Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona

What Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona does

Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB) is a public health consortium established in November 2002 under the Ley de la Carta Municipal de Barcelona and jointly governed by the Ajuntament de Barcelona (Barcelona City Council) and the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Regional Government). The agency serves approximately 1.6 million residents of Barcelona through statutory functions including epidemiological surveillance of transmissible diseases, environmental health monitoring (air quality, water, climate, Legionella), food safety inspection and establishment authorization, drug addiction prevention and treatment, occupational health surveillance, and a broad portfolio of community health promotion programs organized by life stage and environment (schools, neighborhoods, workplaces). ASPB also operates an ENAC-accredited public health laboratory (accreditations 227/LE1338 and 227/LE459 under UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025) for food, environmental, and epidemiological testing.

ASPB's product surface is built around an institutional web portal (aspb.cat) acting as the integration layer for service areas such as La Salut en xifres (health data), Vigilància Epidemiològica, Salut Ambiental, Seguretat Alimentària, Drogues i Addiccions, Plagues Urbanes, Salut i Treball, Laboratori, and Recerca i Docència. Notable technical components include annual street-level air quality maps (PM10, PM2.5, NO2) with attributable mortality and morbidity estimates, the InfoTerritoris web tool for neighborhood-level health indicators, the Sistema d'Informació sobre Drogues de Barcelona, an interactive Power BI-backed map of authorized tattoo/piercing/micropigmentation establishments, and the recently launched ITSready digital platform for sexual health promotion among young people. The agency holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, EFQM 500 (2022-2025), and Web Mèdic Acreditat certifications.

As a non-profit public consortium, ASPB generates no commercial revenue. It is funded through the municipal and regional government budgets of its two parent entities, with no per-service pricing and no fees charged to citizens. Service delivery occurs directly through ASPB's headquarters (Plaça Lesseps 1), laboratory (Av. Drassanes 13), and Mercabarna facility in Barcelona, coordinated with the Centres d'Atenció Primària (CAPs), hospitals, schools, employers, and food businesses. The customer base spans the general citizenry of Barcelona plus institutional stakeholders — healthcare professionals, regulated businesses, and educational centers — but revenue concentration sits entirely with the two consortium funders.

Name

Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona

Legal name

Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona

Website

https://aspb.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB) is a public health consortium between the Ajuntament de Barcelona and Generalitat de Catalunya that delivers epidemiological surveillance, environmental health monitoring, food safety inspection, laboratory testing, and community health promotion services to Barcelona's approximately 1.6 million residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory Compliance, Licensing & Enforcement (Public Health) (HLAJAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Protection Agencies & Environmental Health Departments (HLAJAFAA), Health, Safety & Building Code Regulators (Inspections) (BPAIAOAG), Drinking Water Quality & Safe Water Regulatory Authorities (HLAJAFAD)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Epidemiological surveillance
• Environmental health monitoring
• Food safety inspection
• Health promotion programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Consortium Funding: ASPB is a consortium entity funded by Barcelona City Council (Ajuntament de Barcelona) and Generalitat de Catalunya. No commercial revenue streams - operates as a public health agency providing services to citizens without direct charging

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ASPB provides integrated public health services for the city of Barcelona including epidemiological surveillance of transmissible diseases, environmental health monitoring (air quality, water safety, Legionella control), food safety inspection and establishment authorization, drug addiction prevention and treatment, occupational health surveillance, ENAC-accredited laboratory testing, and life-stage health promotion programs. As a public consortium jointly owned by Barcelona City Council and Generalitat de Catalunya, it serves all Barcelona residents funded through government budgets without direct charges.

Product overview

Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona (ASPB) is a public health agency providing a comprehensive suite of services as a platform across multiple health domains. The core offering includes the institutional web portal (Portal web de l'ASPB) serving as the main access point for all public health services. The portfolio comprises: La Salut en xifres (health data platform), Vigilància Epidemiològica (epidemiological surveillance), Salut Ambiental (environmental health including air quality monitoring and reports), Seguretat Alimentària (food safety with regulatory guidance), Drogues i Addiccions (drugs and addictions services), Plagues Urbanes (urban pest control), Salut i Treball (occupational health), Laboratori de Salut Pública (ENAC-accredited laboratory services), Recerca i Docència (research and teaching), and health promotion programs including Viure amb Salut (living with health), Etapes de la Vida (life-stage health), and Entorns (environmental health). Key programs include Barcelona Salut als Barris (community health in neighborhoods), Menjadors Escolars Més Sans i Sostenibles (MEMSS for healthier school canteens), Activa't als Parcs (physical activity in parks), and ArtGran (arts-based health for elderly). ASPB also manages strategic plans like the Pla de Salut Mental de Barcelona and Pla d'Acció sobre Drogues i Addiccions, and publishes the annual La Salut a Barcelona report. Digital tools include InfoTerritoris (local health indicators), various interactive maps via Power BI, and the ITSready digital sexual health initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Epidemiological Surveillance Service (Vigilància Epidemiològica) Comprehensive epidemiological surveillance system monitoring transmissible diseases A-Z across Barcelona, with reporting materials and outbreak investigation capabilities for healthcare professionals and institutions.
• Environmental Health Service (Salut Ambiental) Environmental health services covering air quality monitoring and forecasts, drinking water safety, climate change health impacts, Legionella control installations, beach and pool water quality, and chemical product safety for Barcelona residents.
• Food Safety Service (Seguretat Alimentària) Food safety services including inspection of food establishments, food safety requirements guidance, food donation programs, sanitary authorization, and foodborne illness response for restaurants and food retailers in Barcelona.
• Drugs and Addictions Service (Drogues i Addiccions) Drugs and addictions services including prevention, treatment for adolescents and adults, harm reduction, drug information system, and care centers (CAS) for Barcelona residents.
• Public Health Laboratory (Laboratori de Salut Pública) ENAC-accredited public health laboratory providing analytical services for food safety, environmental health, and epidemiological testing with UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation (accreditations 227/LE1338 and 227/LE459).
• Occupational Health Service (Salut i Treball) Occupational health services including work-related disease surveillance, asbestos exposure monitoring, occupational health information system, and psychosocial work environment assessment for workers and employers in Barcelona.
• Urban Pest Control Service (Plagues Urbanes) Urban pest control services including mosquito surveillance and control, bird surveillance, and environmental pest management across Barcelona to protect public health from vector-borne diseases.
• Living with Health Program (Viure amb Salut) Health promotion program covering physical activity, nutrition, addiction prevention, emotional wellbeing, sexuality, breast cancer prevention, and vaccination for Barcelona citizens across all life stages.
• Life Stages Health Service (Etapes de la Vida) Health promotion services organized by life stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and elderly, including specific population groups for Barcelona residents.
• Environments Health Promotion (Entorns) Health promotion across environments including family, housing, neighborhoods, schools, health centers, workplaces, and the city to support community health in Barcelona.
• Research and Teaching Division (Recerca i Docència) Research and teaching division with strategic research areas, research groups, projects, monthly scientific sessions, and research fellowships for public health professionals.
• Breast Cancer Early Detection Program Breast cancer early detection program for women aged 50-69 in Barcelona, managed by ASPB as the technical office.
• Barcelona Salut als Barris (Community Health Program) Health program for Barcelona's neighborhoods, particularly in disadvantaged areas, promoting community health interventions to reduce health inequalities.
• Health Data Platform (La Salut en xifres) Health data platform providing statistics on health status, mortality, disease, and health determinants across Barcelona's districts and neighborhoods, including injury, sexual and reproductive health, mortality information, and health surveys.
• Annual Air Quality Assessment Report (Informe de Qualitat de l'Aire) Annual air quality evaluation report describing pollution levels, population exposure by district and neighborhood, and health impact assessment including attributable mortality, childhood asthma, and lung cancer cases for Barcelona.
• Sanitary Authorization Registry for Tattoo, Piercing, and Micropigmentation Establishments (Establiments Autoritzats) Registry of sanitary authorizations for tattoo, piercing, and micropigmentation establishments in Barcelona, published with an interactive Power BI map showing establishment locations and compliance status.
• Action Plan on Drugs and Addictions of Barcelona 2025-2028 (Pla d'Acció sobre Drogues i Addiccions) Action Plan 2025-2028 defining Barcelona's strategy for preventing and reducing drug consumption and addictions across the city.
• Mosquito Surveillance and Control Program (Programa de Vigilància de Mosquits) Year-round mosquito surveillance and control program to protect public health from mosquito-borne diseases across Barcelona.
• Analytical Services Catalog (Cartera de Serveis Analítics) Catalog of analytical services and public prices for laboratory testing covering various health and safety analyses available from the ENAC-accredited public health laboratory.

Quantifiable outcome

• Air quality reports covering all city districts with health impact estimates including attributable mortality, childhood asthma cases, and lung cancer cases
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ajuntament de Barcelona (Barcelona City Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2002Primary consortium partner that co-founded ASPB through the Consortium Sanitari de Barcelona under the Law of the Municipal Charter of Barcelona. Provides municipal funding and governance oversight for public health services.
• Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2002Regional government consortium partner in ASPB established through the same 2002 agreement. Provides regional funding and policy alignment with Catalonian health authorities.
• Departament de Salut (Department of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health department that coordinates vaccination programs and health policy with ASPB, including HPV vaccination expansion and other public health initiatives.
• Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitària (semFYC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish family medicine society that organizes the annual Setmana Sense Fum (Smoke-Free Week) initiative, in which ASPB participates as a local organizer.
• Gasol FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for promoting healthy habits in schools, combining efforts with ASPB's school health programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM): Dutch national institute for public health and the environment, integrating infectious disease surveillance, environmental health monitoring, and health promotion — closely aligned with ASPB's combined public-health-and-environmental-health mandate.
• UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): UK government agency responsible for public health protection, infectious disease surveillance, and environmental hazards — comparable epidemiological and environmental health functions, with similar national-regional health system integration to ASPB's municipal-regional model.
• Robert Koch Institute (RKI): Germany's federal government agency for disease control and prevention, conducting epidemiological surveillance, public health research, and health reporting — comparable in scientific scope and accreditation profile to ASPB, though national rather than municipal.
• Santé Publique France: France's national public health agency responsible for epidemiological surveillance, environmental health, and health promotion across the country — operates at broader national scale but with comparable surveillance, monitoring, and prevention functions.

Emerging players

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): EU agency coordinating epidemiological surveillance and infectious disease response across member states — interfaces directly with ASPB on outbreak reporting and harmonizes the surveillance methodologies ASPB applies at city level.

Direct peers

• Madrid Salud: Madrid's municipal public health authority, providing the closest direct analogue to ASPB — overseeing epidemiological surveillance, environmental health, food safety inspection, and health promotion for Madrid's residents with statutory authority granted by the city government.
• Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya (ASPCAT): Catalonia's regional public health agency, sharing overlapping mandate with ASPB on disease surveillance, environmental health, and health promotion — though operating at regional rather than municipal scale. ASPB's parent consortium partner (Generalitat de Catalunya).

Others

• Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal): Barcelona-based research institute focused on global public health, environmental health, and epidemiology — overlapping scientific interests and local Barcelona ecosystem with ASPB, though operating as a research entity rather than regulatory agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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