Situation und Perspektiven von Public Health in Deutschland – Forschung und Lehre

Gerlinger, Thomas; Babitsch, Birgit; Blättner, Beate; Bolte, Gabriele; Brandes, Iris; Dierks, ML; Faller, Gudrun; Gerhardus, Ansgar; Gusy, Burkhard

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“…Study programs are named very differently (health sciences, health communication, public health, health management, health promotion etc.) but competencies and curricula are overlapping [ 26 , 72 , 73 ] and seem to qualify students for HP practice. Educational institutions competitively advertise for potential students with a great variety of study programs which is fostered since the Bologna process.…”

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“…As in HP, the professionalization discussion is also ongoing for PH [ 10 , 23 – 25 ]. PH deals with a great variety of issues–including prevention, health care and tackling the social determinants of health [ 21 , 26 ] (e.g., see 10 Essential Public Health Operations; [ 27 ]) making PH very broad and complex to capture [ 10 , 26 , 28 – 30 ]. Moreover, PH is described as research orientated [ 28 , 31 ], and still overlaid by biomedical principles [ 32 , 33 ] whereas HP is clearly practically orientated to address the socioenvironmental determinants of health at a community level with a bio-psycho-social perspective.…”

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Professional Characteristics of Health Promotion: A Scoping Review of the German and International Literature

Biehl

Gerlinger

Wieber

2021

Int J Public Health

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Objective: This scoping review investigates current developments in the professional characteristics of health promotion (HP) with a focus on the German speaking part of Europe. The conceptualization of HP is a prerequisite for progressing HP professionalization and clarifying the interconnectedness between HP and Public Health.Methods: The search strategy was informed by sociological professionalization theories. Original publications were included in a content-based analysis.Results: Ninety publications (37 original publications) were identified in the review. The results are summarized in categories based on professional characteristics: 1) profession, 2) ethics, 3) education/training 4) competencies, and 5) quality. The professionalization of HP regarding the professional characteristics is less developed in the German compared to the international literature.Conclusion: The mixed findings emphasize the relevance of a common HP conceptualization. The HP core competencies, which have been developed by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education must be further promoted. A strong HP workforce within Public Health strengthens the HP status in policy contexts and society and its contribution to promoting health and tackling social inequalities in health.

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Professional Characteristics of Health Promotion: A Scoping Review of the German and International Literature

Biehl

Gerlinger

Wieber

2021

Int J Public Health

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“…HP is seen as field of action of public health (PH) with greatest practical relevance and therefore, the need for special competencies in HP [23]. PH deals with a great variety of issues-including epidemiology, health care and health services research [23,24] making PH very broad and complex to capture [24][25][26][27][28]. Moreover, PH is described as research orientated [26,29], and still overlaid by biomedical principles [30,31] whereas HP is clearly practically orientated to address the social-environmental determinants of health at a community level.…”

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Professional Identity Formation in Health Promotion Practitioners: Students’ Perspectives during an Undergraduate Program in Switzerland

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The health promotion (HP) community advocates for capacity building, quality assurance and political awareness of HP. Professional identity (PI) is of great relevance to these goals as persons who strongly identify with their profession better adopt their professional role, raising the quality, competence and common values within a professional group. However, investigations on the HP workforce are missing. In order to investigate PI formation in HP professionals, a longitudinal study was conducted with two student cohorts of a Swiss HP and prevention undergraduate program. Using a qualitative approach, focus groups were conducted at the beginning and end of the undergraduate program. Data were transcribed verbatim and condensed using thematic analysis. The results highlight the complexity of the HP’s professional profile. While students experienced difficulties to capture the profile at the beginning of the program, at the end they developed an understanding of it. The practical experience within work placements helped students to grasp the profile and specify their future professional role. Several behavioral, cognitive and motivational aspects were identified that influence HP students’ PI formation and can be fostered. For instance, universities can commit to public relations for HP practitioners and support the PI formation throughout the study program.

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“…[…] mittels wissenschaftlicher Theorien und Methoden zu beurteilen; ▪ Grundlagenforschung mit gesundheitswissenschaftlicher Anwendungsforschung zu verbinden […]; ▪ die sozialen und ethischen Implikationen von gesundheitspolitischen und strukturellen Entscheidungen im Gesundheitswesen […] zu prognostizieren und in einen öffentlichen Diskurs zu tragen" [9].…”

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Public Health als anwendungsorientiertes Fach und Multidisziplin – „Forschendes Lernen“ als Antwort auf die Herausforderungen für Lehren und Lernen?

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Public health education aims at enabling students to deal with complex health-related challenges using appropriate methods based on sound theoretical understanding. Virtually all health-related problems in science and practice require the involvement of different disciplines. However, the necessary interdisciplinarity is only partly reflected in the curricula of public health courses. Also theories, methods, health topics, and their application are often taught side-by-side and not together. For students, it can become an insurmountable challenge to integrate the different disciplines ("horizontal integration") and theories, methods, health topics, and their application ("vertical integration"). This situation is specific for education in public health but is representative for other interdisciplinary fields as well. Several approaches are available to achieve the horizontal integration of different disciplines and vertical integration of theories, methods, health topics, and their application. A curriculum that is structured by topics, rather than disciplines might be more successful in integrating different disciplines. Vertical integration can be achieved by research-based learning. Research-based learning places a student-led research project at the centre of teaching. Students choose a topic and a research question, raise their own questions for theories and methods and will hopefully cross the seeming chasm between science and practice. Challenges of research-based learning are enhanced demands on students, teachers and curriculum design.

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Situation und Perspektiven von Public Health in Deutschland – Forschung und Lehre

Abstract: This position paper of the German Public Health Association describes current situation and perspectives of public health in Germany with emphasis on research and teaching. It outlines those measures necessary for strengthening of public health research in Germany.

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Professional Characteristics of Health Promotion: A Scoping Review of the German and International Literature

Professional Characteristics of Health Promotion: A Scoping Review of the German and International Literature

Professional Identity Formation in Health Promotion Practitioners: Students’ Perspectives during an Undergraduate Program in Switzerland

Public Health als anwendungsorientiertes Fach und Multidisziplin – „Forschendes Lernen“ als Antwort auf die Herausforderungen für Lehren und Lernen?

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