Responsibilities
Research interests in forest medicine (forest bathing, forest therapy, cure and healing forests), chronobiology, naturopathic treatments & complementary medicine
Contact
Chair for Public Health and Health Services Research
Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE)
Health Resorts - Health Services Research
Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU)
Marchioninistr. 17
81377 Munich, Germany
Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology (IBE)
Health Resorts - Health Services Research
Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU)
Marchioninistr. 17
81377 Munich, Germany
Room:
U 044
Phone:
+49 (0)89 2180-78213
Fax:
+49 (0)89 2180-78230
Email:
gimmich@ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de
Work group
Forest therapy & medicine, medical climatology
Area of interests
Research interests
- Forest medicine, forest therapy, forest bathing and its clinical evaluation and evidence
- Nature and health in urban context
- Forests for health
Current Projects
- The potential of the forest as a local healing method in the Bavarian health resorts - a guide to the structural requirements.
- Forest use for health purposes - observation and analysis of current developments for the strategic positioning of forest actors (cooperation project with TU Munich)
- Development of curricula for the training of forest-health trainers and forest therapists, teacher.
- Evaluation of the training "Forest Therapy Guide" of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and Program (USA).
Closed projects
- Evaluation of an international core curriculum of forest therapy guides. Cooperation LMU with ANFTA; not finalised.
Curriculum Vitae
- 1981-1984 State vocational school for medical radiology technicians
- 1984-1985 Oncological clinic, radiotherapy, LMU Munich
- 1985-1990 Institute of Medical Balneology and Climatology, LMU Munich, Prof. Pratzel
- 1991-1999 Institute of Medical Balneologie and Climatology, LMU Munich, Prof. Schuh
- 2000-2009 Institute of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Scientific Research Assistant of Prof. Stucki
- 2009-2011 Institute of health and Rehabilitations Sciences, Scientific Research Assistant of Prof. Nowak
- 2011-2018 Institute of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Scientific Research Assistant of Prof. Schuh
- 2018-today Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research (IBE), Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Scientific Research Associate and Scientific Reserach Assistant of Prof. Schuh
Additional Qualifications/Educations
- since 2017 in work: doctoral thesis Dr. rer.biol.hum at the LMU Munich
- 2018-2019: training and certification as "certified Forest Therapy Guide" by the American Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and Program ANFT in Europe
- 2018: Teaching to "Certified Trainee in Forest Medicine" by the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) in Japan
- February 2017: Certification Master of Science DIPL (TUM)
- 2014-2017: M.Sc. program "Physical activity and Health - diagnosis, prevention and intervention in the life span" at the TU Munich
- March 2014: Certification B.Sc. CAM
- 2010-2014 Bachelor Sc. program in complementary and alternative Medicine (B. Sc. CAM)
- 2005 certification as medical climatotherapist
- 1991 naturopathic practioner certification