! www.sva.gov.lv Liene Bigača, DepartmentofInternationalAffairsandProjects PHA, Klijanu 7, Riga, Latvia, LV-1012 Phone: +371 67081570 E-mail: liene.bigaca@sva.gov.lv

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