AG Sustainable Environmental Health Sciences
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News from WG Sustainable Environmental Health Sciences
This page contains current topics from the Working Group, including events, publications, and links to external websites.
Environmental Public Health Commission:
Prof. Claudia Hornberg, MD, has been appointed to the Environmental Public Health Commission at the RKI. More information can be found on the commission's website.
German Advisory Council on the Environment:
Univ.-Prof.'in Dr. med. Claudia Hornberg has been re-elected as the chair of the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU). Further information is available on the SRU's website.
News from the research projects
- MedKlimaambulant
The "MedKlimaAmbulant" project has developed an online training course on climate adaptation and protection in medical practice. Designed for doctors and medical assistants, it provides knowledge about the diverse connections between climate change and health, and how to deal with the associated risks in medical practice and when interacting with patients. The training course is free of charge and can be accessed at any time.
Visit the project page to access the training course.
Current Publications
Ramadani L, Rahimitabar P, Caka F, Boeckmann M (2025)
Pre-service Teachers as Partners in Climate Change and Health Education
Frontiers in Education.
Bludau A, Dreesman J, Egelkamp R, Ehlkes L, Feil F, Grundmann H, Monazahian M, Tröger M, Dilthey A, Hornberg C, Scheithauer S (2025)
Response: Use of integrated genomic surveillance by local public health authorities: Recommendations based on a mixed-methods study of current adoption, applications and success factors, Germany, 2023
Eurosurveillance 30(28): 2500508.
Marquard E, Hermsdorf M, Dahms H, Schleicher K, Strunz S, Baron M, Salomon M, Schmid H-L, Wiegand S, Hornberg C, Farwig N, et al. (2025)
Underpinning the EU Nature Restoration Regulation: five success factors for effective measures in the Member States
Restoration Ecology .
Ritzinger S, Wattenberg-Karapinar I, Lätzsch R, Hornberg C (2025)
Teilhabe von Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung an technischen und digitalen Transformationsprozessen im Gesundheitswesen - Chancen und Barrieren
In: Soziotechnische Transformationen im Sozial- und Gesundheitswesen: kollaborativ, divers, barrierefrei und sozialräumlich. Heckes KT, Lorke M, Siegler M, Wrona KJ (Eds); Beltz Juventa: 239-254.
Rinderhagen M, Nowak AC, Hornberg C, Henning-Fast K, McCall T (2025)
Nature experiences and their potential therapeutic benefits for psychiatric assisted-living residents recovering from substance abuse
Wellbeing, Space and Society 8: 100268.