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In 2005 and 2006, the institute expanded its scope even further, targeting social inequalities in health and establishing a division for mental health. FHI also took on responsibility for the prevention of injury and disease caused by behavioural factors such as smoking, abuse of alcohol and illicit
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In 2002 and 2003, SIFF merged with several other institutions and units to form a new, comprehensive public health institute. The new institute was given responsibility for all health-related population registries, except the Cancer Registry of Norway. It would coordinate all public collection of
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In 1929, the institute had 18 employees, increasing to over 1400 in 2016. The annual budget increased from 107,000 to 1 billion Norwegian kroner in the same period. Even taking currency value increases into account, the 1929 budget was extremely low and most of the employees were volunteers. The
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Initially, SIFF was responsible for providing vaccines and sera to the population and performing chemical analyses of water and food. Some years later, SIFF implemented immunisation programmes, but for several decades the scope of the institute was restricted to infectious disease control.
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considerable budget growth from 1929 to 2007 may be seen as a manifestation of the enormous changes in the national economy during this period. It may also reflect attitude changes and increasing awareness of effective preventive measures in relation to public health.
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within health surveillance, research, regulations concerning international public health and participation in committees. The institute hosts two WHO collaborating centres, several laboratories affiliated with the WHO and is responsible for Norway's participation in
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in a broad sense for governmental authorities, the health service, the judiciary, prosecuting authorities, politicians, the media and the general public, international organisations and foreign governments. The institute has around 1400 employees.
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In the 1970s, SIFF established toxicology and epidemiology departments, focusing increasingly on prevention of non-contagious diseases as well as traditional infectious disease control. Health services research was incorporated in the 1980s.
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and prevention. The institute consists of research divisions for infection control and environmental health, mental and physical health, health data and digitalisation, and the Knowledge Centre for Public Health. From 2019 the
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The institute consists of scientific divisions for Infection Control and Environmental Health, Mental and Physical Health, Health Data and Digitalisation, and the Knowledge Centre for Public Health.
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processes. It also contributes expertise and personnel to WHO, and many of the institute's staff members serve on WHO committees. The institute also collaborated with
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The Norwegian Institute of Forensic Medicine was transferred from the University of Oslo to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in 2011, but became part of
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epidemiological data in the country, as well as conduct forensic toxicology and drug abuse research.
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will be transferred from the University of Oslo to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
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Norwegian Surveillance System for Resistance Against Antibiotics in Microbes (NORM)
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The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has an extensive cooperation with the
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drugs, physical inactivity, obesity and unprotected sex with unknown partners.
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also becomes part of NIPH. The institute has an extensive cooperation with the
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became part of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in 2016. In 2019 the
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was appointed director general from 2024, for a period of six years.
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served as director-general of the institute from 2012 to 2023, and
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Norwegian Surveillance System for Infections in Hospitals (NOIS)
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NIPH is responsible for the following health-related registers:
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Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS)
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National Register of Adverse Effects from Cosmetic Products
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in health, health surveillance and registries, as well as
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Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
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Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
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The institute focuses on preparedness in the field of
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Folkehelseinstituttet

Oslo, Norway
NOK
Camilla Stoltenberg
Ministry of Health and Care Services
www.fhi.no
Norwegian
government agency
research institute
public health institute
Ministry of Health and Care Services
public health
health surveillance
research
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
World Health Organization
Camilla Stoltenberg
Guri Rørtveit
Norwegian kroner
Rockefeller Foundation
Einar Aaser
Oslo University Hospital
Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
communicable diseases
environmental medicine
mental health
population studies
ageing

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