Thl.fi

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland

WEBFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare carries out development projects with partner countries to support their policy making and institutional capacity building. This …

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Healthy Finland Survey

WEBOn other websites: The Healthy Finland survey will provide up-to-date information on the health, well-being and service use of adults living in Finland, as well …

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Health and welfare promotion

WEBThe statistic describes the health, well-being, and services of children and young people and the assistance they have received, classified according to school …

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The adult population's well-being and health – Healthy …

WEBThe respondents are at least 20 years old and have permanent residency in Finland. There is no upper age limit. In 2022, the survey was sent to 61,600 randomly selected people …

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Health in All Policies

WEBA Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach emphasizes that public policies and decisions made concerning policy areas other than health (e.g. transport, agriculture, …

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General information

WEBThe World Health Organization, WHO, has released its global action plan 2013–2020 for the prevention of chronic diseases having a major impact on public health. Its objective …

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Infectious diseases and vaccinations

WEBThe Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) monitors the infectious disease situation, produces instructions and recommendations, and steers, monitors and …

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Healthcare-associated infections

WEBHealthcare-associated infections. A healthcare-associated infection refers to an infection that occurs in a hospital or other place of care, or is associated with a procedure …

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National Health Index 2019–2021

WEBThe data are based on register data for 2019–2021. The indexes comprehensively describe the prevalence of diseases and work disability in the wellbeing services counties in …

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Chronic diseases

WEBChronic Diseases: Everyone’s Business. Chronic diseases affect 8 out of 10 people aged over 65 in Europe. Joint Action on Chronic Diseases and Promoting …

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Health inequalities

WEBHealth and welfare inequalities can be reduced by influencing the underlying social factors and inequality. Social inequality is reduced, for example, through education, income …

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The Finnish Indoor Air and Health Programme 2018–2028

WEBThe ten-year Finnish Indoor Air and Health Programme consists of four areas that aim to: Increase understanding of the effects of indoor environments on health and well-being. …

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Positive mental health

WEBPositive mental health (mental wellbeing) is a resource and an integral part of health and wellbeing. It is also important for an individual’s wellbeing and functional capacity. …

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National FinHealth Study

WEBimprove Finnish health care and welfare services. The study is carried out at 50 localities in 2017, with the objective of studying 10,000 randomly selected persons …

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Mental health as human capital

WEBMental health is a form of capital for individuals, families, communities and society as a whole which can be looked after and invested in. in connection with societal …

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The National FINRISK Study

WEBFINRISK is a large Finnish population survey on risk factors on chronic, noncommunicable diseases. The Department of Public Health Solutions coordinates the data analyses, …

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Care Register for Health Care

WEBThe Care Register for Health Care is a continuation of the Hospital Discharge Register, which has data on patients discharged from hospitals between 1969 and 1993. Different …

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Children and young people's mental health

WEBBased on the bi-annual Finnish School Health Promotion Study and broad international research, it is known that there are significant differences in health and well …

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School Health Promotion study

WEBThe study reached 83% of the age group in 4th ah 5th grades, 73% in the 8th and 9th grades and 68% in general upper secondary schools and 31% in vocational institutions. …

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