Background

In order to enable children to grow up healthy, to secure their development opportunities, the future and the well-being of society as a whole, Dr. Berthold Koletzko, specialist in paediatrics and adolescent medicine, founded the Child Health Foundation in 1997. 

The university-related and charitable Child Health Foundation aims to promote the health and quality of life of children and adolescents and to prevent overweight and obesity.

The Foundation supports research and scientific meeting, facilitates training of health care professionals, and shares evidence based information on pertinent issues relevant to child health promotion with the public and with decision makers. 

In close collaboration with competent partners and renown specialists, the Fountation develops and evaluates health promotion strategies and programs based on current scientific evidence, for excample for day care and kindergarten settings and for schools.