[Transfer of participatory research findings to practice: the tool Standortanalyse in municipal health promotion]. / Transfer partizipativer Forschungsergebnisse in die Praxis: Das Beratungsinstrument Standortanalyse in der kommunalen Gesundheitsförderung.

Hamburg promotes the establishment and expansion of integrated municipal strategies in communities. For the consultation, we (the research community of the "Community Development of Health Strategies" project) developed a tool called Standortanalyse (Readiness for Establishing and Expanding Integrated Municipal Strategies of Health Promotion [RIMS]) using a participatory process. The tool design is based on the project's findings and follows the community readiness model. Standortanalyse is a location analysis that helps assess a community and is aimed at professionals. This article describes how translation into practice can be achieved. To that end, we present the findings of the Standortanalyse pilot phase in four districts of Hamburg from 2019 to 2020, which we accompanied with an evaluation.The Standortanalyse tool consists of a board, topic areas, question cards, and a workbook. The tool's central element is the analysis of the topic areas. The subject of our qualitative evaluation was acceptance of the consultations, suitability and handling of the tool itself, and needs for further development.The results have been broken down to consultation context, consultation approach, and effects. The central findings are: the tool promotes networking among professionals, contributes to structuring and transparency in the development of integrated municipal strategies in communities, closes knowledge gaps, and supports the processes. In practice, external process support is significant. In addition to the availability of the tool, it will be important to invest in consultant training and digital services in the future.

Impact and Lessons Learned from a National Consortium for Participatory Health Research: PartKommPlus-German Research Consortium for Healthy Communities (2015-2018).

Integrated strategies of health promotion at the municipal level are receiving particular attention in public health policy and practice in Germany. These strategies are intended to provide a coordinated approach to health promotion during the entire lifespan, with a particular focus on vulnerable communities. They are also intended to be participatory in both their design and implementation, involving all sectors of the social welfare, educational and healthcare systems, civil society, and the general public. PartKommPlus-German Research Consortium for Healthy Communities is examining such strategies using participatory forms of research. The goal is to determine how participation can best be planned and implemented and what effects this participation has. In this article the work of PartKommPlus from the first funding phase (2015-2018) will be described with particular attention to the lessons learned and the forms of impact which are being considered as part of the participatory research process.