Promoting well-being and health in Hollola

Promoting well-being and health is one of the most central tasks of the municipality, and the work is carried out in all service areas of the municipality. The work consists of various tasks, the aim of which is, among other things, to increase the health, well-being and functional capacity of the municipal residents, prevent diseases and strengthen participation.

Legislation guides the municipality's task of promoting well-being and health. The Municipal Act (2015/410) defines taking care of the well-being and health of the municipal residents as the central basic task of the municipality, and chapter two of the Health Care Act (1326/2010) broadly defines various tasks for the municipality to promote the well-being and health of the municipal residents.

As part of the municipality's statutory tasks, the welfare and health of the residents and the factors affecting them are monitored by population group in Hollola municipality. This means the production of various data describing the health and well-being of the people of Gotholle, on the basis of which the strategic goals for the promotion of well-being and health are set. The goals are set to suit local conditions and needs, and then the measures to support them are defined. Monitoring and measures are reported to the municipal council annually. 

The municipality's task is to contribute to the well-being of the municipality's residents through various measures. The task requires cross-administrative and wide-ranging cooperation between the different service areas of the municipality. The well-being of the municipality's citizens is connected to education, sports and other leisure services, zoning and a comfortable and safe environment, as well as many other tasks handled by the municipality. The municipality's partners in promoting well-being are the municipality's citizens, organizations, companies and several other actors.