SucheWomen’s Health and Health Promotion
Life situations, lifestyles and women-specific health problems require targeted health promotion for women. Although the average life expectancy of women is 6 years higher than that of men, epidemiological studies show that non-life-threatening, acute, and chronic diseases occur more frequently in women.
At the same time, the landscape of providers, media, and initiatives, as well as the available information across various areas of health promotion/prevention, is highly diverse – making it difficult to navigate. Given this flood of data, it is becoming more and more important to enhance transparency and ensure that reliable, up-to-date information is easily accessible.
The Federal Institute of Public Health contributes to this goal with its website www.frauengesundheitsportal.de. The heart of this women’s health portal is the database, which provides a thematically structured and professionally verified pool of information on key topics in women’s health. The online referral system, with numerous direct links, offers a wide range of information specifically for women, some of which can be downloaded directly. The subjects covered range from the scientific foundations of women’s health research, data and statistics, to references to brochures and contact addresses of self-help organisations.
The database currently contains information on the following subject areas: alcohol, disability, exercise and sport, breast cancer, nutrition, eating disorders, women’s health research, ageing healthily, violence, HIV/AIDS, range of diseases, life expectancy, migration, osteoporosis, political strategies, mental health/illnesses, pregnancy and birth, sexually transmitted diseases, social disadvantages, stress regulation, tobacco/smoking, and menopause.
The website is regularly updated with the latest news and events.
Internet Offerings
www.frauengesundheitsportal.de
The women’s health portal is regularly updated and improved. The current focus is on middle-aged women.
www.schwanger-info.de / www.familienplanung.de
This online platform covers the topics of contraception, family planning, pregnancy, and the early period after childbirth. Basic information, background knowledge, and the latest news are provided in various channels. Comprehensive information on selected topics is offered through case reports, interviews with experts, and statistical material. An extensive database with detailed information on pregnancy counselling centres throughout Germany offers advice-seekers the chance to quickly and accurately find a counselling centre in their vicinity.
Prenatal diagnostics and the unfulfilled wish for children
In recent years, the range of services in reproductive medicine for people wishing to have children or during pregnancy has significantly increased. Information and counselling services are very important for helping people to make decisions that suit their personal situation.
The Federal Institute of Public Health created an online database with compiled information. It is primarily aimed at professionals, but also at pregnant women, parents-to-be, and people who are involuntarily childless. The database contains references to brochures, counselling services, conference documentation, education programmes, as well as further resources.
www.bzga-essstoerungen.de
This website is primarily an information platform for experts and provides contact addresses of counselling centres, self-help groups, and therapeutic institutions, as well as prevention projects and education opportunities on the subject of eating disorders throughout Germany. This helps to support and qualify people who play an important role in promoting and stabilizing health-conscious behaviour. Affected individuals additionally have the option to anonymously contact telephone hotlines that offer concrete help in finding suitable therapeutic services.
