German network health literacy

German Network Health Competence e. V. (DNGK)
Logo German Network Health Competence DNGK
purpose	Professional society for health literacy
Chair:	Corinna Schaefer
Executive Director:	Günter Ollenschläger
Establishment date:	2019
Seat :	Cologne
Website:	www.dngk.de

The German Network Health Competence e. V. (DNGK) is an interdisciplinary scientific specialist society that deals with the theory and practice of health literacy .

Act

The DNGK was founded in 2019 as a non-profit association. The network serves the professional exchange of those interested in health literacy by maintaining a web-based information and communication platform. In addition, it is active in the development and communication of basic, advanced and advanced training curricula and models as well as the coordination of ongoing health competence-related research, training and practice. In addition to carrying out evaluation and research projects, it works on the further development of theories, methods and ethics of health literacy. The content-related work of the DNGK primarily takes place within the subject-specific departments (FB) and working groups (AG): FB Organizational Health Competence, FB Media, AG E-Library Health Competence (as of January 2020). The network publishes statements and regularly organizes expert workshops to promote health literacy.

Foundation and board of directors

The network was founded in 2019 at the Institute for Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Cologne (IGKE) on the initiative of long-term partners in the field of patient orientation.

Board of Directors of the DNGK

year
2019-2021	Corinna Schaefer (Chair) David Klemperer and Ansgar Jonietz (Deputy Chair) Stephanie Stock (Treasurer) Günter Ollenschläger (Secretary and Managing Director) Eva Bitzer and Marie-Luise Dierks (assessors)

literature

• EM Bitzer, K. Sørensen: Health Literacy . (PDF) In: Health Care , 2018, 80, 08/09, pp. 754–766; accessed on March 18, 2019
• ML Dierks, C. Kofahl: The role of community self-help in the further development of the health literacy of the population . In: Bundesgesundheitsblatt , 2019, 62 (1), pp. 17-25, doi: 10.1007 / s00103-018-2857-1
• D. Klemperer: Patent participation to improve the quality of care . In: Dtsch Ärztebl , 2015, 112, pp. 663–664; accessed on March 18, 2019
• C. Schaefer D, EM Bitzer, ML Dierks for the board of the DNGK. Bring more organizational health literacy into health care . Cologne, Berlin 2019. aerzteblatt.de, November 19, 2019
• D Schaeffer, EA Berens, D. Vogt: Health literacy of the population in Germany . In: Dtsch Arztebl Int , 2017, 114 (4), pp. 53-60; accessed on March 18, 2019

Web links

• Internet presence of the German Network Health Competence
• Annual report 2019 of the DNGK
• Health literacy e-library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Profile Corinna Schaefer. German Network Health Competence, 2019; accessed on February 15, 2019.
2. ↑ A forum for researchers and the general public: German Network for Health Competence founded . (PDF) German Network Health Competence. In: Qualitas , 2019, (1), p. 42
3. ↑ DNGK. Position paper Bring more organizational health literacy into health care . Cologne 2019
4. ↑ DNGK. Cologne Workshop GK 2019 - Promoting organizational health literacy.
5. ↑ DNGK - Who we are. German Network Health Competence; accessed on February 16, 2019.
6. ↑ DNGK board 2019-2021. German Network Health Competence; accessed on March 18, 2019.