[Cooperation in public health in the Bodensee district from the viewpoint of Vorarlberg].

Following a brief presentation of a few significant data and specifications in respect of the structure and organisation of the Austrian Public Health administration, general basic rules for across-the-border cooperation in the region of Lake Constance are outlined. The following subjects for such cooperation are listed: epidemiology and how to fight spring-summer meningoencephalitis, rabies, echinococcosis, AIDS/HIV. Other areas of cooperation are, for example. Health protection within the framework of prostitution, drugs and drug substitution, states of emergency (natural or other catastrophes), incidents or cases or topics concerning pharmaceuticals, pharmacology or pharmacies in general, and especially environmental protection and protection of natural resources in connection with the large drinking water reservoir Lake Constance. Future perspectives are roughly sketched in respect of possible closer cooperation and communication if occasion arises.