Transfer partizipativer Forschungsergebnisse in die Praxis: Das Beratungsinstrument Standortanalyse in der kommunalen Gesundheitsförderung

Hamburg promotes the establishment and expansion of integrated municipal strategies in communities. For the consultation, we (the research community of the “Community Development of Health Strategies” project) developed a tool called Standortanalyse (Readiness for Establishing and Expanding Integrated Municipal Strategies of Health Promotion [RIMS]) using a participatory process. The tool design is based on the project’s findings and follows the community readiness model. Standortanalyse is a location analysis that helps assess a community and is aimed at professionals. This article describes how translation into practice can be achieved. To that end, we present the findings of the Standortanalyse pilot phase in four districts of Hamburg from 2019 to 2020, which we accompanied with an evaluation. The Standortanalyse tool consists of a board, topic areas, question cards, and a workbook. The tool’s central element is the analysis of the topic areas. The subject of our qualitative evaluation was acceptance of the consultations, suitability and handling of the tool itself, and needs for further development. The results have been broken down to consultation context, consultation approach, and effects. The central findings are: the tool promotes networking among professionals, contributes to structuring and transparency in the development of integrated municipal strategies in communities, closes knowledge gaps, and supports the processes. In practice, external process support is significant. In addition to the availability of the tool, it will be important to invest in consultant training and digital services in the future.