Sosial- og helsedirektoratet, Oslo, 20080316

The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs ( no, Sosial- og helsedirektoratet) is a specialised directorate for

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

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social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from ...

affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs in Norway, and is organised under the joint auspices of the

Ministry of Health and Care Services The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (''Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet'') is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of health policy, public health, health care services, and health legislation in Norway. It is led by the Mini ...

and the

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

. The directorate changed its name from Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Affairs to Norwegian Directorate of Health ( no, Helsedirektoratet) by April 1, 2008.Navne- og tittelskifte
(article in Norwegian). Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, 29 April 2008

References

External links

Norwegian Directorate of Health website
Health and Social Affairs Medical and health organisations based in Norway

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

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