How can prevention and health promotion be more effectively integrated into general practice? The new multi-center study, “Positive Health Innovation,” aims to explore innovative approaches to address this question. Led by the Institute for General Practice and Ambulatory Healthcare (IAMAG) at the University of Witten/Herdecke, the study places the Positive Health concept—originally developed in the Netherlands—at its core.
It is a feasibility study about the development and implementation of a new dialogue tool – Positieve Health – for health promotion in primary care in Germany. Positive Health enables patients to evaluate their health across six dimensions (such as mental well-being and quality of life) and set personalized goals.
Regional Implementation
The study is being conducted in three regional health networks in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, involving 15 general practices. The primary goal is to promote patient-centered, biopsychosocial healthcare delivery.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Supported by renowned universities and partners, including Positive Health International, and funded with €2.5 million through the Innovation Fund of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), the study represents a significant step towards a future-ready healthcare system.
Key partners include:
- Institute for General Practice, University Hospital Duisburg-Essen
- Department of General Practice and Health Services Research, University Hospital Heidelberg
- Institute for General Practice, Centre for Health and Society, University Hospital Düsseldorf
- Department of Medical Informatics, Biometrics, and Epidemiology, Ruhr University Bochum
- Institute for Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Cologne
Shaping the Future of Primary Care
We look forward to groundbreaking insights from this study that could pave the way for more innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions.
For more information, visit the official project page: Positive Health Innovation or contact Achim Mortsiefer.