National public health institute
National public health institutes (NPHIs) are science-based governmental organizations that serve as a focal point for a country's public health efforts, as well as a critical component of global disease prevention and response systems.[1] Among the better known NPHIs are the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.[citation needed]
Typical core functions of NPHIs include surveillance for diseases and injuries, as well as risk factors; epidemiologic investigations of health problems; public health research; and response to public health emergencies.
International Association
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) is a member organization of NPHIs that in the end of 2019 had members from 99 countries, benefitting more than 5 billion people.
See also
- List of national public health agencies
- Burnet Institute (Australia)
- Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors
- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz(Brazil)
- Institute of Public Health (Bangladesh)
- Peruvian National Institute of Health[5]
- National Institute of Public Health of Japan
- National Institutes of Health (United States)
- National Public Health Institute of Finland
- National Public Health Organization of Greece
- Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Palestinian National Institute of Public Health
- People's Republic of China#Public health and environment
- Indian Institutes of Public Health
- Public Health Agency of Sweden
- Robert Koch Institute (Germany)
- UK Health Security Agency
- Sciensano (Belgium)
Notes
- ^ Heymann, D.L. [Letter] (2008). NPHIs as focal points for leadership in prevention and control of infectious diseases. Journal of Public Health Policy, 29, 374-376.
- ^ Binder, S., Adigun, L., Dusenbury, C., Greenspan, A., & Tanhuanpaa, P. (2008). National public health institutes: contributing to the public good. Journal of Public Health Policy, 29, 3-21.
- ^ Binder, S., Adigun, L.E., & Greenspan, A. (2008). NPHI creation: lessons learned and future directions. Journal of Public Health Policy, 29, 459-466.
- ^ "Members - Full member list". The International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), ianphi.org. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "INS Peru".
References
- Koplan, J.P., Bond, T.C., Merson, M.H., Reddy, K.S., Rodriguez, M.H., Sewankambo, N.K, & Wasserheit, J.N., for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health Executive Board. (2009). Towards a common definition of global health. Lancet, 373, 1993–1995.
- Frenk, J., & González-Block, M.Á. (2008). Institutional development for public health: learning the lessons, renewing the commitment, Journal of Public Health Policy, 29, 449–458.
- Adigun, L., Dusenbury, C., & Schoub, B.D. (2007, November). Public health in Africa – the role of national public health institutes. South African Medical Journal, 97, 1036–1039.
- Koplan, J.P., Dusenbury, C., Jousilahti, P., & Puska, P. (2007). The role of national public health institutes in health infrastructure development. British Medical Journal, 335, 834–835.
- Koplan, J.P., Puska, P., Jousilahti, P., Cahill, K., & Huttunen, J. (2005). National Public Health Institute partners. Improving the world's health through national public health institutes. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 83, 154–157.