“From Crisis to Health in All Policies.” Conference report from the Poverty and Health 2021 Congress

Abstract

The annual Poverty and Health congress, which has been organized by Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg e. V. since 1995, has become one of the biggest public health events in Germany. It offers an exchange platform for science, practice, and politics. This year’s congress topic was “From Crisis to Health in All Policies,” which aimed to address the SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic’s impact on society in general and public health in particular. Overall, 80 panels were organized with close to 500 experts discussing a wide range of subjects and questions, for example, the connection between poverty and COVID-19, the current challenges in the care sector, the situation of homeless people, and the impact of the pandemic on (young) families or students as well as global questions on vaccination strategy and key issues for a public health strategy for Germany.