Health Board (Estonia)

[2] Additionally, the agency provides chargeable laboratory services to for example determine drinking water quality.

[3] The Health Board was created by law in 2010 with three predecessor agencies (Health Protection Inspectorate (Estonian: Tervisekaitseinspektsioon), Health Board (Estonian: Tervishoiuamet), and Chemicals Notification Centre (Estonian: Kemikaalide teabekeskus)) merging into one.

[5] Apart from its headquarters in Tallinn, which inter alia hosts the department responsible for Northern Estonia, the agency has three other regional departments in Pärnu, Tartu, and Kohtla-Järve.

[6] Additionally, the Health Board has agencies in Rapla, Paide, Tartu, Põltsamaa, Räpina, Valga, Viljandi, Võru, Pärnu, Kuressaare, Kärdla, Haapsalu, Kohtla-Järve, Rakvere, and Narva.

[8][9] In the summer of 2020, Jürilo announced her resignation,[10] and in autumn, Üllar Lanno was appointed as the new general director.