Detailed description
The Public Health Department is your central point of contact for various matters. These include advising and supporting people with mental illnesses, disabilities, and chronic conditions. It also prepares official medical and social medical reports for public authorities and similar organizations.
The public health department supports children and young people in the Altona district from infancy to school age in all matters relating to health and development in connection with school.
When infectious diseases are reported, the public health department investigates in order to develop measures to protect the population. Residents of care homes or group homes who are in need of care or have disabilities enjoy the special protection of the residential care supervisory authority.