Susanne Busch

Prof. Dr. Susanne Busch is a Professor of Health Economics and Health Policy at the Department of Nursing and Management, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. She leads the Competence Center Health (CCG HAW Hamburg) and serves in multiple administrative roles including Examination Board Head for dual interuniversity midwifery programs.

• Health Economics and Policy
• Health Services Research
• Urban and Rural Health Disparities
• Dementia and Long-Term Care
• Interdisciplinary Healthcare Education

Her research focuses on health services research with emphasis on long-term care needs and dementia, including projects like LeDeHa (Living with Dementia in Hamburg) and NoMi (Minimize Emergency Admissions from nursing homes). She contributes to state-funded initiatives like Healthy Neighborhoods and leads longitudinal studies on dual nursing program graduates.

Key publications analyze quartier-level health promotion, caregiver support systems, and data-driven healthcare interventions. She collaborates with institutions including IGG Institute for Public Health (University of Augsburg), Hamburg Working Group for Health Promotion (HAG), and HAM-NET network.

• Board Member, DGSMP (German Society for General Practice & Family Medicine)
• Board Member, DGGÖ (German Society for Education Research)
• Chairman, Hamburg Working Group for Health Promotion (HAG)
• Member, Hamburg State Nursing Committee
• Member, Dementia Action Group