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Development of an Evidence-Based Communication Strategy to Promote Physical Activity Among Older and Very Old People in Germany
Project management
Prof. Dr. Constanze Rossmann
Duration
04/2018 - 02/2019
Funding
Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA):
100 000 €
The project, funded by the Federal Centre for Health Education (Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung - BZgA), is developing an evidence-based communication strategy to promote physical activity among older and very old people in Germany as part of the "Älter werden in Balance" (Getting older in balance) programme based on qualitative guideline interviews and a representative telephone survey.
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FBDGVisual – Development and Evaluation of Visualisations of Food-related Nutritional Recommendations
Project management
Dr. Sabine Best
Duration
04/2024 - 09/2026
Funding
Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL):
400 000 €
The aim of the research work is to examine existing visualisations for food-related dietary recommendations (food based dietary guidelines, FBDG) based on specific reception criteria for different target groups. Based on qualitative studies, Sabine Best's team wants to use creative techniques to identify the challenges for the target groups (e.g. children, adults, senior citizens) and develop ideas for suitable forms of visualisation. Quantitative studies will then be used to review these…
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IMPACTS – Investigating Motivations, Practices and Unintentional Consumption of Toxic Skin-Lightening
Project management
Several
Duration
11/2025 - 10/2026
Funding
German Alliance for Global Health Research:
120 000 €
Skin lightening is a complex public health and social problem that is widespread in many countries of the Global South, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The practice is shaped by beauty ideals, social and economic expectations, and inadequate regulation, and poses significant health risks due to harmful substances. Previous research has focused primarily on users, while products, sales structures and unclear labelling have been largely unexamined. The IMPACTS project aims to close this gap by…
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LUMEN – Adapting to light: mosquito behaviour, human exposure and vector control in a changing climate
Project management
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Betsch
Duration
07/2026 - 06/2029
Funding
Several donors
360 000 €
Inter- and transdisciplinary collaborative project; Subproject 3 UE: Under the Light, Behind the Net: Understanding and Explaining Human Behaviour Environmental changes such as climate change, urbanisation and artificial night-time lighting are altering the habitats and activity patterns of mosquitoes in Europe. This increases the risk of pathogen transmission, even in regions where these diseases were previously non-endemic. The LUMEN collaborative project is investigating these developments…
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Supplementary User-Specific Information Material to Impart Relevant Knowledge for the Management of Exceptional Biological Hazards to Strengthen Crisis Management (ERIM)
Project management
Several
Duration
05/2018 - 12/2020
Funding
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG):
430 000 €
ERIM is a project sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit - BMG) and led by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for the development of supplementary information materials to support physicians in private practice in exceptional biological hazard situations in order to promote good crisis management.
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Vaccination 60+ (Impfen 60+)
Project management
Several
Duration
10/2016 - 09/2019
Funding
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2 136 000 €
Vaccination 60+ (Impfen 60+) is a pharma-independent, scientific cooperative project of the research initiative InfectControl 2020 within the framework of the funding measure "Zwanzig20 - Partnerschaft für Innovation" (2020 Partnership for Innovation) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Together, psychologists and communication scientists from the University of Erfurt, designers from the Lindgrün GmbH agency and medical doctors and health economists from the University…

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