Dr. Wimmer: Definitely. Health is an education problem. The topic must have a fixed place in schools. It must be taught better in schools. In this case, better means in such a way that students can find a way to relate to the topic of health on a personal level. Health in itself is not an interesting topic for healthy people, so it must be taught in a very practical way.
Prof. Hurrelmann: I agree. Health needs a fixed place in the school system, either as its own subject or it needs to be more strongly integrated into other subjects. Several colleagues and I have been requesting this for some time, so I am delighted that so many young adults themselves also would like to see health become a school subject. The generation seems to understand that health is an extremely important topic and would like to be better prepared. I believe that health can be made exciting.