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With the background of the 10 years' existence of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) the present book deals with the developments and results of European Public Health in Science and Practice. The contributions involve actual aspects and issues of different topics in Public Health:
- Health care management and quality assurance in various settings
- Health promotion and prevention for different population groups
- Health related information and communication
- Health care policy and science.
List of contents
I. 10 years European Public Health Association (EUPHA).- 1. Public health at the turn of the 20th century, Europe coming of age.- 2. The future of EUPHA.- 3. EUPHA 10 Years: the annual conference.- 4. European Journal of Public Health and EUPHA - 10 years on.- II. Public Health Research and Practice.- 5. Public Health and the way forward.- 6. Public Health Research Strategies in Europe and the WHO.- 7. Public Health and Public Health Research in the European Union. The need for a new alliance.- 8. Public Health in the Netherlands.- 9. Public Health in France.- 10. Public Health in Germany.- 11. Ageing and Health Policy.- 12. Ferenc Bojan Memorial Lecture - The Meaning of life expectancy for the individual, for Public Health and for Social Security Systems.- 13. The significance of drug utilization for Public Health.- 14. Gender bias - research in Public Health.- III. Health Care Services.- 15. From patient-centred medicine to citizen-oriented health policy-making.- 16. Influenza surveillance.- 17. The mental health care system on its way to integration in general health care.- 18. The role of acute day hospital treatment for mental health care: research context and practical problems of carrying out the international multi-centre EDEN-study.- 19. Evidence-based mental health services research: the contribution of some recent EU-funded projects.- 20. Cost-effectiveness of mental health service systems in the European comparison.- 21. Hypertension and diabetes care among primary care doctors in Germany: results from an epidemiological cross-sectional study.- 22. Cardiac rehabilitation.- 23. Spatial patterns of cancer mortality in Europe.- 24. Evidence-based dentistry and dental Public Health: a German perspective.- IV. Information and Promotion.- 25. Public UseFiles - the dissemination of empirical research data of the German Research Associations Public Health via the internet.- 26. The span in information from researching new tools to accessible presentation - experience from child and adolescent health.- 27. Hospital patient migration: analysis using an utility index.- 28. The impact of disasters: long term effects on health.- 29. Impact of medicines on Public Health: EURO-MED-STAT.- 30. Health risks of psychosocial stress at work: Evidence and implications for occupational health services.- 31. Accreditation and professionalisation in (Public) Health related education - consequences of Bologna.
About the author
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Wihelm Kirch, Direktor des Instituts für Klinische Pharmakologie an der Medizinischen Fakultät der Technischen Universität Dresden, ist seit 2005 Vorsitzender der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Pharmakologie und Therapie (DGKliPha), Vorsitzender des Deutschen Verbandes für Gesundheitswissenschaften und Public Health (DVGPH). Seit 2009 ist Prof. Kirch Präsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Experimentelle und Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie e.V. (DGPT).
Summary
With the background of the 10 years' existence of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) the present book deals with the developments and results of European Public Health in Science and Practice. The contributions involve actual aspects and issues of different topics in Public Health:
- Health care management and quality assurance in various settings
- Health promotion and prevention for different population groups
- Health related information and communication
- Health care policy and science.
