astronomy

Rüdiger Krech

Rüdiger Krech is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rüdiger Krech rather than just read about it. In short: Rüdiger Krech (born 9 June 1964) is a German public health expert who currently works as a senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO). An advocate for universal health coverage, social determinants of health, Health in All Policies and social protection, he is the Director of Health Promotion at WHO.

Key takeaways

Rüdiger Krech belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Rüdiger Krech to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Rüdiger Krech from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Rüdiger Krech (born 9 June 1964) is a German public health expert who currently works as a senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO). An advocate for universal health coverage, social determinants of health, Health in All Policies and social protection, he is the Director of Health Promotion at WHO.

Life and career

Early career Krech attended Bielefeld University in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany where he obtained his Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degrees. In 1992, he joined the WHO's Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he held various positions in the areas of ageing, health promotion, health policies and health systems. In 2003, he joined the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) where he worked as the Head of the Social Protection Section and the director of the Social Security Program in India. In 2005, together with colleagues from the WHO and the International Labour Office, Krech formed the WHO-ILO-GTZ Consortium on Social Health Insurance, a collaborative effort to extend health protection coverage in developing countries. As a member of the German delegation in both the executive board of the WHO and the World Health Assembly between 2004 and 2009, he was also a chief negotiator of the resolution on sustainable health financing, universal coverage and social health insurance, passed in 2005.

World Health Organization In October 2009, Krech returned to the World Health Organization, this time working at their headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland as the Director for Ethics, Equity, Trade and Human Rights, leading about 70 scientists and health professionals in developing innovative programs in those areas. In 2010, he was also appointed as a professor of global health at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. He was part of the organizing committee for the World Conference on the Social Determinants of Health that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 19–21 October 2011. The conference lead to the Rio Political Declaration, which was a commitment from member states to reduce health inequality and promote development. In November 2013, he became the organization's Director for Universal Health Coverage and Health Systems at the office of the Assistant Director-General. He oversees its work in providing safe and effective medicines and health technologies, integrated people-centred health services, health financing and governance, health workforce, knowledge management, information, policy and research. In 2019, he was appointed as Director for Health Promotion at the World Health Organization. He oversees WHO's work on tobacco and alcohol control, physical activity, health law and fiscal policies for health, healthy settings, health literacy, community engagement and wellbeing.

Selected publications 2010: "Implications of the Adelaide Statement on Health in All Policies" (with N. Valentine, L. T. Reinders and D. Albrecht). Bulletin of the World Health Organization; Volume 88, Number 10 2011: "Tuberculosis: Still a Social Disease" (with M. Raviglione). International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease; Volume 15, Supplement 2 2011: "Action on Social Determinants of Health Is Essential to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases" (with K. Rasanathan). Bulletin of the World Health Organization; Volume 89, Number 10 2011: "Social Determinants of Health: Practical Solutions to Deal with a Well-Recognized Issue". Bulletin of the World Health Organization; Volume 89, Number 10 2011: "Healthy Public Policies: Looking Ahead". Health Promotion International; Volume 26, Supplement 2, pages 268–272 2013: "Health Workforce Brain Drain: From Denouncing the Challenge to Solving the Problem" (with G. Cometto, K. Tulenko and A. S. Muula). PLOS Medicine; Volume 10, Issue 9 2013: "Human resources for universal health coverage: from evidence to policy and action" (with M. Sales, M. P. Kieny and C. F. Etienne). Bulletin of the World Health Organization; Volume 91, Number 11 2014: "Globale Gesundheitssteuerung und globale Steuerung für mehr Gesundheit". Gesundheits- und Sozialpolitik; Volume 68, pages 10–13 2014: "The 2014 Ebola Outbreak: Ethical Use of Unregistered Interventions" (with M. P. Kieny). Bulletin of the World Health Organization; Volume 92, Number 9

References

External links Rüdiger Krech profile at the World Health Organization's website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Rüdiger Krech

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Rüdiger Krech claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Rüdiger Krech before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Rüdiger Krech ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Rüdiger Krech

In research: Rüdiger Krech appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rüdiger Krech in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rüdiger Krech is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1964 births, Bielefeld University alumni, German officials of the United Nations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Rüdiger Krech outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Rüdiger Krech in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Rüdiger Krech means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Rüdiger Krech in simple terms?

Why does Rüdiger Krech matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Rüdiger Krech?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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