Gesundheitsfördernde Pflichten und Verbote – Wie viel staatliche Autorität ist zumutbar?

Altgeld, Thomas

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1237736

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“…Opponents to the regulations warn against what they see as an overly paternalistic approach that is at odds with other "free market" values [38]. However, several recent opinion polls have shown that legal regulations to ban smoking in public restaurants meets the approval of about three quarters of the population [39].…”

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The opportunities for and obstacles against prevention: the example of Germany in the areas of tobacco and alcohol

et al. 2010

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BackgroundRecent years have seen a growing research and policy interest in prevention in many developed countries. However, the actual efforts and resources devoted to prevention appear to have lagged well behind the lip service paid to the topic.DiscussionWe review the evidence on the considerable existing scope for health gains from prevention as well as for greater prevention policy efforts in Germany. We also discuss the barriers to "more and better" prevention and provide modest suggestions about how some of the obstacles could be overcome.SummaryIn Germany, there are substantial health gains to be reaped from the implementation of evidence-based, cost-effective preventive interventions and policies. Barriers to more prevention include social, historical, political, legal and economic factors. While there is sufficient evidence to scale up prevention efforts in some public health domains in Germany, in general there is a comparative shortage of research on non-clinical preventive interventions. Some of the existing barriers in Germany are at least in principle amenable to change, provided sufficient political will exists. More research on prevention by itself is no panacea, but could help facilitate more policy action. In particular, there is an economic efficiency-based case for public funding and promotion of research on non-clinical preventive interventions, in Germany and beyond, to confront the peculiar challenges that set this research apart from its clinical counterpart.

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confidence: 99%