Yilmaz, Mustafa and Gleich, Sabine and Ehehalt, Stefan and Lampl, Benedikt J. and Graf, Marlene and Savaskan, Nicolai and Tinnemann, Peter (2026) Das kommunale Lehr- und Forschungsgesundheitsamt – ein interkommunales Positionspapier von Experten im Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst = The municipal teaching and research health department - an inter-municipal position paper by experts the public health service. GESUNDHEITSWESEN, 88 (04). pp. 234-238. ISSN 0941-3790, 1439-4421
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Introduction The corona pandemic has exposed numerous existing weaknesses in the Public Health Service (PHS). This clearly pointed out that the PHS requires modernization. In the future scientific methods will become even more crucial within the PHS. The aim of this article, among other things, is to formulate a clear definition, of a municipal teaching and research health department (TRHD). We also desire to precisely define the scope of the tasks and the necessary requirements for the establishment and further development of a TRHD.Method On December 11, 2024, the Hanover Region hosted an inter-municipal conference including participants who also attended the conference remotely. Within the focus groups questions regarding our goals were adressed. Based on these results, an article was formulated and circulated among the participants. The authors agreed upon and accepted the final version of this paper on February 20, 2025.Results A municipal TRHD is defined as a health department that represents an innovative interface between practical efforts on the one hand and university-level teaching and research on the other hand. That means, its task is to combine the two. For example, it offers internships and electives during the last year of medical school. The qualification and further development of employees is another central concern. TRHD municipalities work together to ensure and control their own quality. The ideal prerequisite for a TRHD is contractual cooperation with an university medical faculty and various other faculties. Valuable here would be the establishment of ,,bridging professorships" and connecting the TRHD with the university as an affiliated institute. Ultimately, a TRHD requires a solid structural foundation in order to establish itself in the scientific field. This also includes connecting with a regionally important health department or a network of health departments.Conclusion The development of a TRHD strengthens every local health department by developing local solutions and addressing the diversity of regional challenges. This will also increase diversity in the applied scientific approach. With a regionaly-oriented implementation the future of a TRHD will gain innovative strength and significantly greater self-sufficiency in scientific research. This will also prove to be indispensable for the wellbeing of our population in the future.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Teaching and research health department; TRHD; Public Health Service; PHS; Population medicine; Teaching and research health department; TRHD; Public Health Service; PHS; Population medicine |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 07 May 2026 08:47 |
| Last Modified: | 07 May 2026 08:47 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/67019 |
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