First German men's health report

25.10.2010 16:10

On October 28, 2010, the Men's Health Foundation and the German Society for Men and Health eV want to present the first German men's health report with the support of DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG.

The report is intended to summarize for the first time the health situation, health care and health behavior of men in Germany: In eleven chapters, experts from different disciplines want to present the most important findings from research and practice. They want to uncover deficits in health promotion and medical care for men and set priorities for improving men's health.

Professor Martin Dinges from the Institute for the History of Medicine at the Robert Bosch Foundation gives a historical overview. The Tübingen Social Science Institute evaluates the health of boys and young adults. PD Dr. Anne Maria Möller-Leimkuhler from the University of Munich Hospital explains, together with Professor Siegfried Kasper from the Medical University of Vienna, the often underdiagnosed and undertreated mental illnesses in men. DKV presents current data from its insured person analyses. Other contributions address, among other things, aging men, gender-specific diseases, male risk behavior and social living conditions such as work, family and homelessness.