The University of Bremen and the health insurance BKK24 have established the "Länger besser leben." (Longer Better Living) Institute. A cooperation, which is concerned with prevention and health promotion.
Current Projects
Transformation of health care systems in Central and Eastern Europe
Research Team: Mirella Cacace (Head of project); Monika Ewa Kaminska (Head of project); Ertila Druga; Ante Malinar; Liva Stupele
Transnational service provision in long-term care in Western and Eastern Europe
Research Team: Karin Gottschall (Head of project); Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Kristin Noack; Anna Safuta; Marlene Seiffarth; Greta-Marleen Storath
Global developments in health care systems and long-term care as a new social risk
Research Team: Lorraine Frisina Doetter (Head of project); Sebastian Haunss (Head of project); Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Gabriela De Carvalho; Johanna Fischer; Alexander Polte; Achim Schmid
Evaluation of Breast Cancer Mortality in the German Mammography Screening Program (Evaluation of Mortality) - Main Study I
Research Team: Jonas Czwikla (Head of project); Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Klaus Giersiepen; Franziska Heinze
Scientific Evaluation of the New Procedure to Determine Nursing Care Dependency (§ 18c Abs. 2 SGB XI) Lot 4: Statistical Analysis
Research Team: Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Laura Maaß; Benedikt Preuß; Achim Schmid
Oral health in people in need of long-term care (MundPflege)
Research Team: Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Alexandra Herzberg; Sonja Kapp; Rolf Müller
Development of a scientifically founded procedure for standard personnel planning in long-term care
Research Team: Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Guido Becke; Werner Brannath; Ingrid Darmann-Finck; Mathias Fünfstück; Stefan Görres; Franziska Heinze; Agata Krempa; Lukas Matzner; Cora Schwerdt; Sarah Sticht; Claudia Stolle; Karin Wolf-Ostermann
Nursing Care Innovation Center (PIZ)
Research Team: Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Karin Wolf-Ostermann (Head of project); Dominik Domhoff; Kai Huter; Tobias Krick; Kathrin Seibert
Needs-Based Provision of Medical Care to Nursing Home Residents (MVP-STAT)
Research Team: Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Gerd Glaeske; Thomas Kalwitzki; Maike Schulz
Long Term Worries: Testing New Policy Options for Financing Long Term Care
Research Team: Lorraine Frisina Doetter
"Länger besser leben."-Institut
Research Team: Gerd Glaeske (Head of project); Friederike Höfel
Humanity and Quality in long-term care (BARMER Pflegereport)
Research Team: Heinz Rothgang (Head of project); Rolf Müller
BKK Medication Counselling
Research Team: Gerd Glaeske (Head of project); Insa Heyde (Head of project); Dörte Fuchs; Anja Lübs; Lutz Muth; Saskia Ritter