[Categorizing methods used in participatory research]. / Systematisierung von Methoden partizipativer Forschung.

BACKGROUND: Participatory research methods are gaining interest. In applying these methods, there is often a lack of consideration for methodological issues. Furthermore, a unifying system for categorizing the various approaches does not exist. OBJECTIVES: Based on a scoping review, a categorization of participatory research methods to promote health equity was undertaken. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Included in the review are 44 publications in German and English retrieved from various databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, SocIndex, Livivo, Cochrane, Fachportal Pädagogik). Additional publications were identified by hand searching and using the snowball method. RESULTS: The methods are categorized by research phase and type of format used. The principles of multidimensionality and phase integration are central to the proposed system of categorization, resulting in a primary distinction between the methods used to facilitate the participatory research process versus methods used for participatory data collection and analysis. The majority of methods identified are used for data collection or reflexive processes. There are gaps in the German literature regarding methods for cooperative decision making, participatory data analysis, and the application of research results. CONCLUSION: The classification system provides an overview of available methods and the degree of participation they promote. The system draws attention to the spectrum of methods available, being useful for both teaching and research purposes.

[Continuing participatory research beyond the end of projects: participatory quality development in municipal health promotion]. / Verstetigung partizipativer Forschung über das Projektende hinaus: Partizipative Qualitätsentwicklung in der kommunalen Gesundheitsförderung.

The limited timeframes of participatory health research (PHR) studies make it difficult to achieve the desired specific social changes through the projects. This is particularly true for the promotion of health equity in municipal settings. This article examines how participatory quality development (PQE) approaches can complement PGF in order to implement participation as a quality criterion in health promotion and to contribute to the sustainability of research results.Based on the structure and course of two participatory research projects on integrated municipal health promotion, quality development processes with older people and parents of preschool children are described.Structural and process design contribute significantly to the transfer of research results into practice and beyond the end of the project. In their structure and by continuously involving local partners and stakeholders, projects must ensure that the principles of participatory quality development are implemented in processes from the very beginning.Participation as a quality criterion in health promotion is now well established. However, there is a deficit in the implementation of this claim. PGF and PQE consistently implement the criterion but place high demands on structure and process design. It is recommended that participation principles should be anchored in cooperation agreements in the municipal partnerships and supportive frameworks for participatory approaches should be continuously developed.

[Participatory research in Germany - quo vadis?] / Partizipative Gesundheitsforschung in Deutschland ­ quo vadis?

GOAL: Participatory Health Research (PHR) approaches are becoming more common in Germany. In this paper, appropriate support strategies for the funding and implementation of PHR projects in Germany are described. METHOD: Nine strategies are discussed, based on the research experience of the German Network for Participatory Health Research (PartNet) and other international networks. RESULTS: In order to foster PHR in Germany, 1) funds have to be available for those participating in the research process, and 2) for the participatory processes themselves; 3) the requirement to promote participation should be incorporated routinely in tender notices, as well as 4) in special funding programs as a funding requirement; 5) participation in research projects should be part of a formative evaluation; 6) methodology development in this field needs specific funding; 7) review processes for research bids need to be adapted to take into account the specifics of PHR; 8) coordination needs to be established across participatory research projects; 9) and successful models and examples of participation in research should be disseminated. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to adapt research funding programs in Germany to the specific requirements of PHR so as to promote meaningful participation on the part of non-academic partners and to avoid tokenism.

[Public Health Practice - Results of the Working Group 12 of the Forum Future Public Health, Berlin 2016]. / Praxis von Public Health.

This report focuses on the topic of Public Health in practice. The article summarizes the discussion of the Working Group 12. A first diagram shows how broad the definition of "Public Health practice" can be. Challenges as well as visions were articulated. In order to ensure individual and diverse health promotion for all, public health must be integrated as a central vision for the future in the daily routine and in the various living environments of the people as part of social life. To achieve this goal, public health actors in general and the public health service in particular must work closely with policy makers, cost-bearers, science and teaching and complement each other's work, while respecting their spheres of action. A precondition is adequate financial and human resources. Public health therefore deals with the design of living environments as well as with political structures and strategies.

[Prevention of overweight in children: Standard setting documents]. / Übergewichtsprävention bei Kindern: Standard setzende Dokumente.

BACKGROUND: The quality of preventive measures is an essential precondition for their success. A current objective of health policy in Germany is to find the criteria for quality, as well as to process and discuss them systematically with relevant stakeholders. OBJECTIVES: An assessment of the quality standards of overweight prevention in children was the main objective of the study. Scientific articles and standard-setting documents of purchasers and providers of measures were analyzed. METHODS: A literature search with the meta-database MEDPILOT yielded 19 relevant papers, which were processed using a content analysis. An internet-based inquiry using the search engine Google led to 62 standard-setting documents for further analysis. RESULTS: There is hardly any German literature on the intersection of quality standards and primary overweight prevention in children. Only six of the standard-setting documents have a focus on overweight prevention in children. Overall, there is a wide range of criteria. The documents of the central actors have wide intersection and show a common understanding of quality. Nevertheless, the documents do not relate to each other and it is not yet clear which documents guide the actions for prevention practice. CONCLUSIONS: To develop common standards, mutual recognition is needed between actors of the field, science and politics. The scientific discourse needs to interrelate better studies of primary prevention with overweight research as well as quality assessment.