National Board of Health (Denmark)
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The National Board of Health is a state owned entity in Denmark
sorting under the Ministry of Health and Prevention. It was founded in 1909 and is situated in Copenhagen
in the area of Islands Brygge
.
Its areas of responsibility range widely, including establishment of patient safety, coordination and monitoring of health promotion
and disease prevention, advisory functions, etc. The Board issues authorizations (licenses) for health care personnel. It also has the authority to revoke the licenses of doctors
and other health care personnel, and to step in in cases of violations of health codes in the regions
or the municipalities
of Denmark.
Since 2007, the Director of the Board is Jesper Fisker.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
sorting under the Ministry of Health and Prevention. It was founded in 1909 and is situated in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
in the area of Islands Brygge
Islands Brygge
Islands Brygge is a harbourfront area in central Copenhagen, Denmark, located on the north-western coast of Amager. The neighbourhood is noted for its waterfront park Havneparken, which is one of the most popular areas along the Copenhagen harbourfront and the location of one of the Copenhagen...
.
Its areas of responsibility range widely, including establishment of patient safety, coordination and monitoring of health promotion
Health promotion
Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization's 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World as "the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health"...
and disease prevention, advisory functions, etc. The Board issues authorizations (licenses) for health care personnel. It also has the authority to revoke the licenses of doctors
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and other health care personnel, and to step in in cases of violations of health codes in the regions
Regions of Denmark
The Regions of Denmark were created as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform. The five regions replace the former sixteen counties . At the same time, the number of municipalities was cut from 270 to 98. The reform was made effective on 1 January 2007.- List of regions :The names of the regions...
or the municipalities
Municipalities of Denmark
This is a list of Municipalities of Denmark.-Region Hovedstaden:* Albertslund Municipality* Allerød Municipality* Ballerup Municipality* Bornholm Regional Municipality* Brøndby Municipality* Copenhagen Municipality* Dragør Municipality* Egedal Municipality...
of Denmark.
Since 2007, the Director of the Board is Jesper Fisker.