Das Präventionsgesetz und seine Potenziale für eine gesundheitsfördernde Stadtentwicklung

By passing the Prevention Act in 2015 the German Bundestag underlined the importance of prevention and health promotion in various settings. Both are to be implemented where people live, learn and work. Based on a guideline on prevention by the statutory health insurance organisations several starting points for urban planning and development can be identified: needs assessment, development of goals, advice on environmental health prevention, development of multipliers, planning and implementation of measures for environmental health promotion, documentation, evaluation, public relations and support of network activities. Even before the Prevention Act was passed a few health insurance organisations provided financial support for health-promoting urban development. These activities could function as examples for the implementation of the Prevention Act in the settings of municipalities and neighbourhoods.