title: [Public Health: Setting Goals, Establishing Structures and Improving Health for All].
abstract: Public health is a population- and system-based approach that is needed to improve the health of societies and to decrease health inequalities. In the face of global challenges, the public health approach is essential. In Germany, the importance of public health is only partly reflected by its institutions and institutional arrangements. This applies equally to research, teaching and training, as well as to the public health service. Furthermore, the public health perspective is not sufficiently considered in cross-sectional topics that are relevant for health.There have been several initiatives to overcome structural deficits which can partly be traced back to historical circumstances. The White Paper presented here should encourage discussions about future policy options in public health. The authors represent public health in practice, research, and teaching in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Weiterbildungsstudiengang MSc Public Health, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dragano
authors.affiliation: Institut für Public Health und Pflegeforschung, Universität Bremen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerhardus
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin.
authors.forename: B-M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kurth
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurth
authors.affiliation: Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Razum
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Klinische Epidemiologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stang
authors.affiliation: Bundesverband der Ärztinnen und Ärzte des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes, Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Teichert
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Wieler
authors.affiliation: Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Erlangen/Oberschleißheim.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wildner
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Präventionsforschung und Epidemiologie, Bremen.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeeb
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005858:Germany; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods*; D058996:Quality Improvement