[Loneliness in Bavaria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic].

Background: Loneliness represents a significant health risk and is associated with numerous mental and physical conditions. The aim of this paper was to describe the prevalence of loneliness in Bavaria before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to socio-demographic attributes.

Methods: Data sources were the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) and the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP).

[Oral health in health reporting].

Oral health plays a subordinate role in the range of topics in health reporting. Possible reasons are the limited availability of oral health data as well as that health reporting has historically focused on major risk factors and common diseases. Given the fact that oral health is an important public health issue, particularly in the perspective of prevention and healthcare, it would be desirable to give more consideration to the issue in health reporting.

[Prevention reporting-a new impetus for health reporting?].

In 2015 the "Act to Strengthen Health Promotion and Prevention" (German Prevention Act) was passed. This act stipulates reporting on its implementation and impact by means of a regular prevention report by the National Prevention Conference. It also furthers prevention reporting at the regional level in the federal states.