Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Folkehelseinstituttet
Agency overview
Formed1929[1]
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Employees1400 (2016)[2]
Annual budgetNOK 1500 million (2014)[3]
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Health and Care Services
Websitewww.fhi.no

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) (Norwegian: Folkehelseinstituttet; FHI) is a Norwegian government agency and research institute, and is Norway's national public health institute. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Health and Care Services. NIPH acts as a national competence institution in public health 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.[citation needed]

The institute's main activities are health surveillance, research 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 Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies also becomes part of NIPH. The institute has an extensive cooperation with the World Health Organization.[citation needed]

Camilla Stoltenberg served as director-general of the institute from 2012 to 2023, and Guri Rørtveit was appointed director general from 2024, for a period of six years.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Home page - The History of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health". Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  2. ^ "Information supplied by Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norwegian)".
  3. ^ "Information supplied by Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Norwegian)".
  4. ^ "Home page - Division and Departments". Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  5. ^ Berg, Lars Petter. "Folkehelseinstituttet". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Guri Rørtveit blir ny direktør i Folkehelseinstituttet". medwatch.no (in Norwegian). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.