This paper reflects on the classification and social categorization of ethnically diverse populations as a discursive practice in the production of knowledge by state institutions in the field of public health. It begins by providing an overview of the terms "migrant" and "ethnicity" in public...

Background: We propose using neighborhood characteristics as demand-related morbidity adjusters to improve prediction models such as the risk equalization model. Results: Since the neighborhood has no explicit ‘place’ in healthcare demand models, we have developed the “Neighborhood and...

Qualitative Methoden haben sich bei der Erforschung von Gesundheit und Krankheit inzwischen fest etabliert. Der Band bietet einen Überblick über die aktuelle Forschungslandschaft und setzt sich mit den Erkenntnischancen einer qualitativen interdisziplinären Gesundheitsforschung auseinander....