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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. Public Health Agency (PHA). Our mission :
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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
Public Health Agency (PHA) Ourmission: To providepolicy-makers,professionalsandpublicwithqualitativeevidence-basedinformationfordecision-makinginthefieldofpublichealthbysurveillanceofcommunicableandnon-communicablediseases, aswellashumanhealthriskfactors
Functions of PHA • Monitoringofpublichealth • Monitoringofmentalhealthcare • Monitoringof substance, alcoholandtobaccoabuse • Surveillanceofhumanhealthriskfactors • Epidemiologicalsurveillanceofcommunicableandother (non-communicable) diseases • Managementofpublichealthemergencies • Coordinationofhealthpromotionissues
EU cooperation and projects • ProgrammeofCommunityactioninthefieldofpublichealth (2003-2008) • TransitionFacility(previously – Phare) • 6th EU Frameworkprogramme • TechnicalassistanceprogrammeoftheNetherlands - Matra-flex
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
Future projects • Projectsco-financedbyEuropeanSocialFund (programmingperiod 2007-2013) • Healthpromotion (generalpopulation, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, mentalhealthcardiovasculardiseases) • Researchandsurveysinthefieldofpublichealth
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