What GGD Hartvoor Brabant does

GGD Hart voor Brabant (legal name: Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst Hart voor Brabant) is a Dutch municipal public health service established in 2001 as a 'gemeenschappelijke regeling' (collaborative arrangement) under the Wet publieke gezondheid. It serves 19 municipalities across the Midden-Brabant and Brabant-Noord regions, providing statutory public health functions including youth healthcare (jeugdgezondheidszorg), infectious disease control, vaccination programs, sexual health services (Sense), travel health advisory, environmental health assessment, health monitoring, and supervision of childcare facilities. The organization is governed by a General Board of 19 municipal representatives, a Daily Board of 6 members, and led by Director of Public Health Thérèse Claassen.

Its core service portfolio is delivered through a network of at least 10 physical consultation bureau locations (spanning 's-Hertogenbosch, Tilburg, Oss, Veghel, Vught, Grave, Ravenstein, Sint-Michielsgestel, Berlicum, Berkel-Enschot, and Rosmalen) and in-school programs, supplemented by digital touchpoints including the Ouderportaal 'Mijn Kind' parent portal (DigiD-authenticated access to child health records and appointment scheduling), the Ouderchat live chat service, and the GGD Omgevingsadvies portal for municipal environmental health advisory. The technology stack is conventional public-health information systems centered on the Digitale Kinddossier electronic health record, with HKZ and NEN 7510 certifications annually audited by external bureaus.

The organization's business model is government-funded through mandatory municipal contributions from the 19 participating municipalities; services are provided free of charge to residents. There is no disclosed revenue figure, no external funding, and no private equity or venture capital ownership. The entity's expansion is signalled through new service lines (e.g., the Jeugd DPG youth participation initiative launching June 2026 and the GGD Omgevingsadvies portal launched October 2023) and regional partnerships (notably with GGD Brabant-Zuidoost) rather than commercial growth.

Name

GGD Hartvoor Brabant

Legal name

Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst Hart voor Brabant

Website

https://ggdhvb.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

GGD Hart voor Brabant is a Dutch municipal public health service (gemeenschappelijke regeling) that delivers youth healthcare, infectious disease control, vaccinations, and health monitoring free of charge to residents across 19 municipalities in Midden-Brabant and Brabant-Noord, funded by mandatory municipal contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Administration (BPAIAJAJ)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Youth healthcare
• Infectious disease control
• Vaccination programs
• Sexual health services

Headquarters

HQ city

's-hertogenbosch

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Funding: Government-funded public health service financed through contributions from 19 participating municipalities in Midden-Brabant and Brabant-Noord regions.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GGD Hart voor Brabant is a municipal public health service that delivers preventive health services to residents across 19 municipalities in the Midden-Brabant and Brabant-Noord regions of the Netherlands. Core offerings include youth healthcare (consultation bureaus, developmental monitoring, vaccinations), infectious disease control, sexual health clinics, travel health consultations, environmental health advisory, and health monitoring research. Services are funded by mandatory municipal contributions and provided free of charge to residents.

Product overview

GGD Hart voor Brabant is a Municipal Health Service providing public health services to 19 municipalities in Midden-Brabant and Brabant-Noord. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected services centered around youth healthcare (jeugdgezondheidszorg), which includes vaccinations, developmental monitoring, and consultation bureau services through both physical locations and the digital Ouderportaal. Core services span infectious disease control, sexual health (Centrum voor Seksuele Gezondheid), health monitoring, environmental health, travel vaccinations, school health services, and childcare supervision. Digital touchpoints include the Ouderportaal for parent access to health records, Ouderchat for real-time support, and the GGD Omgevingsadvies portal for municipalities. Educational offerings include lespakketten (curricula) for schools on topics like hygiene and relationships.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jeugdgezondheidszorg (Youth Healthcare Services) Comprehensive child health services including vaccinations, developmental monitoring, vision and hearing tests, and consultations at consultation bureaus (consultatiebureau) for children from birth to adolescence.
• Ouderportaal (Parent Portal) Digital parent portal for accessing children's health records and scheduling appointments, accessed via DigiD authentication.
• Infectieziektebestrijding (Infectious Disease Control) Detection, investigation, and control of infectious diseases including source and contact tracing, testing, and vaccination campaigns.
• Vaccinaties (Vaccination Services) Vaccination services including childhood immunization programs, travel vaccinations (reizigersadvisering), and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
• Centrum voor Seksuele Gezondheid (Centre for Sexual Health) Sexual health services including STI testing, contraception advice, and Sense clinics for youth under 25 years old.
• Gezondheidsmonitor (Health Monitoring) Population health surveys and monitoring programs including Kindmonitor (child health monitoring) and health monitors for various age groups.
• Medische Milieukunde (Medical Environmental Health) Environmental health assessment and advisory services for municipalities regarding health impacts of environmental factors.
• Reizigersadvisering (Travel Health Advisory) Travel health consultations and vaccinations for people traveling to international destinations.
• Toezicht Kinderopvang (Childcare Supervision) Regulatory supervision and inspection of childcare facilities.
• Forensische Geneeskunde (Forensic Medicine) Forensic medical services provided as an expanded service for municipalities.
• Tuberculosebestrijding (Tuberculosis Control) Detection, treatment, and contact tracing for tuberculosis cases.
• Jeugdgezondheidszorg voor Scholen (School Health Services) Health services delivered in schools including school doctor and nurse consultations and health monitoring.
• GGD Omgevingsadvies (Environmental Health Advice Portal) Portal providing environmental health advisory services to municipalities for incorporating health considerations in spatial planning.
• Nu Niet Zwanger Program addressing unplanned pregnancies by supporting conversations about pregnancy desires with professionals.
• Gezond Leven (Healthy Living) Health promotion services covering topics such as alcohol use (Nix18), nutrition, and healthy lifestyle choices.
• Centeringouderschap (Centering Parenting) Group-based parenting support program combining health consultations with peer learning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital inclusion research: investigating how residents experience digital healthcare and ensuring no one is left behind in digital health initiatives

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Innovatienetwerk Jeugd Hart van BrabantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership in the Youth DPG (Directie Publieke Gezondheid) initiative to involve young people in public health decision-making. The initiative creates a Youth Board of 4-5 vmbo/mbo students who advise on topics affecting youth health.
• R-NewtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Youth DPG initiative contributing to structural youth involvement in public health policy and programming.
• 19 Municipalities of Midden-Brabant and Brabant-NoordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernmental partner network served by the GGD. The general board consists of representatives from all 19 participating municipalities who govern the organization and determine public health priorities.
• GGD Brabant-ZuidoostcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership among the three Brabant GGD organizations for shared research initiatives such as the Kindmonitor 2025 child health monitoring program.
• Schools and Educational InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery of health education programs including hand hygiene curriculum, Lang Leve de Liefde relationship education, and health monitoring services in schools across the region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GGD Utrecht: Regional municipal health service in Utrecht with identical statutory remit. Comparable in digital service deployment (e.g. parent portal) and youth healthcare delivery model.
• GGD Haaglanden: Regional GGD serving The Hague metropolitan area under the same Wet publieke gezondheid framework. Provides equivalent youth health, vaccination, and infectious disease programmes.
• GGD Brabant-Zuidoost: Sister GGD covering the Brabant-Zuidoost region under the same Dutch public health law. Closest direct comparable: shares statutory mandate, service portfolio, and is a named research partner on Kindmonitor 2025.
• GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond: Municipal health service for the Rotterdam-Rijnmond region with the identical Dutch public health mandate and service portfolio. Useful scale and operational benchmark.
• GGD Gelderland-Midden: Regional GGD serving the Gelderland-Midden municipalities, providing the same statutory services through consultation bureaus, infectious disease control, and environmental health advisory.
• GGD Amsterdam: One of the largest Dutch municipal health services, performing the same statutory functions (youth health, infectious disease, sexual health, environmental health) at significantly larger scale in the Amsterdam region.

Others

• Sense (Rutgers / SOA Aids Nederland): National programme under which GGD sexual health services for under-25s (STI testing, contraception counselling) operate. Defines the national protocol that GGD Hart voor Brabant delivers locally through its Centrum voor Seksuele Gezondheid.
• JGZ Kenniscentrum (NCJ): Dutch knowledge centre for youth healthcare, providing standards, training, and professional development used by all Dutch GGDs including Hart voor Brabant. Ecosystem enabler for the youth health service line.

Regional players

• GGD West-Brabant: Regional GGD in the same province (Noord-Brabant), operating the same youth health, infectious disease, and statutory public health mandate for neighbouring municipalities. Direct functional equivalent for benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu): National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the overarching national body that coordinates infectious disease response, vaccination programmes, and public health research across all Dutch GGD regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• TikToktiktok.com/@ggdinbrabant
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Compliance2 records

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Profiles7 records

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