Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (Flanders)
| Departement Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Gezin (in Dutch) | |
| Department overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Flemish Community |
| Headquarters | Ellipse Building King Albert II Lane 35 1030 Schaerbeek 50°51′46″N 4°21′33″E / 50.862685°N 4.359170°E |
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| Website | www.departementwvg.be |
| Footnotes | |
| "Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family" is the official English translation according to the Information Agency of the Flemish Government. | |
The Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (in Dutch: Departement Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Gezin) is a department of the Flemish Government. The Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community of Belgium. The department is a part of the so-called Welfare, Public Health and Family policy area, which consists of the department and a few associated agencies. The minister responsible for the department is the minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family of the Flemish Government. The current minister in the Bourgeois Government, which assumed office in 2014, is Jo Vandeurzen of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party. The department itself is led by a secretary-general. The department consists of nine divisions, of which the services of the secretary-general form one. Two of those divisions also form the Care Inspectorate, which inspects all health and welfare services and establishments that are recognised, licensed or subsidised by the department or any agency associated with it.
The department is, amongst other things, responsible for the preparation and follow-up of public policy concerning welfare, public health and family matters, for the recognition, licensing, subsidising and inspection of various health and welfare services and establishments, and for the follow-up and counseling of offenders and victims of crime on behalf of the judiciary or other authorities.