Federal Republic of Germany: perspectives in school health.
In the Federal Republic of Germany, responsibilities for health and education are held by the 11 German states. Particularly in the health system, a number of tasks are delegated to private organizations under governmental control. In this review, general characteristics of both the public health and education systems are delineated. An overview of school health programs, including instruction, health services, environment, and school-community relations, and school-based research, also are presented.
Glaser-Moller
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Dept. of Health and Social Affairs, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Greiser
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Korte
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Rieger-Ndakorerwa
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D003256:Community Participation; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005544:Forecasting; D005860:Germany, West; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008403:Mass Screening; D009909:Oral Health; D012106:Research; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D014787:Vision Tests