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This publication contains summaries of what each of the 21 ´Closing the Gap´ partners are doing to address health inequalities in their countries, as well as the conclusions and recommendations of this 3-year initiative.
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[In this section key actors that are in a position to have an impact on health inequalities policies, such as ministries, state agencies , universities and/or independent institutes are listed]
BZgA is a governmental organization working in the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security, is responsiblefor national prevention and health promotion programmes in Germany.
The Ministry deals with two branches of social insurance: namely health and long term care. Units with responsibility for issues related to health inequalities are the following:
Department GP1: law on prevention, quality assurance, innovative models of prevention
Department GP2: basic questions of prevention, personal responsibility, self-help, environment-related health protection
Department GP3: target group work, Forum Prevention, cooperation in prevention, women and health
The ministry deals with two branches of social security: pension, unemployment and accident insurance. Units within the portfolio of the ministry with responsibility for issues related to health inequalities are the following:
Department IV: social insurance, pension, social law, social compensation
Department V: affairs of handicapped people, rehabilitation, welfare, integration
The ministry coordinates predominantly one pivotal programme related to health inequalities. In the framework of the Socially Integrative City Programme they are responsible for the E&C Programme (Development and Chances for young People in deprived areas).
Department 502, Youth Social Work
Department 311, Health of Ageing People
University for applied science Frankfurt, Department of Social Work and Health
GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health
Institute for Medical Sociology of the University Düsseldorf
Department for Medical Sociology University Hamburg
Department for Health Sciences
Technical University Berlin
Department of Epidemiology, Social Medicine and Health System Research, Hannover Medical School
Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin
University Bremen, Center for Social Policy
Science Centre Berlin for Social Research