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National public health system responses to diabetes and other important noncommunicable diseases

Background, goals, and results of an international workshop at the Robert Koch Institute

Nationale Public-Health-Maßnahmen für Diabetes und andere wichtige nichtübertragbare Krankheiten

Hintergrund, Ziele und Ergebnisse eines internationalen Workshops am Robert Koch-Institut

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Abstract

Diabetes mellitus and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) represent an emerging global public health challenge. In Germany, about 6.7 million adults are affected by diabetes according to national health surveys, including 1.3 million with undiagnosed diabetes. Complications of diabetes result in an increasing burden for individuals and society as well as enormous costs for the health care system. In response, the Federal Ministry of Health commissioned the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) to implement a diabetes surveillance system and the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) to develop a diabetes prevention strategy. In a two-day workshop jointly organized by the RKI and the BZgA, representatives from public health institutes in seven countries shared their expertise and knowledge on diabetes prevention and surveillance. Day one focused on NCD surveillance systems and emphasized both the strengthening of sustainable data sources and the timely and targeted dissemination of results using innovative formats. The second day focused on diabetes prevention strategies and highlighted the importance of involving all relevant stakeholders in the development process to facilitate its acceptance and implementation. Furthermore, the effective translation of prevention measures into real-world settings requires data from surveillance systems to identify high-risk groups and evaluate the effect of measures at the population level based on analyses of time trends in risk factors and disease outcomes. Overall, the workshop highlighted the close link between diabetes prevention strategies and surveillance systems. It was generally stated that only robust data enables effective prevention measures to encounter the increasing burden from diabetes and other NCDs.

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Diabetes mellitus und andere nichtübertragbare Krankheiten („noncommunicable diseases“, NCD) stellen global eine wachsende Herausforderung dar. Gemäß nationalem Gesundheitssurvey sind in Deutschland 6,7 Mio. Erwachsene an Diabetes erkrankt, davon sind 1,3 Mio. Fälle nicht diagnostiziert. Diabeteskomplikationen führen zu einer hohen Krankheitslast für Betroffene und Gesellschaft sowie zu enormen Kosten für das Gesundheitssystem. Als Reaktion beauftragte das Bundesministerium für Gesundheit das Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) mit der Entwicklung einer Diabetes-Surveillance und die Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) mit der Erarbeitung einer Aufklärungs- und Kommunikationsstrategie zu Diabetes. Zum Erfahrungsaustausch bezüglich dieser beiden Themen organisierten RKI und BZgA gemeinsam einen 2‑tägigen Workshop mit Fachkundigen aus dem Public-Health-Bereich aus 7 Ländern. Der erste Tag behandelte NCD-Surveillance-Systeme und betonte die Stärkung von Datenquellen sowie die zeitnahe und zielgerichtete Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse mittels innovativer Formate. Am zweiten Tag wurden Präventionsstrategien diskutiert und die Einbindung aller relevanten Stakeholder in deren Entwicklung unterstrichen, da dies die Akzeptanz und Implementierung vereinfacht. Weiterhin werden zur effektiven Umsetzung von Präventionsmaßnahmen Surveillance-Daten benötigt, um Hochrisikogruppen zu identifizieren und den Effekt der Maßnahmen auf Bevölkerungsebene anhand zeitlicher Trends von Risikofaktoren und Krankheitsindikatoren zu evaluieren. Zusammengefasst zeigt der Workshop die starke Verbindung zwischen Präventionsstrategien und Surveillance. Es wurde betont, dass erst solide Daten effektive Präventionsmaßnahmen ermöglichen, um der wachsenden Krankheitslast von Diabetes und anderen NCD entgegenzuwirken.

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We would like to express our special thanks to Mr. Sezai Arslan, who organized the event very thoroughly, setting the basis for a very productive two-day workshop.

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L. Reitzle, S. Hansen, R. Paprott, W. Achtermann, J. Baumert, P. Bogaert, L. Curt, Y. Du, S. Eiser, J. Fitzpatrick, C. Heidemann, P Jousilahti, B. Kulzer, J. Lindström, H. Neuhauser, H. van Oyen, L. Pelletier, C. Schmidt, J. Valabhji, R. Weitgasser, T. Ziese, D. Zahn, and C. Scheidt-Nave declare that they have no competing interests. P Diem was an editor of the diabetes section of the National strategy for cardiovascular diseases, stroke and diabetes.

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The authors L. Reitzle and S. Hansen contributed equally to this article. The authors D. Zahn and C. Scheidt-Nave share senior authorship.

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Reitzle, L., Hansen, S., Paprott, R. et al. National public health system responses to diabetes and other important noncommunicable diseases. Bundesgesundheitsbl 61, 1300–1306 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-018-2806-z

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