Bertelsmann Stiftung "Health"

A comparison of youth loneliness in Europe in 2024

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:07:05 +0100

Many young adults in the EU share the feeling of loneliness. Approximately 57% of young Europeans between the ages of 18 and 35 are moderately or even severely lonely, as our new study “A comparison of youth loneliness in Europe in 2024” shows. Across countries, the level of educational attainment is a particular risk factor.

Young and Lonely – International Perspectives for a New Political Area

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Our current research examines approaches from Finland, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, and South Korea and presents ten recommendations for political action to address youth loneliness in Germany.

Pioneering Gen Z Entrepreneurs: Reflections and Policy Considerations

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Entrepreneurs change the way we think, work and live. Around the globe, inspiring young people are building successful companies around ideas that are driven by their ambitions and enabled by their entrepreneurial skills and values. Generation Z - referring to people born after 1997 - is reshaping our economies with its distinctive approaches to work and entrepreneurship.

Young people in Germany trust in democracy and the EU

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:01 +0100

The generation of 18- to 30-year-olds in Germany places more trust in democracy and the European Union than the average in other European countries. However, they are more critical of the federal government and the Bundestag. Young adults are not more concerned about climate change than their older counterparts, but many view their mental health as being at risk.

Our vision of a national health platform of the future

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0200

Imagine a patient-oriented internet platform that is free of disinformation and where the protection of personal health data is respected. Imagine what it might be like to receive the right information at the right moment, without even having to search for it. Our Health Program's Trusted Health Ecosystems project recently presented its vision for a national healthcare platform to around 100 stakeholders in the healthcare sector at the Berliner Freiheit event location.

NextGen goes Europe

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:31:28 +0200

A great exchance of the European Youth Parliament with young Europeans of more than 40 different countries in Baku from 5^th to 8^th August 2023.

Meaningful Youth Engagement with Global Health Governance

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0200

The World Health Summit took place in Berlin from October 16 – 18, 2022. Marek Wallenfels, Director of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Education and Next Generation program, discussed the topic of "Meaningful Youth Engagement with Global Health Governance" with leading representatives of the health sector during a panel discussion. Two youth organizations also presented their activities, which they are implementing in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO): The WHO Youth Council and the Youth Pre World Health Assembly (Youth PreWHA).

What the next generation associates with sustainability and how they are politically engaged

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0200

What does the next generation in Germany associate with sustainability? To what extent are 16- to 30-year-olds willing to get involved in sustainability issues? The findings of a recent survey conducted in cooperation with Kantar Public offer answers to these questions.

A patient-centred approach to high-value care

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:26:28 +0200

In order to provide high-value care, the German healthcare system needs to better focus on patient value and on outcomes. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are an important tool for this, as international experts concluded at the conference “Patient-centricity and high-value care in a modern health system” in Berlin on November 22nd, 2023. In a policy paper, the PRO expert group consulting the Bertelsmann Stiftungs´s Health Programme calls for swift regulatory measures.

Trusted Health Ecosystems – Development of a national platform strategy for the healthcare system

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:42:44 +0200

In the “Trusted Health Ecosystems” project, we are committed to shaping the digital healthcare system of tomorrow in a way that is both “social” and fair. With that in mind, we are creating a vision of a national healthcare platform that promotes participation in healthcare and creates digital “trust spaces".