Public Health Forum
Volume 26, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 361-364

The social compensatory function of the public health service [Die sozialkompensatorische Funktion des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes] (Article)

Rieger-Ndakorerwa G.* , Nießen J. , Wildner M.
  • a Gesundheitsamt Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, Hamburg, 20144, Germany
  • b Gesundheitsamt Hamburg-Altona, Germany
  • c Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL), Oberschleißheim, Landesinstitut für Gesundheit, Germany, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Germany

Abstract

The tasks of the public health service (PHS), which are regulated by the legislation of the Länder, are manifold, often related to the (eco-)system, and the spectrum of activities is wide. The function of personalized social compensation has always been integrated within many fields of activities of the PHS in a quest for social balance and fair health chances for all. This approach is further explained using examples from the medical and dental school service, municipal health promotion, .,early help", socio-psychiatric services and care for refugees. A further professionalization and development is expected from modern public health approaches such as health reporting and the current discussion concerning a mission statement for the PHS. © 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston.

Author Keywords

early support prevention social compensation public health service health equity

Index Keywords

law dental education refugee mental health service health promotion public health service compensation health equity Article human
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057977635&doi=10.1515%2fpubhef-2018-0095&partnerID=40&md5=11a53886a92f026deb094321cecc0416
DOI: 10.1515/pubhef-2018-0095
ISSN: 09445587
Original Language: German