[Public and non-public--opposing or complementary aspects in health education?]

Health education is presently undergoing renaissance in times of an increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases and especially of AIDS and environmental problems. In respect of health education measures, children play a very prominent role. Hence, both on non-governmental and governmental levels--represented in this synopsis by the Federal German Association for Health Education and the Dortmund Public Health Service--model initiatives for the intensification of health education are translated into reality. In this context, coordination and co-operation are essential factors.