[Physical Activity-Related Health Services in Germany: Relevance and Necessary Framework Conditions - a Position Paper of the DNVF Working Group Physical Activity-Related Health Services Research].

Based on the relevance of an established and broad foundation of physical activity in healthcare, this position paper of the DNVF working group Physical Activity-Related Health Services research presents current conceptual approaches to physical activity-related health services in Germany and highlights the need for interprofessional and interdisciplinary approaches. Three central positions are outlined and elaborated in order to integrate the evidence on health benefits of physical activity and exercise more strongly into healthcare and to show that, against the background of the challenges in the German healthcare system, physical activity-related health services can make a cost-effective and high-quality contribution to improve healthcare. These three positions include 1) the integration of all professional groups involved in healthcare into physical activity-related health services, 2) the greater integration of physical activity professions and physical activity interventions into all healthcare contexts and 3) the systematic consideration of physical activity- and exercise-related expertise in clinical guidelines.

[Health services research activities in North Rhine-Westphalia. An analysis of the project database health services research NRW].

Background And Purpose: Health services research is gaining increasing importance in the field of public health. To present its activities and findings more clearly, the "Clearingstelle Versorgungsforschung NRW" (clearinghouse health services research North Rhine-Westphalia) has set up a database of projects in the field of health services research in North Rhine-Westphalia. This article is evaluating these projects assigning them to specific medical fields, funding resources, methods of data acquisition and key words.