Dr. Tilman Brand

  • since 03/2012 Head of Unit Social Epidemiology, BIPS, Bremen
  • 05/2007-02/2012 Research associate at the Criminological Research Institute of Lower Saxony (KFN)
  • 04/2007-06/2007 Research associate at the Collaborative Research Center "Transformations of the State", University of Bremen
  • 10/2001-03/2007 Studies in sociology, economics and politics at the universities of Marburg, Leicester, UK, and Bremen, Degree: Diploma in Sociology

  • Social determinants of health
  • Evidence-based prevention and health promotion
  • Life-course related prevention

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ORCiD: 0000-0001-5140-7511

Selected BIPS-Publications

  • Articles with peer review

  • Ahmed F, Romero Saletti S, D'Souza E, Espina C, Ritchie D, Molina Barceló A, Pinto Carbó M, Romeo Cervera P, Seum T, Brenner H, Van den Broucke S, Krini M, Fonseca C, Pinto P, Krivic D, Ros Comesana H, Yared W, Zeeb H, Brand T. Assessing the user experience of the EU mobile app for cancer prevention: Mixed methods study. JMIR Formative Research. 2025;9:e73844.
    https://doi.org/10.2196/73844
  • Ahmed F, Saletti SMR, D'Souza E, Espina C, Ritchie D, Barceló AM, Pinto Carbó M, Cervera PR, Seum T, Brenner H, Van den Broucke S, Krini M, Fonseca C, Pinto P, Krivic D, Ros Comesana H, Yared W, Wiersing R, Zeeb H, Brand T. Piloting a cancer awareness app across six European countries: A pre-post study. Frontiers in Public Health. 2025;13:1648212.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1648212
  • Barrera Bernal B, Feliu A, Espina C, Brand T, Zeeb H, Ahmed F. Leveraging AI to enhance qualitative research: Experiences and recommendations from case studies in cancer prevention literacy across the European Union. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2025;4:4.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251365766
  • Conti G, Sandner M, Brand T, Kliem S. Efficacy of delivery models in early intervention: Findings from Germany's nurse-family partnership on family and child welfare services and pediatric medical incidents in high-risk families. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2025;166:107513.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107513
  • Jaehn P, Rach S, Bolte G, Mikolajczyk R, Merz S, Herrera-Espejel PS, Brand T, Führer A, Berger K, Teismann H, Bohn B, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Brenner H, Klett-Tammen C, Castell S, Ebert N, Emmel C, Schmidt B, Gastell S, Schulze MB, Obi N, Harth V, Holleczek B, Jaskulski S, Katzke V, Kaaks R, Willich SN, Keil T, Weber A, Leitzmann M, Wirkner K, Meinke-Franze C, Schipf S, Schikowski T, Schneider A, Slesinski SC, Moreno Velásquez I, Pischon T, Holmberg C. What can we learn from an intersectionality-informed description of study participants? Results from the German National Cohort. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2025;151:24.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02521-3
  • Kliem S, Sandner M, Brand T, Fischer S, Lohmann A, Schepan ML, Conti G, Baier D. Follow-up study on the long-term effectiveness of the home-visiting program "ProKind": Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2025;13:1606749.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1606749
  • Kowall B, Ahrenfeldt L, Basten J, Becher H, Brand T, Braun J, Casjens S, Claessen H, Denz R, Diebner HH, Diexer S, Eisemann N, Furrer E, Galetzka W, Girschik C, Karch A, Mikolajczyk R, Peters M, Rospleszcz S, Rücker V, Stang A, Stolpe S, Taylor KJ, Timmesfeld N, Tokic M, Zeeb H, Berg-Beckhoff G, Behrens T, Ittermann T, Rübsamen N. Marital status and risk of cardiovascular disease: A multi-analyst study in epidemiology. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2025;40(5):497-509.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-025-01235-8
  • Martens L, Brand T, Zeeb H, Graff H, Wiersing R, Müllmann S. Digitale Gesundheitsinformationen und -angebote: Eine Fokusgruppenstudie zu Nutzungsbarrieren mit digital exkludierten Bevölkerungsgruppen. Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. 2025;
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-025-01266-9
  • Müllmann S, Wiersing R, Zeeb H, Brand T. Digital health literacy in adults with low reading and writing skills living in Germany: A mixed-methods study. JMIR Human Factors. 2025;12:e65345.
    https://doi.org/10.2196/65345
  • Rodriguez FS, Röhr S, Dragano N, Schmidt B, Becher H, Schikowski T, Gastell S, Harth V, Hoven H, Linseisen J, Greiser KH, Leitzmann M, Bohmann P, Castell S, Heise J-K, Krist L, Keil T, Karch A, Teismann H, Velásquez IM, Pischon T, Peters A, Führer A, Mikolajczyk R, Günther K, Brand T, Meinke-Franze C, Schipf S, Grabe HJ, Brenner H, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Berger K, Wagner M, Katzke V, Lieb W, Pabst A, Riedel-Heller SG. Low income, being without employment, and living alone: How they are associated with cognitive functioning - Results from the German national cohort (NAKO). Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B: Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition. 2025;32(4):542-557.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2024.2438825
  • Schepan ML, Sandner M, Conti G, Kliem S, Brand T. Maternal and child health following 2 home visiting interventions vs. control: Five-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics. 2025;179(4):367-374.
    https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5929
  • Singh H, Härtling V, Samkange-Zeeb F, Kolschen J, Brand T, Zeeb H, Schüz B. Wie verständlich ist das Messinstrument HLS-EU-Q16 zur Bestimmung der Gesundheitskompetenz für Personen in Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit: Eine qualitative Untersuchung anhand der Think-Aloud Methode. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2025;
    https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2570-0424
  • Velásquez IM, Peters S, Dragano N, Greiser KH, Dörr M, Fischer B, Berger K, Hannemann A, Schnabel R, Nauck M, Göttlicher S, Rospleszcz S, Willich SN, Krist L, Schulze M, Günther K, Brand T, Schikowski T, Emmel C, Schmidt B, Michels K, Mikolajczyk R, Kluttig A, Harth V, Obi N, Castell S, Klett-Tammen C, Lieb W, Becher H, Winkler V, Minnerup H, Karch A, Meinke-Franze C, Leitzmann M, Stein M, Bohn B, Schöttker B, Trares K, Peters A, Pischon T. Sex differences in the relationship of socioeconomic position with cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular risk factors and estimated cardiovascular disease risk: results of the German National Cohort. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025;14(5):e038708.
    https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.038708
  • Zeeb H, Brand T, Lissner L, Lauria F, Molnár D, Veidebaum T, Nauck M, Tornaritis M, De Henauw S, Moreno LA, Ahrens W, Pohlabeln H, Wolters M, on behalf of the IDEFICS and I.Family consortia. Vitamin D status and muscle strength in a pan-European cohort of children and adolescents with normal weight and overweight/obesity. European Journal of Pediatrics. 2025;184(2):190.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06024-9
  • Adjei N, Samkange-Zeeb F, Boakye D, Saleem M, Christianson L, Kebede M, Heise T, Brand T, Esan OB, Taylor-Robinson DC, Agyemang C, Zeeb H. Ethnic differences in metabolic syndrome in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 2024;25(4):727-750.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-024-09879-9
  • Ahmed F, Ahmad G, Eisinger K, Khan MA, Brand T. Promoting comprehensive sexuality education in Pakistan using a cocreated social media intervention: Development and pilot testing. JMIR Formative Research. 2024;8:e52651.
    https://doi.org/10.2196/52651
  • Benson J, Lakeberg M, Brand T. Exploring the perspectives and practices of humanitarian actors towards the participation revolution in humanitarian digital health responses: A qualitative study. Globalization and Health. 2024;20:36.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-024-01042-y
  • Brand T, Gansefort D, Müllmann S, Zeeb H. Community readiness. Public Health Forum. 2024;32(3):192-194.
    https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2024-0045
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6484160
  • Brand T, Herrera-Espejel PS, Müllmann S, Wiersing R, Busse H. Soziale Ungleichheit im Zusammenhang mit digitalen Gesundheitsanwendungen: Digitale Spaltungen in den Bereichen Zugang, Nutzung, Wirksamkeit und Privatsphäre. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2024;67(3):268-276.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-024-03832-6
  • López-Atanes M, Sáenz-Herrero M, Zach N, Lakeberg M, Ugedo A, Fraile-Garcia E, Erkoreka L, Segarra R, Schäfer I, Brand T. Gender sensitivity of the COVID-19 mental health research in Europe: A scoping review. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2024;23:207.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02286-1
  • Schepan ML, Jungmann T, Kliem S, Siegert C, Sandner M, Brand T. What contributes to the long-term implementation of an evidence-based early childhood intervention: A qualitative study from Germany. Frontiers in Health Services. 2024;3:1159976.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1159976
  • Singh H, Samkange-Zeeb F, Kolschen J, Herrmann R, Hübner W, Barnils NP, Brand T, Zeeb H, Schüz B. Interventions to promote health literacy among working-age populations experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage: Systematic review. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024;12:1332720.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1332720
  • Wiessner C, Licaj S, Klein J, Bohn B, Brand T, Castell S, Führer A, Harth V, Heier M, Heise JK, Holleczek B, Jaskulski S, Jochem C, Koch-Gallenkamp L, Krist L, Leitzmann M, Lieb W, Meinke-Franze C, Mikolajczyk R, Velásquez IM, Obi N, Pischon T, Schipf S, Thierry S, Willich SN, Zeeb H, Becher H. Health service use among migrants in the German National Cohort (NAKO) - The role of birth region and language skills. International Journal of Public Health. 2024;69:1606377.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2024.1606377
  • Benson J, Brand T, Christianson L, Lakeberg M. Localisation of digital health tools used by displaced populations in low and middle-income settings: A scoping review and critical analysis of the participation revolution. Conflict and Health. 2023;17:20.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-023-00518-9
  • Brand T, Gerstmann M, Samkange-Zeeb F, Zeeb H. Involving trained community health mediators in COVID-19 prevention measures. A process evaluation from Bremen, Germany. Frontiers in Digital Health. 2023;5:1266684.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1266684
  • Hübner W, Phillimore J, Bradby H, Brand T. Assessing the contribution of migration related policies to equity in access to healthcare in European countries: A multilevel analysis. Social Science & Medicine. 2023;321:115766.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115766
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6440656
  • Müllmann S, Gansefort D, Zeeb H, Brand T. Addressing community readiness to promote physical activity in older adults in Germany. Health Promotion International. 2023;38(6):daad158.
    https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad158
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6472569
  • Ahmed F, Schumacher J, Ahmad G, Brand T. Understanding community resistance to sexuality education and exploring prospective implementation strategies in Pakistan: A content and network analysis of qualitative data. Frontiers in Psychology. 2022;13:864465.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.864465
  • Samkange-Zeeb F, Singh H, Lakeberg M, Kolschen J, Schüz B, Christianson L, De Santis KK, Brand T, Zeeb H. Health literacy needs among unemployed persons: Collating evidence through triangulation of interview and scoping review data. Frontiers in Public Health. 2022;10:798797.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.798797
  • Singh H, Kolschen J, Samkange-Zeeb F, Brand T, Zeeb H, Schüz B. Modifiable predictors of health literacy in working-age adults - A rapid review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health. 2022;22:1450.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13851-0
  • Ahmed F, Ahmad G, Paff K, Samkange-Zeeb F, Brand T. A cross-sectional community readiness assessment for implementing school-based comprehensive sexuality education in Islamabad, Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(4):1497.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041497
  • Krist L, Dornquast C, Reinhold T, Becher H, Jöckel K-H, Schmidt B, Schramm S, Icke K, Danquah I, Willich SN, Keil T, Brand T. Association of acculturation status with longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life - Results from a cohort study of adults with Turkish origin in Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(6):2827.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062827
  • Müllmann S, Brand T, Jürgens D, Gansefort D, Zeeb H. How many key informants are enough? Analysing the validity of the community readiness assessment. BMC Research Notes. 2021;14:85.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05497-9
  • Saleem M, Kühne L, De Santis KK, Christianson L, Brand T, Busse H. Understanding engagement strategies in digital interventions for mental health promotion: Scoping review. JMIR Mental Health. 2021;8(12):e30000.
    https://doi.org/10.2196/30000
  • Tönnies T, Pohlabeln H, Eichler M, Zeeb H, Brand T. Relative and absolute socioeconomic inequality in smoking: Time trends in Germany from 1995 to 2013. Annals of Epidemiology. 2021;53:89-94.e2.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.09.001
  • Ahmed F, Ahmad G, Brand T, Zeeb H. Key indicators for appraising adolescent sexual and reproductive health in South Asia: International expert consensus exercise using the Delphi technique. Global Health Action. 2020;13(1):1830555.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1830555
  • Bauer J, Brand T, Zeeb H. Pre-migration socioeconomic status and post-migration health satisfaction among Syrian refugees in Germany: A cross-sectional analysis. PLoS Medicine. 2020;17(3):e1003093.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003093
  • Bradby H, Lindenmeyer A, Phillimore J, Padilla B, Brand T. 'If there were doctors who could understand our problems, I would already be better': Dissatisfactory health care and marginalisation in superdiverse neighbourhoods. Sociology of Health and Illness. 2020;42(4):739-757.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13061
  • Brand T, Barbek R, Gencer H, Samkange-Zeeb F, Zeeb H. Soziokulturell sensible Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. Entwicklung eines theoretischen Rahmenmodells und Ergebnisse einer Befragung unter Bewegungsförderungsprojekten. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2020;82(2):202-208.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0996-8406
  • Gansefort D, Peters M, Brand T. Wie bereit ist die Kommune? Das Community Readiness-Modell und die beispielhafte Anwendung in der kommunalen Gesundheitsförderung. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2020;82(11):868-876.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1119-6181
  • Morawa E, Brand T, Dragano N, Jöckel K-H, Moebus S, Erim Y. Associations between acculturation, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction among migrants of Turkish origin in Germany: Gender- and generation-related aspects. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2020;11:715.
    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00715
  • Samkange-Zeeb F, Borisova L, Padilla B, Bradby H, Phillimore J, Zeeb H, Brand T. Superdiversity, migration and use of internet-based health information - Results of a cross-sectional survey conducted in 4 European countries. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:1263.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09329-6
  • Bradby H, Phillimore J, Padilla B, Brand T. Making gendered healthcare work visible: Over-looked labour in four diverse European settings. Social Inclusion. 2019;7(2):33-43.
    https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v7i2.1962
  • Brand T, Gencer H, Jahn I. Gendertransformative Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung. Public Health Forum. 2019;27(2):126-128.
    https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2019-0014
  • Brand T, Samkange-Zeeb F, Dragano N, Keil T, Krist L, Yesil-Jürgens R, Schlaud M, Jöckel K-H, Razum O, Reiss K, Greiser KH, Zimmermann H, Becher H, Zeeb H. Participation of Turkish migrants in an epidemiological study: Does the recruitment strategy affect the sample characteristics. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 2019;21(4):811-819.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0788-4
  • Phillimore J, Bradby H, Brand T. Superdiversity, population health and health care: Opportunities and challenges in a changing world. Public Health. 2019;172:93-98.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.01.007
    https://tinyurl.com/4ec66rau
  • Phillimore J, Brand T, Bradby H, Padilla B. Healthcare bricolage in Europe's superdiverse neighbourhoods: A mixed methods study. BMC Public Health. 2019;19:1325.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7709-x
  • Samkange-Zeeb F, Foraita R, Rach S, Brand T. Feasibility of using respondent-driven sampling to recruit participants in superdiverse neighbourhoods for a general health survey. International Journal of Public Health. 2019;64(3):451-459.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1191-6
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6416487
  • Wichmann F, Brand T, Gansefort D, Darmann-Finck I. Ready to participate? Using qualitative data to typify older adults' reasons for (non-) participation in a physical activity promotion intervention. BMC Public Health. 2019;19:1327.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7688-y
  • Adjei N, Brand T. Investigating the associations between productive housework activities, sleep hours and self-reported health among elderly men and women in western industrialised countries. BMC Public Health. 2018;18:110.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4979-z
  • Adjei N, Jonsson KR, Brand T. Time spent on work-related activities, social activities and time pressure as intermediary determinants of health disparities among elderly women and men in 5 European countries: A structural equation model. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2018;17:121.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-018-0840-y
  • Ernst SA, Brand T, Lhachimi SK, Zeeb H. Combining internet-based and postal survey methods in a survey among gynecologists: Results of a randomized trial. Health Services Research. 2018;53(2):879-895.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12664
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6416347
  • Ernst SA, Brand T, Petersen K, Zeeb H. Variation in the definition of intrauterine growth restriction in routine antenatal care: A physician survey among gynecologists in Northwest Germany. Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 2018;31(16):2141-2147.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2017.1337739
  • Gansefort D, Princk C, Brand T, Zeeb H. Community readiness for the promotion of physical activity in older adults - A cross-sectional comparison of rural and urban communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15(3):453.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030453
  • Gezie LD, Yalew AW, Gete YK, Azale T, Brand T, Zeeb H. Socio-economic, trafficking exposures and mental health symptoms of human trafficking returnees in Ethiopia: Using a generalized structural equation modelling. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 2018;12:62.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-018-0241-z
  • Wijekoon Mudiyanselage KW, Samkange-Zeeb F, Brand T, Zeeb H. Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin. BMC Research Notes. 2018;11:903.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-4019-9
  • Adjei N, Brand T, Zeeb H. Gender inequality in self-reported health among the elderly in contemporary welfare countries: A cross-country analysis of time use activities, socioeconomic positions and family characteristics. PLOS ONE. 2017;12(9):e0184676.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184676
  • Brand T, Jahn I, Pohlabeln H, Böttcher S, Hense S, Hebestreit A, Ahrens W. Comparing strategies to improve the implementation of healthy nutrition in kindergartens: A prospective observational study. Journal of Public Health. 2017;25(3):299-310.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-016-0779-7
  • Brand T, Samkange-Zeeb F, Ellert U, Keil T, Krist L, Dragano N, Jöckel K-H, Razum O, Reiss K, Greiser KH, Zimmermann H, Becher H, Zeeb H. Acculturation and health-related quality of life: Results from the German National Cohort migrant feasibility study. International Journal of Public Health. 2017;62(5):521-529.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-0957-6
  • Ernst SA, Brand T, Reeske A, Spallek J, Petersen K, Zeeb H. Care-related and maternal risk factors associated with the antenatal nondetection of intrauterine growth restriction: A case-control study from Bremen, Germany. BioMed Research International. 2017;2017:1746146.
    https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/1746146
  • Forberger S, Bammann K, Bauer J, Boll S, Bolte G, Brand T, Hein A, Koppelin F, Lippke S, Meyer J, Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C, Zeeb H, on behalf of the AEQUIPA consortium. How to tackle key challenges in the promotion of physical activity among older adults (65+): The AEQUIPA network approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(4):379.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040379
  • Jahn I, Börnhorst C, Günther F, Brand T. Examples of sex/gender sensitivity in epidemiological research: Results of an evaluation of original articles published in JECH 2006-2014. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2017;15:11.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-017-0174-z
  • Morawa E, Dragano N, Jöckel K-H, Moebus S, Brand T, Erim Y. Somatization among persons with Turkish origin: Results of the pretest of the German National Cohort Study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2017;96:1-9.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.02.014
  • Müllmann S, Bragina I, Voelcker-Rehage C, Rost E, Lippke S, Meyer J, Schnauber J, Wasmann M, Toborg M, Koppelin F, Brand T, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. Development and evaluation of two web-based interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: Study protocol for a community-based controlled intervention trial. BMC Public Health. 2017;17:512.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4446-x
  • Müllmann S, Landgraf-Rauf K, Brand T, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. Wirksamkeit von schulbasierten Interventionen zur Prävention und/oder Reduktion psychosozialer Probleme bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Ein Review von Reviews. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2017;79(4):252-260.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-108648
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6433763
  • Schönbach J, Pfinder M, Börnhorst C, Zeeb H, Brand T. Changes in sports participation across transition to retirement: Modification by migration background and acculturation status. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(11):1356.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14111356
  • Sierau S, Brand T, Manly JT, Michel A, Klein AM, Andreas A, Garzón LQ, Keil J, Binser MJ, von Klitzing K, White LO. A multisource approach to assessing child maltreatment from records, caregivers, and children. Child Maltreatment. 2017;22(1):45-57.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559516675724
  • Ubert T, Forberger S, Gansefort D, Zeeb H, Brand T. Community capacity building for physical activity promotion among older adults - A literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(9):1058.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091058
  • Brand T, Gansefort D, Rothgang H, Roeseler S, Meyer J, Zeeb H. Promoting community readiness for physical activity among older adults in Germany - Protocol of the Ready To Change intervention trial. BMC Public Health. 2016;16:99.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-2761-2
  • Makarova N, Brand T, Brünings-Kuppe C, Pohlabeln H, Luttmann S. A comparative analysis of premature mortality among urban immigrants in Bremen, Germany: A retrospective register-based linkage study. BMJ Open. 2016;6(3):e007875.
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007875
  • Pöttgen S, Samkange-Zeeb F, Brand T, Steenbock B, Pischke CR. Wie wirksam sind schulbasierte Interventionen zur Prävention und/oder Reduktion von Substanzkonsum bei Schülern/-innen in Grund- und Sekundarschulen? Eine systematische Übersicht vorhandener Reviews. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2016;78(4):230-236.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1547275
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6433755
  • Sierau S, Dähne V, Brand T, Kurtz V, von Klitzing K, Jungmann T. Effects of home visitation on maternal competencies, family environment, and child development: A randomized controlled trial. Prevention Science. 2016;17(1):40-51.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0573-8
  • Brand T, Böttcher S, Jahn I. Wie erreichen Präventionsprojekte ihre Zielgruppen? Auswertung einer Befragung der im Rahmen des BMBF-Förderschwerpunkts Präventionsforschung geförderten Projekte. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2015;77(12):960-965.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1381992
  • Brand T, Kleer D, Samkange-Zeeb F, Zeeb H. Prävention bei Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2015;58(6):584-592.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-015-2149-y
  • Jahn I, Gansefort D, Lehmann F, Walter U, Brand T. Zielgruppen erreichen - Zugangswege gestalten. Ergebnisse einer Befragung von Expertinnen und Experten zu Empfehlungen für Wissenschaft und Praxis. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2015;77(Suppl. 1):S47-S48.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1555924
  • Jungmann T, Brand T, Dähne V, Herrmann P, Günay H, Sandner M, Sierau S. Comprehensive evaluation of the Pro Kind home visiting program: A summary of results. Mental Health and Prevention. 2015;3(3):89-97.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2015.06.001
  • Phillimore J, Bradby H, Knecht M, Padilla B, Brand T, Cheung SY, Pemberton S, Zeeb H. Understanding healthcare practices in superdiverse neighbourhoods and developing the concept of welfare bricolage: Protocol of a cross-national mixed-methods study. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 2015;15:16.
    https://doi.org/doi:10.1186/s12914-015-0055-x
  • Samkange-Zeeb F, Ernst SA, Klein-Ellinghaus F, Brand T, Reeske-Behrens A, Plumbaum T, Zeeb H. Assessing the acceptability and usability of an internet-based intelligent health assistant developed for use among Turkish migrants: Results of a study conducted in Bremen, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015;12(12):15339-15351.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121214987
  • Steenbock B, Pischke CR, Schönbach J, Pöttgen S, Brand T. Wie wirksam sind ernährungs- und bewegungsbezogene primärpräventive Interventionen im Setting Kita? Ein Review von Reviews. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 2015;58(6):609-619.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-014-2100-7
    https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6423005
  • Zeeb H, Makarova N, Brand T, Knecht M. Superdiversity - A new concept for migrant health. Public Health Forum. 2015;23(2):124-125.
    https://doi.org/10.1515/pubhef-2015-0045
  • Brand T, Jungmann T. Participant characteristics and process variables predict attrition from a home-based early intervention program. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2014;29(2):155-167.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.12.001
  • Brand T, Pischke CR, Steenbock B, Schönbach J, Pöttgen S, Samkange-Zeeb F, Zeeb H. What works in community-based interventions promoting physical activity and healthy eating? A review of reviews. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2014;11(6):5866-5888.
    https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110605866
  • Ernst SA, Reeske A, Spallek J, Petersen K, Brand T, Zeeb H. Care-related factors associated with antepartal diagnosis of intrauterine growth restriction: A case-control study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2014;14:371.
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-014-0371-5
  • Jungmann T, Brand T. Die besten Absichten zu haben ist notwendig, aber nicht hinreichend - Qualitätsdimensionen in den Frühen Hilfen. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 2012;61:727-737.
    https://doi.org/10.13109/prkk.2012.61.10.723
  • Kurtz V, Brand T, Maier-Pfeiffer A, Hartmann S, Jungmann T. Implementierung Früher Hilfen für Familien mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund. Ergebnisse des Modellprojekts "Pro Kind". 2012.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11553-012-0331-8
  • Sierau S, Brand T, Jungmann T. Parental involvement in home visiting: Interpersonal predictors and correlates. 2012.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21322

  • Commentaries

  • Jahn I, Gansefort D, Brand T. Epidemiologie trifft Intersektionalität. 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1548904

  • Articles without peer review

  • Brand T, Jungmann T. Wie gelingt eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung Früher Hilfen in die Praxis. Sozialmagazin. 2012;37(12):40-46.

  • Guidelines and reports

  • Brand T, Gencer H, Samkange-Zeeb F, Zeeb H. Literatur- und Datenbankrecherche zu Gesundheitsförderungs- und Präventionsansätzen bei Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund und Auswertung der vorliegenden Evidenz: Ergebnisbericht. Meckenheim. 2018.
  • Bradby H, Brand T. Dimensions of diversity: Terminology in health research. Birmingham. 2016.
    http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-social-sciences/social-policy/iris/2016/working-paper-

  • Books

  • Phillimore J, Bradby H, Brand T, Padilla B, Pemberton S. Exploring welfare bricolage in Europe's superdiverse neighbourhoods. London: Routledge. 2021.
  • Brand T, Jungmann T, editors. Kinder schützen, Familien stärken. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa. 2013.

  • Book chapters

  • Brand T, Herrera-Espejel PS, Busse H. Digital health inequality. Cham. 2025.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-90154-6_12
  • Zeeb H, Bolte G, Brand T. Gesundheit, soziale Gerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit (epidemiologische Perspektive). Berlin. 2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64954-1_3-1
  • Brand T. Dimensionen gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit. Berlin. 2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65219-0_41
  • Brand T. Dimensionen gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit. Berlin. 2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54179-1_41-1
  • Meyer J, Beck E, von Holdt K, Gansefort D, Brand T, Zeeb H, Boll S. ActiStairs: Design and acceptance of a technology-based intervention to advocate stair-climbing in public spaces. New York. 2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1145/3264996.3264997
  • Brand T, Gansefort D, Forberger S, Ubert T, Bröring E, Zeeb H. Bewegungsförderliche Kommune? Bedarfsermittlung und Entwicklung lokaler Steuerungskapazitäten. Wiesbaden. 2017.
  • Adamaszek K, Brand T, Kurtz V, Jungmann T. Stärkung psychischer Ressourcen im Rahmen Früher Hilfen. Weinheim. 2013.
  • Klein-Ellinghaus F, Brand T, Zeeb H. Demographischer Wandel und Gesundheit von Migrantinnen und Migranten in Deutschland - Neue Möglichkeiten durch IT-basierte Anwendungen. Ankara. 2013.
  • Brand T, Kurtz V, Jungmann T. Zwischen Gesundheit und Sozialem - Vernetzung im Kontext Früher Hilfen. Stuttgart. 2012.

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