title: [Hygiene and Public Health - Significance in Medicine and Society].
abstract: The presented review attempts an historical overview on the development of Public Health in Germany with special reference to the medical specialty of Hygiene. This development is put in perspective to current international developments with a special emphasis on the programmatic work in the field of Public Health of the European Union.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene und Öffentliche Gesundheit der Universität Bonn.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Exner
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Infektions- und Umwelthygiene des Gesundheitsamtes der Stadt Köln.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wiesmüller
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005062:European Union / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008511:Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends*; D012936:Social Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D012941:Social Responsibility