Standing Committee on Health and Care Services

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The Standing Committee on Health and Care Services (Norwegian : Helse- og omsorgskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to health services, care and attendance services, public health, drug and alcohol policy, and pharmaceuticals. It corresponds to the Ministry of Health and Care Services. [1] The committee has 15 members and is chaired by Kari Kjønaas Kjos of the Progress Party. [2]

Norwegian language North Germanic language spoken in Norway

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.

Health care Prevention of disease and promotion of wellbeing

Health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings. Health care is delivered by health professionals in allied health fields. Physicians and physician associates are a part of these health professionals. Dentistry, midwifery, nursing, medicine, optometry, audiology, pharmacy, psychology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other health professions are all part of health care. It includes work done in providing primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care, as well as in public health.

Public health preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society and individuals

Public health has been defined as "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the health of a population and the threats it faces is the basis for public health. The public can be as small as a handful of people or as large as a village or an entire city; in the case of a pandemic it may encompass several continents. The concept of health takes into account physical, psychological and social well-being. As such, according to the World Health Organization, it is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Members 2013–17

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The committee is chaired by Kari Kjønaas Kjos
Representative Party Position
Kjos, Kari Kjønaas Kari Kjønaas Kjos Progress Chair
Toppe, Kjersti Kjersti Toppe Centre First deputy chair
Micaelsen, Torgeir Torgeir Micaelsen Labour Second deputy chair
Bollestad, Olaug Olaug Bollestad Christian Democratic
Grung, Ruth Ruth Grung Labour
Johnsen, Kristin Ørmen Kristin Ørmen Johnsen Conservative
Kjenseth, Ketil Ketil Kjenseth Liberal
Knutsen, Tove Karoline Tove Karoline Knutsen Labour
Lysbakken, Audun Audun Lysbakken Socialist Left
Nesvik, Harald Tom Harald Tom Nesvik Progress
Nørve, Elisabeth Røbekk Elisabeth Røbekk Nørve Conservative
de Ruiter, Freddy Freddy de Ruiter Labour
Stensland, Sveinung Sveinung Stensland Conservative
Trøen, Tone Wilhelmsen Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen Conservative
Tung, Karianne Karianne Tung Labour
Wold, Morten Morten Wold Progress

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