The Federal Center for Health Education ( German : Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung ; BZgA ) is a federal authority within the portfolio of the German Federal Ministry of Health . The Authority has its headquarters in Cologne and is headed by Heidrun Thaiss . The BZgA was founded in 1967.
Tasks
The BZgA has the task of promoting the willingness of citizens to act responsibly to meet their needs. The main focus of the BZgA are AIDS prevention , sex education , drug abuse prevention , child sexual abuse , healthy eating and organ donation . In addition, the Federal Center for Health Education performs studies and investigations in order to improve their educational work. The studies are published regularly.
At its inception the BZgA had the following tasks:
- Development of guidelines and principles for the content and methods of practical health education
- Education and training of people in the field of health education and information
- Coordination of health information and health education in the federal territory
- Cooperation with foreign countries in these fields