Prevention between personal responsibility and government intervention

Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb, Head of the Prevention and Evaluation Department, and Prof. Dr. Ulrike Haug, Head of the Clinical Epidemiology Department, both at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS in Bremen, have published a joint article in the German Cancer Society's magazine Hoffnungsträger Prävention (Prevention: A Beacon of Hope).

[Translate to Englisch:] Gruppe von Kindern und Jugendlichen, die gemeinsam über einen Schulhof oder eine offene Fläche gehen. Im Hintergrund sind ein Schulgebäude und weitere Personen zu sehen. Die Szene vermittelt Bewegung, körperliche Aktivität und gemeinsames Unterwegssein im schulischen Umfeld.

[Translate to Englisch:] Wie lässt sich gesundheitsförderliches Verhalten steuern?

In the article “Prevention between personal responsibility and government intervention,” published in 360° Oncology, issue 19, they analyze the tension between individual freedom of choice and government regulation in preventive healthcare. Among other things, the article discusses nudging approaches, regulatory measures such as tobacco policy, and the concept of a “smoke-free generation,” and calls for a societal debate on appropriate forms of preventive control.