Press release , 14/03/2025

The presentation of a Heat Action Plan, a lecture on the impact of climate change on communicable diseases, the launch of a heat portal, a traveling exhibition on the health-related connections between climate and nutrition, the use of a heat warning app – these are just some examples of how local …

Press release , 12/03/2024

The local health authority is a central pillar for protecting the health of the population. People in socially disadvantaged circumstances are an important target group for the public health service. Social inequality and health is the motto for this year's Local Health Authority Day on 19 March. …

Press release , 29/11/2023

The third and final part of the German status report on climate change and health has been published in the Journal of Health Monitoring. In this final part of the report the researchers examine health equity with regard to the effects of climate change, the im-portance of target …

Press release , 06/09/2023

The second part of the new German status report "Climate Change and Health" focuses on non-communicable diseases. The six articles in the fourth issue of the Journal of Health Monitoring (S4/2023) range from health risks due to heat and other extreme weather events, the influence of climate …

Press release , 01/06/2023

A new report, coordinated by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), provides an overview of the health impacts of climate change and ways to counteract them. The publication was coordinated through the project KlimGesundAkt, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Health. More than 90 authors …

Press release , 15/03/2023

The around 400 local health authorities in Germany - like local health authorities all over the world - are the backbone of all efforts to promote the health of the population. They also play a decisive role in prevention and health promotion, the motto for this year's Local Health Authority …

Press release , 01/10/2008

Koch Institute (RKI) under the National Socialist regime