Public Health
The “Public Health” working group is a multidisciplinary group comprised of members with core areas of sociology, psychology, health sciences, and economics, and is dedicated to researching health and well-being in different environments.
The focus is primarily on the workplace or working environment. Various research projects specifically examine the physical and psychological stresses experienced by employees and their impacts on health.
The research projects not only investigate and analyze conditions, effects, and influences, but also typically develop, implement, and evaluate interventions. The measures can target both conditions and behavior and usually relate to the field of primary or secondary prevention.
Overview of the research focus of the Public Health working group
- Corporate health/corporate health management
- Health services research
- Psychological stress
- Teacher health
- Networking
- Work 4.0
- Evaluation concepts
Petra Santer
Henkestrasse 9-11
91054 Erlangen
- Telefon: +49 9131 85-26110
- E-Mail: petra.santer@fau.de
- Webseite: https://www.ipasum.med.fau.de/
Amanda Sophie Voss, M.A.
Henkestrasse 9-11
91054 Erlangen
- Telefon: +49 9131 85-26123
- E-Mail: amanda.voss@fau.de
- Webseite: https://www.ipasum.med.fau.de/
Former employees
KompASS – Aging Competently with Meaning and Structure (10/2023 – 09/2025)
Development of an application that helps prevent the threat of loneliness in old age, even during working life, and promotes the mental health of employees.
Transfer project “Healthy Working in Thuringia” (GAIT) – Networking. Stabilization. Sustainability.” (04/2022 – 03/2025)
Continuation of the model project “Healthy Working in Thuringia”
Studimeter (01/2022 – open)
Long-term study on the study load, resources, and coping strategies of medical students, identifying opportunities to improve study experience at FAU
LaGACo (03/2020 – open)
Long-term study on health and work as a result of the Corona crisis
Elisabeth Schuster geb. Pfleger Amanda Sophie Voss (M.A.)
BGW AWS (01/2020 – 12/2021)
Research project “Process quality, benefit and satisfaction of respiratory consultations”
Dr. med. Julia Hiller Regina Lutz Amanda Sophie Voss (M.A.)
Re-Source – Project to strengthen health resources among teachers (01/2020 – 12/2022)
Participatory development of a target group-oriented intervention for health promotion among teachers
Wolfgang Fischmann Regina Lutz Elisabeth Wischlitzki geb. Schäfer
EBMediS – Attitudes and well-being of medical students (10/2019 – open)
Study on study load and health status of medical students, supplemented by other varying research content.
Amanda Sophie Voss (M.A.) Elisabeth Wischlitzki geb. Schäfer
AVENUE – Work intensification Erlangen-NUErnberg (03/2019 – 05/2021)
Compilation of procedures for identifying new forms of work intensification and their consequences as well as measures for prevention
RegioKMUnet (01/2015 – 04/2019)
Corporate health management in a digitalized working world supported by regional SME networks 2.0
Wolfgang Fischmann Amanda Sophie Voss (M.A.)
Teacher health (01/2014 – 12/2022)
Wolfgang Fischmann Dr. med. Anna Wolfschmidt-Fietkau
GAIT – Working healthily in Thuringia (01/2017 – 03/2022)
Model project for workplace health promotion (§ 20g SGB V)
Wolfgang Fischmann Regina Lutz Nadja Amler
Initial care system in public transport (Project completed)
Impact analysis of first aid systems in local public transport
Vital companies (Project completed, 06/2009 – 05/2011)
Accompanying evaluation of the network “Workplace Health Promotion (CHP) in Rural Areas” – Healthy Working Environment for Ageing Employees (as part of the “Healthy. Living. Bavaria” initiative)
Moving companies (Project completed, 09/2005 – 08/2008)
Initiation of a sustainable health-promoting culture in the company – “Erlangen Model of Corporate Health Promotion”