Strong women, strong health: successful event in Ingolstadt

Strong women, strong health: successful event in Ingolstadt

“Strong women – strong health” – that was the motto of an impressive event that was recently organized by the Ingolstadt Women’s Union at the adult education center. The hall was filled to capacity and the citizens took the opportunity to obtain comprehensive information about women's health, prevention and hormonal health. Danube Courier reports on a lively technical discussion that was moderated by Deniz Türedi, the district chairman of the Ingolstadt Women's Union.

The speakers included well-known experts from the region. Professor Babür Aydeniz, director of the women's clinic at the Ingolstadt Clinic, gave insights into the developments of the breast center and in the inpatient area. General and surgical specialist Nicola Marina Womes also made it clear how important it is to take a holistic view of disease symptoms. The focus should always be on collaboration between the clinic and gynecology. Katharina Hörner, specialist in gynecology, highlighted the topic of pediatric and adolescent gynecology, while Elisabeth Hupfer-Dirksen from the Munich/Pasing Breast Center highlighted the positive effects of sport for cancer patients and presented the position paper “Climate Change and Women's Health”.

Important developments in women's health

But what does this event mean in the overall context of women's health? Health care and prevention must take gender-specific characteristics into account, he says Federal Ministry of Health. Psychosocial factors also play a role, as do women's health and risk behavior. The Prevention Act passed in 2015 (§ 2b SGB V) ensures that health insurance companies must include gender-specific research results in their services in order to make health care even more targeted.

In addition, numerous initiatives have been launched in recent years to take the specific needs of women into account. A funding priority that has existed since 2020 helps to research and promote gender-specific characteristics in health care. A total of around 3.5 million euros is planned for this.

Health status of women in Germany

Another important aspect of this discussion is the state of health of women in Germany, which is also reported in the GBE report “Health situation of women in Germany”. Published in 2020, it provides comprehensive information on the health of approximately 35 million women, highlighting topics ranging from general health to health behaviors to issues specific to women of all ages, including those with immigrant backgrounds or disabilities. All of this supports political action and the development of women-friendly prevention, like this Robert Koch Institute emphasized.

The topics of the corona pandemic and its effects on women are particularly topical. The latest data and developments were summarized in a recently published brochure, which is now available online for interested citizens.

In summary, events like “Strong Women – Strong Health” are not only important for individual awareness, but also promote dialogue about women-specific health issues and thus lay the foundations for future developments in the health sector.