Community health research in the new German center for child and adolescent health.
Abstract: The newly established German Center for Child and Adolescent Health has made Community Health Research one core focus area. It aims to understand and address the health-related needs and resources of children and adolescents within relevant developmental, regional, social and societal contexts. In the following, we will discuss the role of Community Health Research in addressing child and adolescent health. Additionally, we would like to shed light on how it adds to basic and applied research focused on specific conditions, describe the establishment and operational framework of this research area within the German Center for Child and Adolescent Health, and present a roadmap for the way ahead.
Authors
- Almut Meyer‐Bahlburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-8282)
- Daniel Troitzsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-7525)
- Silke Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4194-1937)
- Holger N. Lode (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1201-208X)
- Samuel Tomczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2846-5489)
- Corinna Bergelt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1413-1872)
- Reinhard Berner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-9173)
- Marc‐André Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3918-8066)
- Kirsten Minden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-0111)
- Wolfram Mittelmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0369-3482)
- Anna Lene Seidler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-1623)
- Julia Hauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4058-3058)
- Astrid Bertsche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2832-0156)
- Jan Däbritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-5283)
- Matthias Heckmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5260-264X)
- Michael Kölch
- Julika Loss
- Neeltje van den Berg
- Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
- Volker Mall
- Martin Wabitsch
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Potsdam (DE)
- Robert Koch Institute (DE)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- German Climate Computing Centre (DE)
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- German Rheumatism Research Centre (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Klinikum Oldenburg (DE)
- München Klinik (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- University Hospital Ulm (DE)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
- University of Rostock (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2945-6211
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00