Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP)

Shaping health for all. Sharing knowledge. Creating a sustainable future together - Welcome to IPP!
Improving the health and well-being of the population is our mission. Within the framework of research, teaching and transfer, we address a wide range of issues in the fields of public health and nursing research.
© Universität Bremen
Shaping health for all - our research
We conduct research on a wide range of topics in the fields of public health and nursing research. These include health promotion and prevention, epidemiological methods and research into the causes of disease, health and nursing care, and the professionalization of the health care professions.
© Matej Meza / Universität Bremen
Sharing knowledge - our teaching
We are responsible for teaching in the research-based degree programs and continuing education programs in public health and nursing sciences in Department 11 Human and Health Sciences.
© Michael Ihle / Universität Bremen
Creating a sustainable future together - our transfer
We are committed to application-oriented research in the fields of public health and nursing. We are in constant exchange and dialogue with representatives from practice, politics and society and jointly initiate regional, national and international projects.
© Matej Meza

Here you go to our Research departments and working groups:

Public Health Research

Global Health
Health & Society
Prevention and Health Promotion
Social Epidemiology
Working Group Epidemiology of Demographic Change
Health Services Research
Health Care Management
Working Group Evidence Based Public Health
Working Group Public Health Ethics and Health Humanities

Nursing Research

Health Care Research
Evaluation and Implementation Research in Nursing Science
Qualification and Curriculum Research

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Sozialepidemiologie| 22.11.2023

Urban Epidemiology as an integrative approach for sustainable, health-promoting urban development

Prof. Gabriele Bolte presents strategies from the recently published paper at the ninth conference City of the future - healthy, sustainable metropolitan areas

Sozialepidemiologie| 21.11.2023

20th issue of IPP-Info newly published - Launch of our new online reader survey

In focus: Gender and intersectionality in health science research

Qualifikations- und Curriculumforschung| 20.11.2023

Successful completion of the 1st legislature of the expert commission under the Nursing Professions Act

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Darmann-Finck from the Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research at the University of Bremen was Deputy Chairwoman for five years

Versorgungsforschung| 17.11.2023

Treatment of urinary tract infection - multimodal intervention improves adherence to guidelines

PD Dr. Guido Schmiemann, Department of Health Service Research at the IPP, was involved in the research project on behalf of the University of Bremen.

Versorgungsforschung| 17.11.2023

Newly published: 3rd edition of the standard work Health Technology Assessment

Prof. Dr. Ansgar Gerhardus from IPP is Co-editor

Pflegewissenschaftliche Versorgungsforschung| 17.11.2023

Interdisciplinary exchange enriches: First network meeting on AI in care in Berlin

First network meeting on AI in care: areas of application, challenges and future prospects discussed by 80 people from science, practice, manufacturers and administration in Berlin.

Pflegewissenschaftliche Versorgungsforschung| 16.11.2023

Prof Dr Karin Wolf-Ostermann and Janissa Altona at the 33. Alzheimer Europe Conference in Helsinki, Finland

Prof Dr Karin Wolf-Ostermann and Janissa Altona from IPP at University of Bremen support the Alzheimer Europe Conference with their scientific presentations.

Public Health-Ethik und Health Humanities| 16.11.2023

Call for Abstracts, Students‘ Conference, Dead-line: November 15th, 2023

Health literacy and public institutions: What are the responsibilities of professional actors? We are looking for you and your poster presentation on March 4th & 5th, 2024!

Qualifikations- und Curriculumforschung| 03.11.2023

Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research represented at the final congress of the german quality offensive for teacher education

The final congress of the Quality Offensive for Teacher Education (QLB), took place in October 2023 in Berlin. Numerous universities presented their projects and gave an outlook on possible further developments in teacher education.

Versorgungsforschung| 16.10.2023

Press release of the DGPH and the DGSMP on the planned Federal Institute for Prevention and Education in Medicine (BIPAM)

Experts plead for urgent corrections

Public Health-Ethik und Health Humanities| 16.10.2023

Project start: Health equity and high body weight: On the importance of empirically-informed ethics for health policy analysis.

A new research project at IPP on health equity and high body weight will start on 01.10.2023.

Versorgungsforschung| 25.09.2023

Bremen University Foundation Award "Das Goldene Plitsch" for the guideline project on climate-conscious prescription of Inhalativa

The guideline project on climate-conscious prescribing of inhalers deals with the impact of pressurized metered dose inhalers on climate change. After an evaluation by the jury and the audience, the project was awarded the 3rd prize of 5,000€

Pflegewissenschaftliche Versorgungsforschung| 14.09.2023

"We want to present the methods in a way that is as action-oriented as possible and illustrated by practical examples. - Interview with Christian Spatscheck and Karin Wolf-Ostermann, authors of "social space analyses".

Expert of the Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP) and Head of the Department of Nursing Care Research - Interview of Budrich publishing house on the occasion of the newly published 2nd edition on social space analyses

12.09.2023

New IPP website is online

New website of the Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research presents itself in a fresh design and with new content

Global Health| 04.09.2023

Dept. of Global Health of the Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research offers summer academy for Bremen School Students

Workshop "Global Health - The Importance of Health Worldwide" for Bremen School Students

Epidemiologie des demographischen Wandels| 26.07.2023

Award of the title professorship to Dr. Karin Bammann, Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research

Ceremonial presentation of the certificate at the meeting of the departmental council of FB 11

Pflegewissenschaftliche Versorgungsforschung| 18.07.2023

Prof. Dr Karin Wolf-Ostermann from IPP Bremen in an interview with MEDICA on the topic: How do you bring health professionals and algorithms together?

Expert of the Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP) and Head of Nursing Care Research on the use of AI in nursing - Interview with Joachim Ott, MEDICA

Sozialepidemiologie| 26.06.2023

Co-designing Public Space: In Policy and Practice

Team from IPP's Social Epidemiology Department tests new design approaches in international project

Sozialepidemiologie| Epidemiologie des demographischen Wandels| 09.06.2023

New research network "SalusTransform" on health-promoting urban development started

Concept development phase for the evaluation of urban development measures in Bremen, Bochum and Wuppertal

Sozialepidemiologie| 03.05.2022

New interdisciplinary research project to develop an urban health monitoring system

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Bolte and Dr. Jacqueline Hamilton successful in receiving funding in the funding line „Planetary Health“ of the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt)

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Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research (IPP)

Shaping health for all. Sharing knowledge. Creating a sustainable future together - Welcome to IPP!

Shaping health for all - our research

Sharing knowledge - our teaching

Creating a sustainable future together - our transfer

Here you go to our Research departments and working groups:

Public Health Research

Nursing Research

News

Urban Epidemiology as an integrative approach for sustainable, health-promoting urban development

20th issue of IPP-Info newly published - Launch of our new online reader survey

Successful completion of the 1st legislature of the expert commission under the Nursing Professions Act

Treatment of urinary tract infection - multimodal intervention improves adherence to guidelines

Newly published: 3rd edition of the standard work Health Technology Assessment

Interdisciplinary exchange enriches: First network meeting on AI in care in Berlin

Prof Dr Karin Wolf-Ostermann and Janissa Altona at the 33. Alzheimer Europe Conference in Helsinki, Finland

Call for Abstracts, Students‘ Conference, Dead-line: November 15th, 2023

Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research represented at the final congress of the german quality offensive for teacher education

Press release of the DGPH and the DGSMP on the planned Federal Institute for Prevention and Education in Medicine (BIPAM)

Project start: Health equity and high body weight: On the importance of empirically-informed ethics for health policy analysis.

Bremen University Foundation Award "Das Goldene Plitsch" for the guideline project on climate-conscious prescription of Inhalativa

"We want to present the methods in a way that is as action-oriented as possible and illustrated by practical examples. - Interview with Christian Spatscheck and Karin Wolf-Ostermann, authors of "social space analyses".

New IPP website is online

Dept. of Global Health of the Institute of Public Health and Nursing Research offers summer academy for Bremen School Students

Award of the title professorship to Dr. Karin Bammann, Institute for Public Health and Nursing Research

Prof. Dr Karin Wolf-Ostermann from IPP Bremen in an interview with MEDICA on the topic: How do you bring health professionals and algorithms together?

Co-designing Public Space: In Policy and Practice

New research network "SalusTransform" on health-promoting urban development started

New interdisciplinary research project to develop an urban health monitoring system

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