Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung [The Federal Centre for Health Education] (BzGA)

Postal Address: Ostmerheimer Str. 220 51109 Köln

Phone number: +49 221 8992-0

Website: http://www.bzga.de/home/

Organisation Type: Government

Organisation summary: Health education is in the best interests of national health policy. Being an interdisciplinary and ongoing task, it is implemented by all levels of government in Germany in a process involving the affected parties. The Federal Centre for Health Education performs this task at the national level as a specialist authority in the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). BZgA was established by the Decree of 20.7.1967, according to which it has the following tasks, in particular: - Elaboration of principles and guidelines relating to the content and methods of practical health education, - Vocational training and continuing education of persons working in the field of health education, - Coordination and intensification of health education in Germany, - International collaboration. Taken from: http://www.bzga.de/home/bzga/tasks-and-goals/ (12.12.2011)

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Agency types: Health Specific

Funding sources: Government & Research & Development Departments

Geographic area: National funding

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