Category: Meeting

3 May 2023, Φ NYC, German House: Urban Health Networking Lunch (Campus OWL Germany NY Office & DWIH)

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3.5.2023, Φ NYC, German House: Urban Health Networking Lunch (Campus OWL Germany NY Office & DWIH)

Campus OWL Germany New York Office, www.campus-owl.org/: Campus OWL is a network of five higher education institutions in OstWestfalenLippe (OWL), Germany – Bielefeld University, Paderborn University, Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts, OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and Detmold University of Music. The Campus OWL New York Office … founded in 2019 … represents these five higher education institutions in North America … a nonprofit organization, … supported through contributions by the universities … The office serves as a hub to connect students, researchers, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to enable cooperation and knowledge exchange …

German Centres for Research and Innovation / Deutsche Wissenschafts- und Innovationshäuser (DWIH), www.dwih-netzwerk.de/en/: a network of German research organisations, universities and research-based companies. In six cities around the world, the DWIH provide a joint platform for German innovation leaders, showcase the capabilities of German research and connect German researchers with local cooperation partners … Work takes place in the following areas: “Information, advertising and marketing”, “Exchange and networks”, and “Service and advice” …

1 May 2023, Contact visit / Kontaktbesuch

3 May 2023, Networking Lunch, organized by Campus OWL NY Office and sponsored by DWIH.

1 May 2023, Φ New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)

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1.5.2023, Φ New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)

New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), www.nyam.org/: … a leading voice for innovation in public health. Throughout its 176-year history, NYAM has uniquely championed bold changes to the systems that perpetuate health … Today, this work includes innovative research, programs and policy initiatives that distinctively value community input … Combined with NYAM’s trusted public programming and historic library, and with the support of esteemed Fellows and Members, NYAM’s Impact as a public health leader continues … The Center for Healthy Aging works to improve the health and well-being of older adults … we work to make both immediate and long-term systemic changes to ensure a healthy life for generations to come … focused on improving critical elements of healthy living for older adults including: Social, physical, and economic participation; Positive perceptions of well-being, quality of life, and autonomy; Improved functional ability and minimized activity limitations; Excellent healthcare and services. … a multi-disciplined approach to informing and shaping practices, programs and policy including: Convening for policy and practice change; Promoting data-driven policy and planning … The Library and its Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health support … a deeper understanding of the many and varied forces that have shaped medicine and public health from ancient times to the present day. The Library fosters engagement with its historical materials for scholars and the public and organizes public events that use history to better understand current-day issues. We safeguard the heritage of medicine to inform the future of health.

Sample source from the library: John Duffy (1968): A history of Public Health in New York City 1625-1866. Russel Sage Foundation, New York.

Visited: 1 May 2023 (Library), 3 May 2023 (Center for Healthy Ageing)

30 Apr 2023 ff, Φ New York City (NYC), incl. Department of Health and NY University

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30.4.2023 ff, Φ New York City (NYC), incl. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and New York University (NYU)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City: With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 … the most densely populated major city in the United States … located at the southern tip of New York state … With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical …, … one of the world’s most populous megacities … sometimes described as the capital of the world … comprises five boroughs …: Brooklyn (Kings County), Queens (Queens County), Manhattan (New York County), the Bronx (Bronx County), and Staten Island (Richmond County) … As of 2023, … the most expensive city in the world for expatriates to live …

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Department_of_Health_and_Mental_Hygiene: … initially set up as the Health Committee …, a quasi-governmental public health group in response to a yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia in 1793 … NYC is organized into 30 health districts …, themselves composed of 354 health areas which are sets of census tracts. NYC is also organized into 17 mental health regions … departmental hierarchy … [incl.] Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Health … [Section] Environmental Surveillance and Policy …

New York University (NYU), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_University: … a private research university … Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature … In 1832, the non-denominational … institution began its first classes … The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park …  the largest private university in the United States by enrollment … NYU main campus in the New York City is organized into ten undergraduate schools …

www.nyu.edu/: Since its founding in 1831, NYU has been an innovator in higher education, reaching out to an emerging middle class, embracing an urban identity and professional focus, and promoting a global vision that informs its 20 schools and colleges … [incl.] School of Global Public Health …

1 Mar 2023, Φ Climate Health and Urban Health in Berlin / Klimagesundheit und Urban Health in Berlin: BIGSo Workshop, 28 Mar 2023

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1.3.2023, Climate Health and Urban Health in Berlin / Klimagesundheit und Urban Health in Berlin: BIGSo-Workshop, 28.3.2023

The Berlin School of Public Health (a joint institution of Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, Charité Universitätsmedizin and TU Berlin) and the Berlin Institute for Health and Social Sciences (BIGSo) are conducting the project “Climate-Healthy Setting Prevention” (KliGeS), supported by the Association of Private Health Insurers / Die Berlin School of Public Health (Gemeinschaftseinrichtung von Alice Salomon Hochschule, Charité Universitätsmedizin und TU Berlin) und das Berliner Institut für Gesundheits- und Sozialwissenschaften führen mit Unterstützung des Verbandes der Privaten Krankenversicherung e.V. das Projekt „Klimagesunde Settingprävention“ (KliGeS) durch.

In the context of this project, an expert discussion (in German) on the topic of “Climate Health and Urban Health in Berlin” will take place in Berlin on March 28, 2023, 2-5 pm / Im Rahmen dieses Projektes erfolgt am 28. März 2023, 14-17 Uhr, in Berlin ein Fachgespräch (in deutscher Sprache) zum Thema „Klimagesundheit und Urban Health in Berlin“.

From the invitation / Aus der Einladung:

  • Climate change affects the health of all, and climate adaptation is a task for all … In order to approach analyses and actions together and to promote networking, it is useful to have an overall picture of Berlin’s urban health or regional health. For Berlin, too, there are integrative approaches that can be expanded … / Klimawandel betrifft die Gesundheit aller, und Klima­anpassung ist Aufgabe für alle … Um Analysen und Aktionen gemeinsam anzugehen und Vernetzung zu fördern, ist es nützlich, ein Gesamtbild von Berliner StadtGesundheit bzw. RegionalGesundheit zu haben. Auch für Berlin existieren integrative Ansätze, die sich ausbauen lassen …
  • To kick things off, Prof. Rainer Fehr … will report from the research program City of the Future … in the course of a decade, extensive activities on the subject of urban health have emerged, which meanwhile are positively on the way to become independent, e.g. in Hamburg … / Zum Auftakt wird Prof. Rainer Fehr … aus dem Forschungsprogramm Stadt der Zukunft … berichten. Hier sind … im Laufe einer Dekade umfangreiche Aktivitäten zum Thema StadtGesundheit entstanden, die sich inzwischen u.a. in Hamburg positiv verselbständigen …
  • Josefine Karle-Bhat (Quality Development, Planning and Coordination Office in the Berlin district of Treptow-Köpenick, Department of Youth and Health …) will then give an overview of which projects are currently being implemented in the sense of a healthy district … in the Treptow-Köpenick district office / Daran anschließend wird Josefine Karle-Bhat (Qualitätsentwicklungs-, Planungs-, und Koordinierungsstelle im Berliner Bezirk Treptow-Köpenick, Abteilung Jugend und Gesundheit …) einen Überblick darüber geben, welche Projekte derzeit im Sinne eines gesunden Bezirkes … im Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick umgesetzt werden
  • In the subsequent discussion, your expertise is needed … the focus, on the one hand, is on the measures for climate health (climate protection/climate adaptation) in the municipal setting … On the other hand, it is to be discussed to what extent an integrating urban health perspective can also be useful in Berlin / In der anschließenden Diskussion ist Ihre Expertise gefragt … Fokus einerseits auf den Maßnahmen für Klimagesundheit (Klimaschutz/Klimaanpassung) im kommunalen Setting … Andererseits soll erörtert werden, inwiefern eine integrierende Urban-Health-Perspektive auch in Berlin von Nutzen sein kann.
  • Moderated by Prof. Dr. Raimund Geene (Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences and Berlin School of Public Health) / Moderiert von Prof. Dr. Raimund Geene (Alice Salomon Hochschule und Berlin School of Public Health).
  • If you are interested in digital or face-to-face participation in this workshop, please contact Ms. Melanie Thiele, melanie@bigso.de / Bei Interesse an digitaler oder Präsenz-Teilnahme am Workshop wenden Sie sich bitte an Frau Melanie Thiele, melanie@bigso.de

The English translation, in parts, is based on http://www.DeepL.com/Translator.

6 Feb 2023, Φ Hamburg Sustainable Urban Health Working Group: Report 2020-2022 published

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6.2.2023, Hamburg Sustainable Urban Health Working Group: Report 2020-2022 published / Hamburger Arbeitskreis Nachhaltige StadtGesundheit: Bericht 2020-2022 erschienen

Since 2019, the Hamburg Patriotic Society of 1765 (www.patriotische-gesellschaft.de) maintains a working group „Sustainable Urban Health“ / Seit 2019 unterhält die Hamburger Patriotische Gesellschaft von 1765 (www.patriotische-gesellschaft.de) einen Arbeitskreis „Nachhaltige StadtGesundheit“, www.patriotische-gesellschaft.de/de/ueber-uns/arbeitskreise-und-projektgruppen/arbeitskreis-nachhaltige-stadtgesundheit.html.

Today, this working group published the following report: „Sustainable Urban Health – a topic for the whole city. On the activities of the working group 2020-2022“ (in German), compiled by / Der Arbeitskreis gab heute folgenden Bericht heraus: „Nachhaltige Gesundheit – ein Thema für die ganze Stadt. Aus der Arbeit des Arbeitskreises 2020 – 2022“ (auf Deutsch), zusammengestellt von Christian Lorentz, Magdalène Lévy-Tödter, Alf Trojan, Rainer Fehr, www.patriotische-gesellschaft.de/webfile/show/3554/Arbeitsbericht-AK-NSG-2020_2022-final-01_02_2023.pdf.

Report contents / Berichtsinhalt

  1. Selected lectures / Impulsvorträge (Auswahl):
  • Research results on diffusion of air pollutants / Erkenntnisse der Diffusionsforschung zur Luftverschmutzung (März 2020)
  • Insights into the cooperative project „Healthy districts“ / Einblicke in das Verbundprojekt „Gesunde Quartiere“ (März 2022)
  • Insights into current projects of noise protection planning / Einblick in aktuelle Projekte der Lärmschutzplanung (April 2022)
  1. Specialist dialogue, incl. letter to Hamburg’s First Mayor and to the Social Senator concerning the Corona pandemic; supplementary proposals for the initiative „Old town for everyone“ / Fachdialog, inkl. Schreiben an Hamburgs Ersten Bürgermeister und Sozialsenatorin zur Corona-Pandemie; Ergänzungsvorschläge für „Altstadt für Alle“
  2. Networking promotion, incl. dialogue on district level / Vernetzungsförderung, inkl. Dialog auf Bezirksebene
  3. Conference participation / Konferenzbeteiligung (17.-18.11.2021)
  4. Research work, e.g. on areas belonging to the Hamburg framework program on integrated urban development (RISE), and for contributions to book publications / Recherchearbeit, u.a. zu Gebieten im Hamburger Rahmenprogramm Integrierte Stadtteilentwicklung (RISE) und für Buchbeiträge
  5. Excursions / Exkursionen: Eichtalpark in Wandsbek; Neue Mitte Altona
  6. Current focus: Living healthy in South-West Hamburg / Aktueller Schwerpunkt: Gesund leben im Hamburger Südwesten.

Cf.

2019_07_13 Hamburg, Haus der Patriotischen Gesellschaft: Plastiken von Hammond-Norden
2020_04_02a Themengruppe Nachhaltige StadtGesundheit bei Patriotischer Gesellschaft
2020_04_02a Themengruppe Nachhaltige StadtGesundheit bei Patriotischer Gesellschaft
2019_02_07 Hamburg, Patriotische Gesellschaft von 1765: Gebäude an der Trostbrücke
  • 29.10.2022: Good momentum – much left to do / Gut in Schwung – noch viel zu tun. Contribution to / Beitrag im Jahrbuch 2021/2022 der Patriotischen Gesellschaft von 1765
  • 29.10.2021: [Health in accordance with Sustainability and Social Justice. Contribution to the Yearbook 2020/2021] Gesundheit im Einklang mit Nachhaltigkeit und Gerechtigkeit. Beitrag im Jahrbuch 2020/2021 der Patriotischen Gesellschaft von 1765
  • 29.10.2020: [All sectors are Health sectors. Contribution to the Yearbook] Alle Sektoren sind Gesundheitssektoren – Beitrag im neuen Jahrbuch der Patriotischen Gesellschaft von 1765
  • 16.4.2020: [Current activities of the Patriotic Society, incl. Urban Health and Corona] Aktuelles bei Patriotischer Gesellschaft, inkl. StadtGesundheit und Corona
  • 2.4.2020: Sustainable Urban Health at the Patriotic Society Hamburg: Web entry
  • 1.7.2019: “Sustainable Urban Health” in the Patriotic Society Hamburg (5th meeting)
  • 7.2.2019: “Sustainable Urban Health” suggested to Patriotic Society Hamburg