The relationship of former board members of the German Society of Pathology to National Socialism: A prosopographic study.

This cross-sectional study explores the relationship of former presidents and board members of the German Society of Pathology (DGP) to National Socialism. The intention here is to concretely clarify how many of these individuals belonged to the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) or other Nazi organizations during the Third Reich; what significance any kind of Nazi past had on the candidature of individuals for board positions in the Federal Republic of Germany; and how a relationship to National Socialism impacted the careers of these individuals during the Third Reich, as well as later on, in the Federal Republic. A total of 60 pathologists were included in this study. Each of these individuals was an elected member of the DGP board during (1) the Weimar Republic, (2) the Nazi era, or (3) in the Federal Republic, and all were adults during the Third Reich. All 60 individuals in question were male university professors. Membership in the NSDAP has been verified for almost 60% of this collective, a percentage rate that is significantly higher than the average membership rate of medical doctors during the Third Reich (ca. 45%). It could also be demonstrated that a political allegiance to National Socialism had, especially amongst younger academics, quite a positive impact. Significantly, however, not one of the 7 DGP chairmen incumbent during the Third Reich were Nazi party members at the time they took office. In contrast, two-thirds of the DGP chairmen appointed until 1986 in the Federal Republic of Germany were former NSDAP members. Clearly, any earlier political commitment to National Socialism did not play a limiting role in the election of the DGP chairman in the Federal Republic. In any case, it can be shown that almost all the former NSDAP members were able to continue or even broaden their careers in the Federal Republic. This study reaches the conclusion that the DGP executive boards and board members of the Federal Republic of Germany had much closer ties to the National Socialist Party than the DGP executive boards during the Third Reich did. It is precisely this finding that confirms the historical, political, and social relevance of this research project dedicated to reappraising this era in history.

A historical overview of the United States-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project.

Diabetes is a serious public health problem in the border region between the United States of America and Mexico, reflecting and by some measures surpassing the extent of national diabetes burden of each country. The U.S.-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project, a two-phase prevalence study on type 2 diabetes and its risk factors, was conceived and developed by culturally diverse groups of people representing more than 100 government agencies and nongovernmental organizations; health care providers; and residents of 10 U.S. and Mexican border states, using a participatory approach, to address this disproportionate incidence of diabetes. This report describes the project's history, conceptualization, participatory approach, implementation, accomplishments, and challenges, and recommends a series of steps for carrying out other binational participatory projects based on lessons learned.

A historical overview of the United States-Mexico border diabetes prevention and Control Project / Perspectiva histórica del Proyecto de Prevención y Control de la diabetes en la frontera México-Estados Unidos

Diabetes is a serious public health problem in the border region between the United States of America and Mexico, reflecting and by some measures surpassing the extent of national diabetes burden of each country. The U.S.-Mexico Border Diabetes Prevention and Control Project, a two-phase prevalence study on type 2 diabetes and its risk factors, was conceived and developed by culturally diverse groups of people representing more than 100 government agencies and nongovernmental organizations; health care providers; and residents of 10 U.S. and Mexican border states, using a participatory approach, to address this disproportionate incidence of diabetes. This report describes the project's history, conceptualization, participatory approach, implementation, accomplishments, and challenges, and recommends a series of steps for carrying out other binational participatory projects based on lessons learned.

La diabetes es un problema grave de salud pública en la zona fronteriza entre México y los Estados Unidos, que refleja y, en cierta medida, sobrepasa la magnitud de la carga nacional de la diabetes de cada país. El Proyecto de Prevención y Control de la Diabetes en la Frontera México-Estados Unidos, un estudio de prevalencia de dos fases sobre la diabetes tipo 2 y sus factores de riesgo, se ideó y elaboró por grupos de personas culturalmente diversos que representaban a más de 100 organismos estatales y organizaciones no gubernamentales, profesionales de salud y residentes de 10 estados de la zona fronteriza entre México y los Estados Unidos, con la aplicación de un enfoque participativo, a fin de estudiar esta desproporcionada incidencia de diabetes. En este informe se describen la historia, la conceptualización, el enfoque participativo, la ejecución, los logros y los retos del proyecto, y se recomienda una serie de pasos para la realización de otros proyectos participativos binacionales, a partir de las lecciones aprendidas.