Thuringia's Minister of Health demands holistic policy for health!

Thuringia's Minister of Health demands holistic policy for health!

Thuringia's Minister of Health Katharina Schenk has spoken out on their health effects for mandatory exams of political decisions. When presenting her plans, she emphasized that health policy must be taken into account in all sectors. The relevant areas include traffic and area planning as well as dealing with climate change, in particular in terms of heat protection and heat planning. Schenk, which has been in office since mid-December 2023, belongs to the “Brombereer Landes government” from the CDU, BSW and SPD.

In 2025, Thuringia will take over the chair of the Health Ministers' Conference, which should be used as an opportunity to focus on health questions. A central focus will be on prevention and health promotion, whereby health at work should also be discussed. In view of the shortage of skilled workers, the importance of the health of employment is increasing. In this context, important topics such as workplace design, regeneration times as well as healthy eating and lifestyle are addressed.

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The aim of these initiatives is to enable the population, to live healthy and to actively take care of their health. The Health Ministers' Conference has the task of coordinating health policy issues between the federal states, which include outpatient and inpatient care, care and health promotion. The chair changes annually; Under Thuringia's chair, the Minister for June 2025 in Weimar are invited to a meeting.

The importance of health promotion is also emphasized by other sources. An article about municipal health promotion shows that the consideration of health aspects in political decisions is essential in order to have a preventive effect and to improve the health situation of the population. The Federal Center for Political Education emphasizes how important it is to create the social framework in order to create health-promoting living conditions.