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National Institute for Health Development
National Institute for Health Development (NIHD) was established on 1st of May 2003 as a governmental organisation under the Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia.
The mission of NIHD is the consistent promotion of the health of the Estonian population and the permanent rise of the quality of life through the knowledge-based development and applied research activities.
The main objective of NIHD is the ongoing development of health and continuing improvement of the quality of life of the Estonian population.
The main activities of the NIHD are the research, development and implementation of activities in the health and social sectors: - fundamental, applied and evaluation research on public health and life quality (including carrying out researches on biomedicine, epidemiology, bio statistics, health economics, occupational health and behaviour, measurement of the health status of population groups, examination of impact of health hazards resulting from outdoor environment);
- creation and maintenance of databases needed for the performance of research, development and management of health and social protection, the collection of data for research, analysis and organisation of accessibility of data;
- making of proposals for the creation of policies necessary for achieving the objective, the preparation of relevant forecasts and development plans, participation in creating strategies for implementing policies within the administration of the Ministry of Social Affairs;
- development, coordination and implementation of national programmes under order of or through agreement with the Ministry of Social Affairs, development and implementation of the action plans needed for implementing strategies;
- participation in national and international research and development activities through national and international programmes, agreements and contracts, and by applying for research and development grants;
- representation of the state, if needed, in the work groups, networks and committees of the European Union and international organisations related to the areas of health development, social protection and quality of life;
- collection and analysis of data on health promotion, social protection, health care and their management, publishing and disclosure of that data to the public, ministries and other institutions;
- organisation and coordination of the evaluation of activities in the area of health promotion and social protection;
- analysis of the possible impact of legislation and draft legislation, programmes and projects dealing with the fields of activity of the NIHD on health;
- analysis of in-service training needs in the areas of health promotion, social protection, health care and their management, preparation of curriculum and organisation of training, elaboration and publishing of relevant study material;
- development of quality assurance standards for social and health services and competency requirements for specialists;
- organisation of research and training events.
NIHD is the partner in Estonian Centre of Behavioral and Health Sciences in the program of Centers of Excellence of Estonian Science.
Strategies & Projects
National Institute for Health Development is responsible for the implementation of the following ongoing strategies and projects:
National strategies and programmes:
• National Tuberculosis Prevention Programme 2004 – 2007
• National Strategy on Prevention of Drug Abuse 2005 – 2012
• National Strategy for Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases 2005-2020
• National HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy 2006 – 2015
• National Programme for Public Health Research and Development 1999-2009
• National Children’s Rights’ Strategy
• National Cancer Prevention Strategy 2007 – 2015
National projects funded by Estonian Health Insurance Fund:
• “Workplace Health Promotion”
• “Development of the Network of Health Promoting Hospitals”
• “Development of the Health Promotion in Counties and Local Municipalities”
• “Development of the activities of the School Health Councils”
• “Health Promotion in Kindergartens”
EU funded projects:
• “Capacity Building for Public Health Health Promotion in Central and Eastern Europe”
• “Closing the Gap – Strategies for Action to Tackle Health Inequalities”
• EQUAL project “Integration to legal labour market of women involved in prostitution and human trafficking”
• ”Expanding Network for Coordinated and Comprehensive Actions on HIV/AIDS Prevention among IDUs and Bridging Population”
• “HEPRO - Focus on Health and Social well-being in the Baltic Sea Region”
• “Smokefree class 2006/2007”
• “Smokefree class 2007/2008”
• “Shape Up - Participatory Project for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity”
• “Move Europe – A Campaign for the Improvement of the Lifestyle Related Workplace Health Promotion in Europe”
• “DETERMINE - EU Consortium for Action on Socio-Economic Determinants of Health”
Non-EU funded projects:
• Global Fund to Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria project “Enhancement of Fight Against HIV in Estonia”
• WHO EURO “Scaling up treatment and care for HIV/AIDS and TB and accelerating prevention within the health system in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)”
Periodical research:
• Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)
• The FINBALT Health Monitoring Survey
• Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)
• The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD)
• National Youth Survey on HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour
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