Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg

Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. is a working group that has been committed to promoting health in the regions of Berlin and Brandenburg since its founding. The association, established in 1993, brings together individuals and institutions involved in health promotion to jointly improve health conditions in the region.

• Coordination and Networking: Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg coordinates and networks various activities in the field of health promotion, consolidates expertise, and integrates social and political forces across departments and parties[2].
• Projects and Measures: The association implements numerous projects aimed at improving health opportunities, particularly for people in socially disadvantaged situations. These include the specialist offices for health goals, prevention, and health promotion in Berlin and Brandenburg, the Public Health Congress, and initiatives for health equity[4][5].
• Quality Development and Professional Qualification: Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg is engaged in quality development in the health sector and qualifies professionals to strengthen health-related competencies in the region[1][4].

The main mission of Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. is to develop healthy living environments and improve health opportunities in the region and nationwide. The association believes that health is a societal task and that living conditions should be designed to reduce burdens, strengthen resources, and enable self-efficacy and participation. The vision of the association is that all people have the same opportunities for a self-determined life in good health[1][4].

• Health Equity: A central goal is to promote health equity, particularly for people who are structurally disadvantaged. The association works to bring the health concerns of these groups into public awareness and initiate corresponding measures[1][2].
• Participatory and Needs-Oriented Approaches: Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg relies on participatory and needs-oriented approaches to meet the health needs of the population. This is achieved through close collaboration with various partners from politics, administration, science, and practice[1][4].
• Innovative and Forward-Looking Topics: The association identifies innovative and forward-looking topics in the field of health and advocates for their implementation to achieve long-term improvements in health promotion[1].

Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg provides a platform for health-specific discourse and encourages it to attract more supporters from various fields. Through the coordination of events and the support of committees, the exchange and collaboration between experts are promoted[1][4].

Through its comprehensive activities and projects, Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. makes an important contribution to improving health conditions in the region and beyond. The association remains independent and aligns its actions with its statutory goals and the needs of the people it serves.

• 1 - https://www.gesundheitbb.de/ueber-uns
• 2 - https://www.gesundheitbb.de
• 3 - https://www.gesundheitbb.de/impressum
• 4 - https://www.gesundheitbb.de/fileadmin/user_upload/GesBB/UEber_uns/Jahresberichte/2022_GesBB_Jahresbericht_2021.pdf
• 5 - https://www.lobbyregister.bundestag.de/media/4d/5b/192310/GesBB-Jahresbericht-2021_web.pdf