Health Information: department tasks

The department provides independent, evidence-based and easy-to-understand information for patients and consumers. The department’s core project is the bilingual (DE/EN) website gesundheitsinformation.de / informedhealth.org.

With this health information, IQWiG aims to

• enable patients and consumers to make active and informed decisions on health questions,
• enable patients to be supported by their family and friends,
• improve comprehension of medical and scientific information,
• improve knowledge about physical, mental and emotional health, and
• encourage the critical use of health services.

Staff members

• search for and evaluate the evidence in order to identify health topics that are important and of interest to patients,
• update and supplement the contents of gesundheitsinformation.de / informedhealth.org,
• produce specially prepared health information and decision aids,
• produce easy-to-understand information on IQWiG's final reports,
• handle their own projects commissioned by the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) or the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).