Department of Public Health

MISSION

The mission of the department of Public Health is to prevent unhealthy living conditions as well as to promote the overall health of the society

THE TASKS ARE:

To develop and evaluate policies, laws and regulations with regards to public and health, healthcare services in general and specifically vulnerable groups;
To develop and evaluate policies, laws and regulations on financial healthcare services
To monitor the health of the population through:
conducting and managing epidemiological research and surveillance;
gathering data on mortality and morbidity.
To support the coordination and implementation of emergency public health services in disasters;
To represent the public health interests of Country St. Maarten within the kingdom as well as regionally and internationally.
To ensure and safeguard the accessibility of quality health care Health Care Facilities services

LEGISLATION

The ordinance on the restriction of establishment of health care professionals ‘Landsverordening Beperking vestiging medische beroepsbeoefenaren’
The ordinance regulating health care institutions ‘Landsverordening Zorginstellingen’
The Subsidy ordinance ‘ Subsidie verordening’

BROCHURES AND FORMS

Establishment of Health care professionals (forms in Establishment of Health care professionals (forms in English and Dutch languages)
Establishment of Health care institutions and equipment (forms in English and Dutch languages)
Subsidy templates (English and Dutch languages)
Cadaver transport request form