Mensch
Public Health
Gesundheitspolitik
ID BTBLGR-CMP-18
Chapter 9.1
Health Policy
Health policy promotes the health of the population through targeted interventions and advocates for equal opportunities. It is interdisciplinary and integrates insights from various fields while pursuing the "Health in All Policies" principle to implement health-promoting measures across different sectors.
Written by: Redaktion
BTBLGR-CMP-18
Update from Apr 14, 2025
When considering health policy in this compendium, we fundamentally orient ourselves towards the perspectives in the field of Public Health. Both areas share common goals and principles, particularly the promotion of the population's health and the prevention of diseases.
Common Goals
Health policy should promote the health of the population through targeted interventions, establish a framework to manage diseases; and what is particularly close to our heart, adopt an attitude that health may succeed.
A connection to the field of Health Equity arises logically. Establishing health equity is another aim that corresponds with Public Health and no longer focuses solely on enterprises within the healthcare sector. Every company, every organization is now a health enterprise in this sense.
All of this aligns with the core objectives of Public Health, namely improving living conditions and promoting physical and mental health6.
Interdisciplinarity
Public Health is an interdisciplinary field that integrates various disciplines such as epidemiology, health economics, social medicine, and health policy. The creation of health policy is based on scientific insights from these areas and contributes to the implementation of public health measures.
Health-in-All-Policies Principle:
A central approach in Public Health is the consideration of health aspects in all policy areas (Health in All Policies), which represents a close link to health policy. Health policy is used as an instrument to implement health-promoting measures across sectors.
Prevention and Health Promotion:
Both areas place a strong focus on prevention and health promotion. Health policy designs programs and structures for prevention and rehabilitation, while Public Health scientifically substantiates and practically implements these measures.
Health policy is an integral part of Public Health. It provides the framework for the implementation of health-promoting measures and supports the strategic alignment of the entire public health system.
ID BTBLGR-CMP-18
Chapter 9.1
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