Table 3 Governmental institutions (and their activity areas) that co-ordinate and methodically support WHP activities
Type of institutions (main functions) | Finland | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|---|
Ministries | − Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (regulations, enforcement, directions, inspection, monitoring, information, guidelines) | − Ministry of Health (policy-making, recommendations) | − Ministry of Health (policy-making) |
− Ministry of Welfare (policy-making, recommendations) | − Ministry of Social Security and Labour (policy-making) | ||
− Ministry of Employment and the Economy (legislation on work contracts, annual and other leaves, equity, unemployment) | − Ministry of Education and Science (policy-making, recommendations, professional standards) | ||
Other institutions at national level | − Occupational Safety and Health Administration (inspection, guidelines and advice relating to health services) | − Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health (recommendations, specialist training) | − Occupational Health Centre, Institute of Hygiene (recommendations, research, specialist training, interventions) |
− Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) (training, information, statements, advice, monitoring, recommendations, research, interventions, surveillance, services) | |||
− State Labor Inspection (recommendations, inspection, supervision) | |||
− State Labour Inspectorate (inspection, supervision, advice) | |||
− Riga Stradiņš University (specialist training) | |||
Institutions at regional level | 6 Regional State Administrative Agencies (Occupational safety and health administrations) (inspection, guidelines, advise) | Local municipalities (WHP implementation) | Public health offices (WHP implementation) |