Health Collective Neukölln wins 1. Prize of the Springer Medicine CharityAward for holistic health care

The health collective Neukölln won the 1st price of the Springer Medicine CharityAward. This recognizes the outstanding commitment of the Neukölln facility, which is committed to the holistic health care of people - in the middle of the Neuköllner Rollbergkiez. The Neuköllner Health City Councilor Hannes Rehfeldt congratulated the non -profit association and honored the merits of the "Geko", which has been working in Neukölln since 2016

District Councilor Hannes Rehfeldt: "In the name of the Neukölln district, I congratulate the health collective at this price and thanks for the work in the neighborhood. The health collective shows the best side of a health system in the necessary change.

The cooperation between different professional groups from the doctor to social workers and educators to the nursing staff is pioneering and exemplary, especially for regions with pronounced social risks. The goal must be to no longer enable this by volunteering, but to create reliable municipal structures. ”

With the health collective, which moved into a new building on the Kindl site last year, a place was created in Neukölln in which medical and nursing, psychological and social aspects of comprehensive care are offered under one roof. His goal is to make the access hurdles for health care low and to act as a meeting place in the neighborhood.

With the Springer Medicine CharityAward under the patronage of Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach, the specialist publishing group characterizes the outstanding commitment of foundations, organizations and institutions every year, which are particularly committed to health care in Germany. In addition to the first-placed Neuköllner "Geko", a Saarland initiative to support children with cancer and the Schwäbisch-Gmünd senior network were awarded the other two prizes.

The health collective Neukölln won the 1st price of the Springer Medicine CharityAward. The award recognizes the outstanding commitment of the facility in Neuköllner Rollbergkiez for the holistic health care of people. The health collective has been active in Neukölln since 2016 and has set itself the goal of keeping the access hurdles to health care low and at the same time acting as a meeting place in the neighborhood. The aim of the association is to offer medical-care, psychological and social aspects of comprehensive care under one roof.

The cooperation between different professional groups such as doctors: interior, social workers: Interior, educator: Interior and nursing staff is a pioneering example, especially for regions with social risks. Hannes Rehfeldt, Neuköllner Health City Councilor, congratulated the health collective and emphasized that health was more than the absence of illness. He emphasizes the merits of the health collective and speaks out for the establishment of reliable municipal structures to relieve volunteering.

The health collective moved into a new building on the Kindl site in Neukölln last year. This spatial change enables the association to offer holistic health care more effectively. The prize of the Springer Medicine Charityward under the patronage of Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach recognizes the outstanding commitment of organizations that are particularly devoted to health care in Germany. In addition to the Neukölln health collective, an initiative to support children with cancer in Saarland and the Schwäbisch-Gmünd senior network were also awarded prices.