GGD Drenthe

What GGD Drenthe does

GGD Drenthe (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst Drenthe) is the statutory municipal health service for all 12 municipalities of Drenthe province in the Netherlands, headquartered in Assen. The organization delivers public health services across three programs: Publieke Zorg & Dienstverlening (Public Care & Services) covering youth healthcare, infectious disease control, sexual health, vaccination coordination, travel advisory, and forensic medicine; Gezondheid & Leven (Health & Living) focused on strategic health advisory and knowledge development; and Samen Veilig (Together Safe) addressing domestic violence, child abuse, and psychosocial support. Approximately 400 professionals serve the province's residents through a distributed network of consultation bureaus, school-based services, and direct appointments, with sub-brands including Veilig Thuis Drenthe, GHOR Drenthe (24/7 crisis coordination), and the cross-provincial Forensische Geneeskunde 3Noord.

The technology stack centers on a data-driven public health management platform including the GHOR4all crisis coordination system for healthcare institution registration, the Mijn Kinddossier digital child health dossier with parent portal (DigiD-authenticated), online appointment scheduling, and ZIVVER encrypted communications. Population health monitoring is enabled through online dashboards and the Datawerkplaats Mentale Gezondheid, which integrates internal data with external sources (Lifelines, Vektis) for evidence-based policy advisory.

As a government-owned public entity established under the Wet publieke gezondheid (Public Health Act), GGD Drenthe is funded by municipal government budgets and operates as a commissioned provider of statutory public health tasks. Core services (vaccinations, STI testing, youth healthcare, health monitoring, infectious disease control) are provided free of charge to residents. Supplementary revenue streams include client-paid travel vaccinations, occupational vaccinations, and cross-provincial forensic medicine contracts. The organization operates under the CAO SGO collective labor agreement and collaborates nationally with all 25 GGDs through GGD GHOR Nederland, and with RIVM and CBS on national health monitoring programs.

Name

GGD Drenthe

Legal name

GGD Drenthe (Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst Drenthe)

Website

https://ggddrenthe.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

GGD Drenthe is the statutory municipal health service for all 12 municipalities of Drenthe province, Netherlands, delivering youth healthcare, infectious disease control, sexual health, health monitoring, forensic medicine, and crisis coordination to approximately 500,000 residents through 400 professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Maternal, Child & Family Health Departments (HLAJAAAK), Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL), Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Departments (HLAJAAAN)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Municipal health service
• Infectious disease control
• Youth healthcare
• Health monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Assen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Funding: As a municipal health service (gemeentelijke gezondheidsdienst), GGD Drenthe is commissioned by the 12 municipalities of Drenthe to carry out public health tasks. Funding comes from municipal budgets and government mandates under the Wet publieke gezondheid (Public Health Act). Services related to statutory public health tasks are provided at no direct cost to residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GGD Drenthe delivers statutory public health services to the residents of Drenthe province, including youth healthcare (consultation bureaus, vaccinations, developmental monitoring), infectious disease control, sexual health (STI testing), forensic medicine, GHOR crisis coordination, and population health monitoring. The organization also offers digital services such as the Mijn Kinddossier parent portal, GroeiGids app, and e-consult tools, along with data-driven health dashboards and policy advisory for municipalities.

Product overview

GGD Drenthe operates as a regional public health service organized into three main programs: Publieke Zorg & Dienstverlening (Public Care & Services), the largest division covering youth healthcare, general healthcare including infectious disease control, sexual health, vaccination, travel advisory, and forensic medicine; Gezondheid & Leven (Health & Living), focused on strategic health advisory and knowledge development; and Samen Veilig (Together Safe), addressing social safety through services like Safe Home Drenthe and sexual violence support. The organization provides digital services including Mijn Kinddossier (online parent portal for child health records), the GroeiGids App (developmental tracking), e-consult services, and webinars for parents. The Gezondheidsmonitor surveys conduct periodic population health monitoring across different age groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Veilig Thuis Drenthe: A program focused on social safety, part of the Samen Veilig program dealing with domestic violence and child abuse
• GHOR Drenthe
• Forensische Geneeskunde 3Noord

Products and services

• Publieke Zorg & Dienstverlening (Public Care & Services) The largest and most diverse program within GGD Drenthe, providing public health services including Youth Healthcare and General Healthcare covering infectious disease control, technical hygiene, sexual health, vaccination coordination, travel advisory, and forensic medicine. Targeted at all residents of Drenthe province.
• Gezondheid & Leven (Health & Living) A program focused on integral strategic advisory and agenda-setting, knowledge development and sharing, strategic partnership development, and connecting with stakeholders to promote population health. Targeted at municipalities and policy stakeholders.
• Samen Veilig (Together Safe) A program dedicated to social safety of Drenthe residents, encompassing Safe Home Drenthe, Sexual Violence Center Groningen-Drenthe, Public Mental Healthcare, psychosocial assistance during incidents, and MDA++ services. Targeted at residents facing domestic violence, child abuse, or sexual violence.
• Jeugdgezondheidszorg (Youth Healthcare) Health services for children and adolescents from birth to young adulthood, including developmental monitoring, vaccinations, and health counseling. Targeted at children aged 0-18 years and their parents/guardians.
• Seksuele Gezondheid (Sexual Health)

Quantifiable outcome

• GGD Health Monitor 2024 surveys approximately 1.5 million randomly selected Dutch adults and elderly across all 25 GGD regions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AMR Zorgnetwerk Noord-NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025GGD Drenthe has been an official ambassador of the AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) Healthcare Network Northern Netherlands since 9 June, emphasizing the importance of infection prevention and responsible antibiotic use.
• GHOR Drenthe (Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHOR Drenthe coordinates, directs, and manages medical assistance during incidents or crises in the Drenthe safety region. GHOR Drenthe operates a 24/7 coordination function for healthcare institutions and uses the GHOR4all system for registration. GGD Drenthe includes GHOR within its organizational structure, with the Director & Board overseeing both GGD and GHOR activities.
• RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRIVM is the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, collaborating with GGD Drenthe on health monitoring programs (Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen & Ouderen 2024, Gezondheidsmonitor Jongvolwassenen 2024), infectious disease control and reporting, and youth vaccination data. RIVM receives anonymized health data from GGD Drenthe for national monitoring and research.
• CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatistics Netherlands collaborates with GGD Drenthe on the Gezondheidsmonitor by providing random sample selection of Dutch residents for survey participation. CBS also supports data weighting and can link questionnaire data to other datasets for statistical analysis. CBS provides data infrastructure for third-party research access via its Remote Access environment.
• GGD GHOR NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national association of all 25 GGDs in the Netherlands, commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) to support GGDs in setting up and implementing health monitoring studies. GGD GHOR Nederland cleans datasets on behalf of all GGDs and coordinates national-level analyses. It also provides the national association framework within which GGD Drenthe operates.
• Datawerkplaats Mentale GezondheidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collaborative initiative involving GGD Drenthe, universities, chain partners (ketenpartners), and knowledge institutes working together to develop insight into mental health using combined data sources including data from Lifelines and Vektis.
• Veiligheidsregio Drenthe (VRD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Safety Region Drenthe works together with GGD Drenthe on public safety and health for all inhabitants of Drenthe. The I&A team (Informatiemanagement en Automatisering) serves both VRD and GGD. Both organizations play a central role in fire brigade deployment, crisis management, public health, and social safety, operating 24/7 during disasters and crises.
• Ipsos I&OminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerResearch agency commissioned by GGD Drenthe and other GGDs to send invitation letters for health monitoring surveys, collect completed questionnaires, and provide temporary data storage. Ipsos I&O operates under a processor agreement with strict security and confidentiality conditions. Contact details: 06-86826208, 0800-0191.
• Zilveren Kruis, Proscoop, CMO STAMM, Zorgplein NoordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare insurers and knowledge organizations collaborated with GGD Drenthe to develop the Regiobeeld (regional health profile) for the Integraal Zorgakkoord, providing a comprehensive view of health, influencing factors, and healthcare utilization in the region.
• All 25 GGDs in the NetherlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGD Drenthe collaborates with all other 24 GGDs across the Netherlands in conducting the Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen & Ouderen 2024 and the Gezondheidsmonitor Jongvolwassenen 2024, following the same methodology and timing nationwide under coordination by GGD GHOR Nederland and RIVM.
• Gemeente Utrecht (Health Monitor Partnership)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality of Utrecht participates alongside the 25 GGDs in the national Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen & Ouderen 2024 and Gezondheidsmonitor Jongvolwassenen 2024, following the same methodology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GGD Hollands Noorden: Municipal health service for the Hollands Noorden region in North Holland, delivering youth healthcare, infectious disease control, sexual health, and environmental health. Comparable in statutory mandate, service mix and municipal funding model, with differences in regional urban-rural mix.
• GGD Gelderland-Zuid: Regional municipal health service in the Dutch province of Gelderland, delivering the same statutory public health tasks — youth healthcare, infectious disease control, sexual health, and health monitoring — funded by commissioned municipalities. Comparable scope and governance model to GGD Drenthe.
• GGD Groningen: Adjacent Dutch municipal health service serving Groningen province under the same Wet publieke gezondheid statutory mandate. Directly comparable in scope (youth health, infectious disease control, sexual health, GHOR, health monitoring) and co-operates with GGD Drenthe on cross-provincial services such as Forensische Geneeskunde 3Noord.
• GGD Friesland: Neighboring regional municipal health service for Friesland, also a small/rural Dutch province. Operates the same statutory public health portfolio and collaborates with GGD Drenthe through the Forensische Geneeskunde 3Noord partnership and the national Gezondheidsmonitor.
• GGD Amsterdam: Municipal health service for Amsterdam and Amstelland, the largest urban GGD in the Netherlands. Delivers the same statutory portfolio but at significantly greater scale, providing a useful upper-bound benchmark for digital services, data analytics capability, and crisis coordination capacity.
• GGD Utrecht: Regional municipal health service for the Utrecht region, with an equivalent statutory mandate. Comparable service portfolio, joint participation in national health monitoring programs, and similar commissioning structure from multiple municipalities.
• GGD Noord- en Oost-Nederland: Larger combined regional GGD covering multiple municipalities in north-east Netherlands. Operates the same statutory mandate under the Wet publieke gezondheid and serves as a relevant comparator for consolidated regional public health service models and shared back-office functions.
• GGD Overijssel (IJselland): Dutch municipal health service serving Overijssel with an equivalent statutory mandate under the Wet publieke gezondheid. Comparable in service portfolio (youth health, infectious disease, sexual health, environmental health) and rural/mixed urban geography, making scale and operating-model benchmarks highly relevant.

Broad incumbents

• GGD GHOR Nederland: National association of all 25 Dutch GGDs and GHOR organizations, commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Coordinates nationwide public health monitoring studies, dataset harmonization, and policy advocacy — serving as the umbrella framework within which GGD Drenthe operates.
• RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu): The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. Operates one organizational level above GGD Drenthe — providing national infectious disease surveillance, vaccination program stewardship, and population health research — and is a key data/coordination partner for all 25 Dutch GGDs including GGD Drenthe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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