Bärbel-Maria Kurth

Bärbel-Maria Kurth (2018)

Bärbel-Maria Kurth (born August 6, 1954 in Freiberg , Germany ) is a German mathematician , statistician and epidemiologist . From 1998 to 2019 she headed the epidemiology and health monitoring department at the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin. In 1998 she initiated the first nationwide health survey . As a result, she and her department set up continuous health monitoring for Germany.

Life

Bärbel-Maria Kurth studied mathematics at the Humboldt University of Berlin (1973-1978) and in 1981 with a thesis in the field of theoretical statistics doctorate . After ten years in university research and teaching at the Humboldt University and the University of Hamburg , she became head of the department for environmental epidemiology in 1992 and head of the department for health risks and prevention at the Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology of the Federal Health Office in Berlin in 1994 .

After the dissolution of the Federal Health Office, from 1995 she was head of the department for "Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Reporting " at the Robert Koch Institute . From 1998 to 2019 she was head of the department for epidemiology and health monitoring . Here she drove research into diseases relevant to public health , in accordance with the “ WHO global action plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases 2013–2020”.

Kurth led the establishment of a nationwide health monitoring system for non-communicable diseases (NCD) in children and adults at the Robert Koch Institute . She initiated the first nationwide survey, the 1997/1998 Federal Health Survey, and from then on persistently pursued her vision of establishing continuous health monitoring in Germany. The overarching goal of the monitoring, which has been ongoing since 2007, is to improve the health of the population.

Kurth's main research areas are child and youth health , overweight and obesity , health in the face of demographic change, as well as epidemiological and statistical methods. She has given important impulses for the further development of health reporting and has founded the future forum for public health together with actors from science and practice. In addition to her publications, she has been co-editor of the “Report on Health Services Research” series of the German Medical Association (BÄK) since 2010.

Awards

1978: Karl Weierstrass Prize from the Humboldt University for outstanding mathematical achievements
1981: Humboldt Prize from the Humboldt University of Berlin for outstanding scientific achievements
2005: Johann Peter Frank Medal of the Federal Association of Doctors and Dentists in the Public Health Service
2016: Salomon Neumann Medal of the German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP)

Functions and memberships (selection)

Member of the steering group of the Environment and Health Action Program of the Federal Ministry for Health (BMG) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) (1996–2008)
Member of the permanent coordination committee of the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) (1996–2009)
Member of the editorial board of the Federal Health Gazette (1998-2013)
Chairwoman and Deputy Chairwoman of the German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi) (1999-2003)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Association of Doctors and Dentists of the Public Health Service (2000–2013)
Founding member and spokesperson of the Interdisciplinary Epidemiological Research Association Berlin (EpiBerlin) (2002-2004)
Representative of Germany in the "Network of Competent Authorities in Health Information and Knowledge" of the European Commission (2003–2009)
Member of the scientific advisory board of the KORA study of the GSF Munich (2004–2009)
Member of the "Health Goals" steering group of the Society for Insurance Science and Design (GVG) (2005–2014)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board (2005-2017) and Deputy Chairwoman of the Scientific Advisory Board (2010-2016) of the German Medical Association (BÄK)
Member of the board of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Medical Association (BÄK) (2006–2016)
Member of the ESC (Steering Committee) of the National Cohort (NAKO Health Study) (since 2009)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) (since 2009)
Member of the supervisory board and the scientific advisory board of the Society for Biotechnological Research (now the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research) in Braunschweig (appointed by the Federal Minister for Education and Research) (2010-2014)
Member of the Council for Social and Economic Data (RatSWD) (2011-2013)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2011-2018)
Founding member of the Public Health Future Forum (since 2016)

Publications (selection)

Bärbel Bellach: Parameter estimates in linear stochastic differential equations and their asymptotic properties. Dissertation at A. Humboldt University, Berlin 1981.
Bärbel Bellach: Remarks on the use of Pearson's correlation coefficient and other association measures in assessing validity and reliability of dietary assessment methods. In: European journal of clinical nutrition. Volume 47, Suppl 2, 1993, pp. S42-S5.
Hans Hoffmeister, Bärbel-Maria Bellach: The health of the Germans. Relationships between health and lifestyle, the environment and socio-demographic factors: an evaluation of survey data. (= RKI booklets. 15). Robert Koch Institute, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-89606-016-3 .
Thomas Nicolai, Bärbel Bellach, Erika Mutius, W. Thefeld, H. Hoffmeister: Increased prevalence of sensitization against aeroallergens in adults in West compared to East Germany. In: Clinical and experimental allergy: Journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Volume 27, 1997, pp. 886-892. doi: 10.1111 / j.1365-2222.1997.tb01228.x .
Bärbel Bellach, Hildtraud Knopf, W. Thefeld: The Federal Health Survey 1997/1998. In: Healthcare. Volume 60, 1998, pp. 59-68.

Bärbel Bellach: Guidelines and Recommendations to Ensure Good Epidemiological Practice (GEP). In: Federal Health Gazette - Health Research - Health Protection. Volume 43, 2000, pp. 468-475. doi: 10.1007 / s001030070056 .

B.-M. Kurth (Hrsg.): Monitoring of health care in Germany: concepts, requirements, data sources. Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-7691-3324-0 .

Bärbel-Maria Kurth: DEGS - Study on Adult Health in Germany: Project Description. (= Contributions to federal health reporting ). Robert Koch Institute, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-89606-199-7 .

Bärbel-Maria Kurth: The RKI health monitoring - what it contains and how it can be used. In: Public Health Forum: Research - Teaching - Practice. Public Health Forum. Volume 20, Issue 3, 2012. ISSN 0944-5587 . doi: 10.1016 / j.phf.2012.06.001

Web links

Bärbel-Maria Kurth's CV at the German Medical Association
Literature by and about Bärbel-Maria Kurth in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Dir'in und Prof'in Dr. rer. nat. Bärbel-Maria Kurth “CV. (PDF) German Medical Association of May 8, 2018, accessed on October 16, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b A portrait of the epidemiologist Dr. Barbel Maria-Kurth. BERLIN MEDICAL No. 2/2005, accessed on October 4, 2019 (online since June 10, 2009).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring. Robert Koch Institute, accessed on November 18, 2019 .
^ Public Health Future Forum. Robert Koch Institute, accessed December 8, 2019 .
↑ C. Fuchs, B.-M. Kurth, PC Scriba (Ed.): Report on Health Services Research (Volumes 1–9) . ( bundesaerztekammer.de [accessed December 7, 2019]).
^ Salomon Neumann Medal 2016 on September 14th, 2016 in the Erich Brost Pavilion at Zeche Zollverein, Essen. German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention, accessed on November 8, 2019 .
↑ Helmut Brand: Laudation for the Salomon Neumann Medal 2016: RKI Epidemiology and Health Monitoring Department . In: Healthcare . tape 78 , no. 12 , p. 801-803 , doi : 10.1055 / s-0042-120861 .
↑ CVs of the speakers - Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Bärbel-Maria Kurth, published in: Documentation of the first “Live longer.” - Congress on April 26th, 2018. Page 24. (PDF) “Live longer.” - Institute of the University of Bremen, accessed on December 2nd, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kurth, Bärbel-Maria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bellach, Bärbel-Maria (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German mathematician, statistician and epidemiologist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 6, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH	Freiberg , Germany

[BÄK-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Dir'in und Prof'in Dr. rer. nat. Bärbel-Maria Kurth “CV. (PDF) German Medical Association of May 8, 2018, accessed on October 16, 2019 .

[Porträt_BERLIN_MEDICAL-2] A portrait of the epidemiologist Dr. Barbel Maria-Kurth. BERLIN MEDICAL No. 2/2005, accessed on October 4, 2019 (online since June 10, 2009).

[RKI-3] Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring. Robert Koch Institute, accessed on November 18, 2019 .

[Zukunftsforum-4] Public Health Future Forum. Robert Koch Institute, accessed December 8, 2019 .

[Report22-5] C. Fuchs, B.-M. Kurth, PC Scriba (Ed.): Report on Health Services Research (Volumes 1–9) . ( bundesaerztekammer.de [accessed December 7, 2019]).

[Medaille1-6] Salomon Neumann Medal 2016 on September 14th, 2016 in the Erich Brost Pavilion at Zeche Zollverein, Essen. German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention, accessed on November 8, 2019 .

[Medaille2-7] Helmut Brand: Laudation for the Salomon Neumann Medal 2016: RKI Epidemiology and Health Monitoring Department . In: Healthcare . tape 78 , no. 12 , p. 801-803 , doi : 10.1055 / s-0042-120861 .

[Lebenslauf-8] CVs of the speakers - Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Bärbel-Maria Kurth, published in: Documentation of the first “Live longer.” - Congress on April 26th, 2018. Page 24. (PDF) “Live longer.” - Institute of the University of Bremen, accessed on December 2nd, 2019 .