Health
Health
The Health Department aims to protect and promote public health. Its traditional responsibilities include infection control measures designed to prevent or combat communicable diseases, as well as providing advice and support on health protection and prevention, and monitoring drinking water and bathing water.
Service topics around health
How do I protect myself from heat in summer? What do I have to bear in mind about drinking water storage? A lot of useful information on service topics for citizens can be found here.
Healthcare – Becoming a country doctor
The district has a strategy to ensure healthcare provision within the district. It comprises various components – ranging from supporting the next generation of medical professionals to establishing healthcare provision structures.
Medical services
Whether youth dental care, school entry examinations or medical examinations: Here you can find all information about the medical services of the Waldeck-Frankenberg district.
Infection control & hygiene
Whether it is infection control, water or community hygiene: the tasks of the Health Department also include preserving the health of the people in the district.
Social psychiatric service
Whether it's difficulties in old age, mental health problems or addictive behaviour: The social psychiatric service of the district supports those affected and their relatives.
Legal care
Legal guardianship can play a role in the care and support of close relatives. The district informs and supports those affected in this procedure.
Self-help contact point
The district has set up a special contact point to bundle the self-help work in the district - and to support and promote the groups in their work.
Public Health
Public health sees health as a social task and develops strategies to ensure health care
and promote health.
