[Opinion: prevention and health services research from the point of view of the German Forum on Disease Prevention and Health Promotion].

The article presents the point of view of the German Forum on Disease Prevention and Health Promotion that health promotion and prevention and health care research are not only similar as to their self-concept, structure and future tasks, but that health promotion and prevention need the systematic support of health care research to improve its policy impact. Furthermore, the article informs about the latest developments and the current state of disease prevention in Germany, presents a survey of the structure and work of the German Forum on Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and lists desirable topics for future studies in the field of health services research.