Public Health Agency of Sweden

Public Health Agency of Sweden
Folkhälsomyndigheten
Logotype of the Public Health Agency of Sweden
Agency overview
Formed2014
Preceding agencies
  • Swedish National Institute of Public Health
  • Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control
HeadquartersSolna
Employees450
Annual budgetSEK 354 million (2014)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Health and Social Affairs
Key documents
  • Regleringsbrev[1]
  • Instruktion[2]
Websitefolkhalsomyndigheten.se

The Public Health Agency of Sweden (Swedish: Folkhälsomyndigheten, abbreviated Fohm[3]) is a Swedish government agency with national responsibility for public health. It falls under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and works to promote public health and to prevent illness and injuries through education. It monitors the health of the population, infectious disease control measures, and public health interventions, and assists the Government in its decision-making process by providing facts and knowledge. The agency is tasked with minimizing negative environmental impact on human health, and participates in the work of the EU and international public health organisations, such as the WHO and IANPHI.[1][2][4]

  1. ^ a b "Regleringsbrev". ESV. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Förordning (2013:1020) med instruktion för Folkhälsomyndigheten". The Swedish Government. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Sms-information om nya nationella allmänna råd" (in Swedish). Public Health Agency of Sweden. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Internationellt" (in Swedish). Public Health Agency of Sweden. Retrieved 1 August 2014.