[The impact of social and institutional characteristics on the appropriateness of invasive cardiologic procedures].

Background And Purpose: Germany has the highest per capita rate of invasive cardiologic procedures in Europe. An aim of the SULEIKA study was to present a clearer picture of this important area of health care.

Methods: Clinical data along with social characteristics of patients were acquired by means of questionnaires.

Evaluation of a community-level health policy intervention.

In this article an evaluation approach towards an innovative community-level health policy intervention in Germany is presented. The aim of the intervention was basically to establish new structures of health planning and co-ordination at the community level in order to improve health monitoring and health care as well as health promotion. To realise this aim Round Tables, Working Groups and Project Offices were implemented in the communities.