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Health and nutrition

Health

Everyone has the right to health and medical care. Local authorities provide health services at health centres, maternity and child welfare clinics, at schools, rehabilitation clinics and dental clinics. It is the duty of local authorities to make sure that residents have access to care if they become ill. Everyone also has the right to municipal dental care, or health insurance compensation for private dental care. Employers arrange preventative occupational health care for their employees.

Falling ill and rehabilitation

Sickness brings extra expense and changes in everyday life. Society supports the sick and those in need of rehabilitation. The local authorities' task is to produce preventative and rehabilitation services. They also distribute information on occupational wellbeing. Local authority social and health services, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (KELA) and pension insurance institutions are responsible for rehabilitation.

Intoxicants

Addictions caused by intoxicants and other substances lead to difficult social and societal problems. Different tests help establish whether an intoxicant has become a problem. Information on intoxicants and addictions is available from health centres, school nurses and drug and alcohol advice organisations. Local authorities arrange services for substance abusers together with support for abusers and their families. Municipal social welfare offices provide information on clinics and support.

Food and nutrition

Good nutritional habits maintain health and wellbeing. Nutritional recommendations can help in following a varied and healthy diet. The authorities monitor ingredients to make sure they are safe. Municipal health inspectors and food supervisors monitor the manufacture and distribution of foods.

More information on this subject

KanTa - National Archive of Health Information
A range of national health care information systems including e-prescriptions, a national pharmaceutical database, an electronic health records archive and a portal for citizens to access their own health information online.

https://www.kanta.fi/web/en/frontpage
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare THL, Social Insurance Institution of Finland Kela
Decision in principle by the Council of State on securing the future health care
Information about the Decision in principle by the Council of State on securing the future health care.

http://pre20031103.stm.fi/english/eho/publicat/ehocontents68.htm
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Health 2015 public health programme
Information about Government Resolution on the Health 2015 public health programme.

http://www.terveys2015.fi/english.html
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Health-EU Portal
Information and data on health-related issues and activities at both European and international level. Public Health initiatives and programmes at EU level.

http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm
European Commission
SOTKAnet - indicators for population's well-being and health
Statistical information on the well-being and health of the population in Finland's municipalities. Features also current expert articles on the subject.

http://uusi.sotkanet.fi/portal/page/portal/etusivu
National Institute for Health and Welfare THL
Statistics on health
Statistics describing the population's state of health, prevalence of diseases, incapacity for work, health behaviour and causes of death come under this topic.

http://tilastokeskus.fi/til/ter_en.html
Statistics Finland
Statistics on food production
Statistics on agriculture, rural development and food production.

http://www.mmmtike.fi/en/index/statistics_information_services/agricultural_statistics.html
Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Tike
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, NAT
A journal for social research on alcohol and drugs and their related policies mainly from a Nordic perspective.

http://nat.stakes.fi/EN/index.htm
National Institute for Health and Welfare THL

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