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The Norwegian Directorate of Health's vision statement is “Good health – good lives”. The directorate works to promote public health and resilience, and is a driving force for sustainable, integrated and equitable health and care services. Some content from our main website has been translated into English and is available below.
About the Norwegian Directorate of Health
What does the Norwegian Directorate of Health do?
The directorate's mandate and vision
Organisation and management
Organisation chart and names of divisions and departments
International cooperation
The Norwegian Directorate of Health is involved in a wide range of international activities. Read more about them on this page.
Authorisation and licensing of health personnel
Health personnel who want to practise their profession in Norway must be registered and hold a license or authorisation to practice.
Public health and preventative healthcare
Partnership for a healthier diet
The dietary patterns of the population affect public health. In Norway, the food industry and the health authorities collaborate to improve the diet of the population.
Salt and the Salt Partnership
The Salt partnership is one of the initiatives to reduce the salt intake in the Norwegian population.
Tobacco Control in Norway
Tobacco legislation, policies, milestones, tobacco use and smoking prevalence in Norway.
Healthy Life Centres
A service for people who need support in health behaviour change and in coping health problems and chronic disease.
Baby-Friendly Community Health Services (BFCHS)
Guide to process of becoming designated as BFCHS. Can be used for the purpose of implementing Best Practice in the context of Joint Action PreventNCD.
The Code of Conduct and Privacy policy
The Code of Conduct for information security and data protection
The Code of Conduct for information security and data protection in the healthcare and care services is a holistic approach to information security and data protection requirements for all organisations within the sector.
Privacy policy
This privacy statement describes when and how the Norwegian Directorate of Health processes personal data.
