Observatoire Régional de la Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ORS-NA)

What Observatoire Régional de la Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ORS-NA) does

ORS Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a French non-profit regional health observatory (association loi 1901, SIRET 824 186 530 00047) established in 2016 through the merger of the former ORS Aquitaine, ORS Limousin, and ORS Poitou-Charentes following the creation of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The organization produces, analyzes, and disseminates regional health data to inform public health policy across 12 departments and 156 EPCI, serving public authorities and health-system actors. Its institutional funders are primarily the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Conseil Régional, supplemented by the 12 departmental councils, intermunicipal bodies, Santé Publique France, and university hospitals.

The observatory operates through a multidisciplinary team of 11-14 staff combining epidemiology, statistics, sociology, health geography, and health-environment expertise, supported by a Scientific Council established on 23 September 2020. Its core products and services include two open-data cartographic platforms — Ocarina (social determinants of health) and ORSE (health-environment) — built on Geoclip; territorial health profiles at EPCI, departmental, and regional scales; commissioned studies (e.g., the Santé des Lycéens survey covering ~6,000 high-school students across 150 establishments); methodological support for Contrats Locaux de Santé (CLS) and Local Environmental Health Diagnostics (DLSE); and periodic publications including newsletters, Inf'ORS bulletins, and contributions to the FNORS Épitomé. ORS-NA holds CNIL authorization (Délibération n° 2021-046) for access to anonymized CépiDc mortality data via the FNORS and processes data from the Système National des Données de Santé (SNDS). The organization maintains three offices — a siège in Bordeaux and antennes in Limoges and Poitiers — and is governed by a Bureau, a Council of Administration, and a Scientific Council.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through institutional grants and public contracts rather than commercial pricing, and the GTM is sales-led and event-driven, anchored in direct institutional relationships, governance meetings, webinaires, and participation in the FNORS national federation. There is no consumer-facing product, no commercial pricing, and no private-equity or venture-capital ownership; the organization operates as a public-interest association under a 2023-2028 Strategic Project, with a new Bureau elected on 6 June 2025 under President Guy CLUA.

Name

Observatoire Régional de la Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ORS-NA)

Legal name

Observatoire Régional de Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Website

https://ors-na.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ORS Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a French non-profit regional health observatory (association loi 1901) that produces, analyzes, and disseminates health data and epidemiological studies for public authorities across the 12 departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with CNIL-authorized access to national mortality data.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research & Analytics

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Public Administration (92), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Information Exchange & Public Health Data Integration (HLAJAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

HIE Platforms & Network Services (Community/Regional/National) (HLACABAB), Public Health & Immunization Data Exchange (ELR, case reporting, registry reporting) (HLACABAL), Data Governance, Standards & Interoperability (ICD, HL7/FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED) (HLAJAJAM)

Keywords

• Regional health observatory
• Public health analysis
• Epidemiological studies
• Health data mapping
• Territorial health diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Institutional public funding (ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine): Primary funding from the Agence Régionale de Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine, which commissions studies, analyses, and health observation work. This constitutes the main institutional revenue stream for operational activities.
2. Regional Council grants (Conseil Régional): Funding from the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine to support regional health observation activities, strategic projects such as the One Health approach, and the Néo Terra strategy.
3. Departmental and local authority contracts: Contracts and commissions from Départements, EPCI, municipalities, and other local authorities for specific territorial studies, diagnostic reports, and health observation work.
4. Other institutional partners: Occasional funding from partners such as Rectorats, Assurance Maladie, MSA, CARSAT, DRAAF, DREETS, CHU, and national bodies like Santé Publique France and INCa for specific projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ORS-NA is a non-profit regional health observatory (association loi 1901) that produces, analyzes and disseminates health data and epidemiological studies for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It provides territorial health diagnostics, statistical analyses, open-data mapping tools, and policy support studies to public authorities and partner institutions to inform regional health policy and local health contracts.

Product overview

ORS Nouvelle-Aquitaine operates as a regional health observatory that provides a portfolio of products and services including open data mapping tools (Ocarina for social health determinants, ORSE for environmental health), territorial health profiles, published studies and reports, ongoing research projects, and methodological advisory services for local health contracts and environmental health diagnostics. The organization produces health intelligence through statistical analyses, field surveys, and territorial assessments to inform regional public health policies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ocarina
• ORSE (Observatoire Régional Santé Environnement) Regional health-environment observatory providing integrated analysis of environmental and health data to support public policy in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Portrait des territoires Comprehensive health diagnostic reports for each territory/EPCI in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, presenting key health indicators, demographic data, and epidemiological findings.
• Études et Publications Thematic epidemiological studies, analytical reports and publications on specific public health topics relevant to Nouvelle-Aquitaine (mental health, youth health, aging, cancer, etc.).
• Diagnostic Local en Santé Environnement (DLSE) Local diagnostic service combining environmental and health data at the territory level, supporting local authorities in developing public health action plans.
• Contrats Locaux de Santé (CLS) Support Methodological support and data provision to local authorities (EPCI) developing Local Health Contracts (CLS), including diagnostic data, indicator tracking, and evaluation support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 11,100 potentially avoidable deaths identified per year (2020-2022), informing regional prevention priorities
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Fédération nationale des ORS (FNORS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FNORS is the national federation of regional health observatories and constitutes ORS-NA's primary national partner. FNORS coordinates the network, facilitates methodological standardization, represents ORS nationally, and enables access to national datasets (including CNIL-authorized mortality data via the CépiDc).
• Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ARS is the primary institutional partner and main funder of ORS-NA, commissioning studies, providing dedicated financing for CLS priorities, and co-funding health-environment work under the PRSE plan.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional council is a key institutional partner and funder, supporting the Néo Terra strategy and the One Health approach. It co-finances DLSE studies and other regional health initiatives.
• Promotion Santé Nouvelle-AquitainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA key operational partner in CLS accompaniment, combining ORS-NA's epidemiological expertise with Promotion Santé's field experience to support local health actors and CLS development.
• Agence Régionale de Biodiversité Nouvelle-Aquitaine (ARB-NA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer of the 'One seule santé' (One Health) territorial diagnostic in the Pnr Médoc, bringing biodiversity expertise to the health-environment partnership.
• Santé Publique France — Cellule régionale Nouvelle-AquitainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational public health agency with a regional office; collaborates with ORS-NA on health surveillance programs including the surveillance of occupational diseases (MCP program).
• Pays et Quartiers de Nouvelle-Aquitaine (PQN-A)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on nutrition studies (alimentation, activité physique, sédentarité) across EPCI territories, commissioned in support of the PNNS charter engagement.
• Gérontopôle Nouvelle-AquitaineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional expertise center on aging; collaborates on aging-related studies, including the Atlas du Vieillissement.
• INRS FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national institute for research and security (INRS) published about the MCP (Maladies à Caractère Professionnel) surveillance program to which ORS-NA contributes via Julie Debarre.
• Unions Régionales des Professionnels de Santé (URPS) — Nouvelle-AquitaineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerURPS for various health professions (physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, midwives) collaborate with ORS-NA on barometers, surveys, and studies related to healthcare professionals and access to care.
• CHU de Bordeaux, CHU de Limoges, CHU de PoitiersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity hospital centers serve as both institutional partners and sources of clinical expertise for collaborative health studies and research.
• Isped Bordeaux (Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner providing epidemiological expertise and hosting researchers who collaborate with ORS-NA on public health studies.
• Association de Recherche et de Prévention des Excès du Jeu (ARPEJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerARPEJ developed a prevention tool (OPÉRA) on gambling risks and commissioned FNORS/ORS-NA for an external evaluation of their prevention action.
• 12 Départements of Nouvelle-AquitainemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 12 departmental councils (Charente through Haute-Vienne) are regular institutional partners, particularly on themes of early childhood, loss of autonomy, and departmental health initiatives.
• Réseau Régional de Cancérologie Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Onco-Nouvelle-Aquitaine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cancer network collaborating with ORS-NA on cancer-related health studies and data analysis.
• Réseau Périnat Nouvelle-AquitaineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional perinatal network partnering with ORS-NA on maternal and child health studies.
• Chaire universitaire Sport Santé Bien-êtreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic chair jointly conducting the 'Tu bouges t'es bien!' study on physical activity among young people, surveying over 12,000 youth across three target groups.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ORS Bretagne: Regional health observatory for Bretagne. Closely comparable in scale, structure, and FNORS-aligned mission, producing health portraits, statistical analyses, and CLS support for Breton institutions.
• ORS Île-de-France: The regional health observatory for the Île-de-France region, operating under the same French national network of ORS as ORS-NA. Directly comparable in mandate, structure, and institutional funding model, producing health observation studies, territorial diagnostics, and open-data tools for the Paris region.
• OR2S (Observatoire Régional de la Santé et du Social) Hauts-de-France: Regional health and social observatory for Hauts-de-France. Particularly close peer because OR2S is co-holder of the CNIL Délibération n°2021-046 authorization with FNORS for CépiDc mortality data access — the same regulatory framework that ORS-NA relies on.
• ORS Grand Est: Regional health observatory for the Grand Est region. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and funding sources (ARS, Regional Council, departmental councils), producing population health analyses and territorial diagnostics.
• ORS Pays de la Loire: Regional health observatory for Pays de la Loire. Direct peer with comparable team size, FNORS membership, and institutional commissioning model, producing health barometers, mortality studies, and CLS support.
• ORS Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (ORS PACA): Regional health observatory for PACA, structurally and operationally comparable to ORS-NA. Produces health indicator sheets, regional mortality studies, and supports CLS frameworks for local authorities.
• ORS Occitanie: Regional health observatory for Occitanie. Direct peer in the FNORS network with parallel mandate to produce health observation, epidemiological studies, and territorial health intelligence for regional institutions.
• ORS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional health observatory serving the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Like ORS-NA, it is an FNORS member producing epidemiological studies, mortality analyses, and territorial health portraits for ARS and regional council commissioning.

Broad incumbents

• Santé Publique France: France's national public health agency, operating regional cells that conduct health surveillance, epidemiological monitoring, and population health analytics. A broad incumbent that overlaps with ORS-NA's mandate at regional level and is a regular partner on programs like MCP occupational disease surveillance.
• Fédération nationale des ORS (FNORS): The national federation of regional health observatories and ORS-NA's primary national partner. Coordinates the network, standardizes methodologies, and is co-holder of the CNIL mortality data authorization, giving it a broader portfolio role than any individual regional ORS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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