ABSTRACT
In June 2015 the scientific academies "Leopoldina" and "acatech" and the union of the German academies of sciences and humanities published a statement on public and global health in Germany. The statement contains many valuable albeit generic and well-known recommendations. The few specific recommendations focus on centralizing research while weakening the role of universities and on the relative increase of research on public health genomics. These recommendations are not based on empirical or theoretical analyses and risk subverting successful developments of the recent past. To actually strengthen public and global health in Germany the existing institutions need to be backed up while designated funding of public and global health needs to be extended.
Subject(s)
Global Health , Health Policy , Health Services Research/organization & administration , Models, Organizational , Public Health Administration/methods , Quality Improvement/organization & administration , Germany , Guidelines as Topic , Organizational ObjectivesABSTRACT
This position paper of the German Public Health Association describes current situation and perspectives of public health in Germany with emphasis on research and teaching. It outlines those measures necessary for strengthening of public health research in Germany.
