GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland

What GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland does

GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland (Gemeenschappelijke Gezondheidsdienst Zaanstreek-Waterland) is the statutory municipal public health service for the Zaanstreek-Waterland region in North Holland, Netherlands, established in its current form in 2015 following Dutch decentralization of public health responsibilities. The organization delivers preventive and primary public health services to approximately 341,000 residents across seven municipalities: Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, Oostzaan, Purmerend, Waterland, Wormerland, and Zaanstad. It is funded by these municipalities and operates under the Wet publieke gezondheid, the Jeugdwet, and the Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning 2015, with formal partnerships including statutory data sharing with RIVM.

The service portfolio spans ten core lines: vaccinations (travel, childhood, COVID-19, pregnancy), Jeugdgezondheidszorg (youth healthcare for ages 0-18), sexual health and STI testing, infectious disease prevention and outbreak management, Veilig Thuis (advice and reporting for domestic violence and child abuse), Meldpunt en Advies Bijzondere Zorg (MABZ) for complex care situations, the Gezondheidsmonitor population health research program, suicide prevention, travel health consultations, and parenting support. Services are delivered through a regional infrastructure of 17 locations, school and childcare visits, home visits, and digital/phone intake (0900-2545454). The organization employs approximately 400 professionals, including roughly 300 in the Youth Healthcare department alone.

The underlying technology is administrative rather than proprietary: digital youth health client files (digitaal kinddossier), online appointment scheduling, and AVG/GDPR-compliant data management systems. There is no commercial revenue model, no software product, and no venture or private-equity ownership; the organization is governed by an Algemeen Bestuur of municipal councilors, with executive oversight from a Directeur Publieke Gezondheid. Distribution is direct-to-resident via in-region service delivery, supported by organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn), a primary information website (ggdzw.nl), and earned media through press releases on public health topics.

Name

GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland

Legal name

GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland

Website

https://ggdzw.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland is the statutory Dutch municipal public health service delivering vaccinations, youth healthcare, infectious disease control, sexual health services, and Veilig Thuis safety functions to approximately 341,000 residents across seven municipalities in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region, funded by municipal budgets.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA), Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

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

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaandam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded public health services: GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland is funded by seven municipalities in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region (Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, Oostzaan, Purmerend, Waterland, Wormerland, and Zaanstad). Services are publicly funded through municipal budgets for public health, youth healthcare, and safety-related tasks. No commercial revenue model applies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland delivers statutory preventive public health services to residents of seven municipalities in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region, including vaccinations (travel, childhood, COVID-19), youth healthcare (Jeugdgezondheidszorg) for ages 0-18, sexual health and STI testing, infectious disease prevention and contact tracing, Veilig Thuis domestic violence and child abuse reporting, MABZ complex care advisory, travel health consultations, and population health monitoring. Services are publicly funded by municipal contributions and delivered at approximately 17 locations by around 400 professionals serving approximately 341,000 residents.

Product overview

GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland is a regional public health service (Gemeenschappelijke Gezondheidsdienst) serving approximately 341,000 residents across 7 municipalities. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of preventive and primary healthcare services rather than a software product platform. Core services include vaccinations (travel, childhood, COVID-19), youth healthcare (Jeugdgezondheidszorg) for ages 0-18, sexual health/STI services, infectious disease control, and safety services including Veilig Thuis (domestic violence/child abuse reporting) and MABZ (complex care reporting). Additional services encompass health monitoring/research programs, suicide prevention, and parenting support. The organization operates with approximately 400 professionals across 17 locations, working collaboratively with municipalities and network partners to promote public health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Veilig Thuis Zaanstreek-Waterland: Advice and reporting point for domestic violence and child abuse, operating as an integrated function within GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland.
• Jeugdgezondheidszorg (JGZ)

Products and services

• Vaccinaties (Vaccinations) Vaccination services providing protection against infectious diseases, including travel vaccinations, childhood vaccinations, COVID-19 vaccinations, and vaccinations for pregnant women, delivered to residents of the Zaanstreek-Waterland region.
• Jeugdgezondheidszorg (Youth Healthcare) Healthcare services for youth from 0-18 years, including growth and development monitoring, preventive care, and parenting support, delivered from approximately 17 locations across the region by around 300 staff.
• Seksualiteit en soa's (Sexuality and STIs) Sexual health services including STI testing, HIV prevention, and sexual health information and counseling for residents across different age and risk groups.
• Veilig Thuis (Safe Home) Advice and reporting center for domestic violence and child abuse, providing support, consultation, and intervention for vulnerable individuals and families in the region.
• Meldpunt en Advies Bijzondere Zorg (MABZ) Reporting and advisory point for complex care situations, addressing concerns about vulnerable individuals who may not be receiving adequate care, used by healthcare and welfare professionals in the region.
• Gezondheidsmonitor (Health Monitor) Periodic health monitoring and research programs collecting data on the health status of children, youth, young adults, adults, and elderly populations to inform municipal health policy.
• Infectieziekten (Infectious Diseases) Prevention, control, and management of infectious diseases including contact tracing, source investigation, and outbreak management, with statutory data sharing to RIVM under the Wet publieke gezondheid.
• Kind en Opvoeden (Children and Parenting) Parent support services including prenatal care, baby and toddler development monitoring (0-4 years), child health services (4-18 years), and parenting advice delivered to families in the region.
• Gezond op Reis (Healthy Travel) Travel health services providing vaccinations, health advice, and preparations for safe travel abroad, with associated fees for travel vaccinations.
• Zelfdodingspreventie (Suicide Prevention) Suicide prevention services providing support, counseling, and intervention for individuals at risk of self-harm within the Zaanstreek-Waterland region.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services provided to approximately 341,000 residents across 7 municipalities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RIVM (Rijks Instituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu)coreOthersGGD Zaanstreek-Waterland shares data with RIVM in accordance with the Wet publieke gezondheid (Public Health Act). On reporting of infectious diseases, the GGD provides RIVM with data on the reported infectious disease, gender, birth year, and for children under two years, birth month of the affected person.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GGD Utrecht: Utrecht region's public health service executing the same statutory mandates — JGZ, infectious disease control, Veilig Thuis — for a comparable mix of urban and rural municipalities in central Netherlands.
• GGD Gelderland-Zuid: Regional GGD for the Gelderland-Zuid area delivering the identical Dutch public health mandate portfolio to a multi-municipal population; operates under the same governance and statutory framework.
• GGD Groningen: Regional public health service for the Groningen region delivering statutory JGZ, infectious disease, and safety services; structurally and statutorily identical to GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland, though serving a different Dutch region.
• GGD Haaglanden: Regional GGD serving the Haaglanden region (The Hague area) under the same Dutch public health statute; offers the same statutory services — youth healthcare, infectious disease control, sexual health, Veilig Thuis — across multiple municipalities.
• GGD Fryslân: Friesland province's regional GGD executing the same statutory public health mandate for a largely rural population; comparable scale and multi-municipal governance, with similar reliance on central data sharing with RIVM.
• GGD Amsterdam: Amsterdam's regional public health service under the same Wet publieke gezondheid framework; delivers the identical portfolio of JGZ, vaccinations, infectious disease control, and Veilig Thuis for a larger urban population — the most structurally comparable Dutch GGD peer.
• GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond: Regional public health authority for the Rotterdam-Rijnmond conurbation; operates an identical statutory service portfolio under Wet publieke gezondheid with multi-municipal governance structure analogous to GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland.
• GGD West-Brabant: Regional public health service for western North Brabant; provides the same statutory mix of youth healthcare, vaccinations, infectious disease control, and Veilig Thuis services to a multi-municipal Dutch region.
• GGD Limburg-Noord: Regional GGD for northern Limburg; provides the same Dutch statutory public health services under Wet publieke gezondheid across multiple municipalities with comparable governance structure.

Others

• RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu): Dutch national public health and environment institute that coordinates statutory data flows from all regional GGDs (including GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland); not a peer in a competitive sense but the apex authority that sets standards and aggregates regional health data.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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