Hajo Zeeb opens the second part of the “ Gesundheit Gemeinsam” conference

Yesterday, Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb, Head of the Department of Prevention and Evaluation at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, opened the second part of the “Health Together” cooperation conference in Dresden as the first chairman of the German Society for Public Health (DGPH).

On stage (from left to right): Prof. Dr. Nico Dragano (1st Chairman DGMS), Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb (1st Chairman DGPH), Dr. med. Berit Lange (President DGEpi), Professor Dr. med. Steffi G. Riedel-Heller (Moderator), Prof. Dr. Andreas Seidler (Conference President DGSMP), Prof. Dr. André Scherag (President GMDS) (c) Alberts/BIPS

The event brings together leading specialist societies from the fields of public health, epidemiology, social medicine and biomedical informatics for the first time. Around 600 participants attended the opening discussion, which focused on global health issues such as the effects of the climate crisis.

Working together against global health threats

The focus of the conference is on close cooperation between different specialist disciplines. In his opening speech, Prof. Zeeb emphasized the need for joint solutions. In the face of current challenges such as the climate crisis or increasing social inequality, science can only survive through the exchange and collaboration of different disciplines.

Science in dialog

The conference lays an important foundation for interdisciplinary solutions. Until September 13, experts from the fields of biometrics
experts from the fields of biometrics, medical sociology, prevention and other disciplines will be working together at the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden on concepts that can improve both preventive and curative health strategies.

Further information on the event can be found here.