[Family-oriented health promotion : A user-oriented approach for health promotion with children and families in municipalities].

Community health promotion with children requires a conceptual framework to support children and families and sustainably improve their health opportunities.Family-oriented health promotion is an approach to implement this demanding task. It focuses in particular on the user perspective of families. It can be conceptually presented along the life-stage approach. Pregnancy, early childhood and adolescence as well as transitions between age-specific socialization institutions are highly vulnerable. Additionally, burdened life situations are presented along familial adversities such as poverty, isolation, single parenting, external placement or illnesses, and life-specific approaches to health promotion and prevention are named. Family-oriented health promotion should avoid stigmatization and support families through municipalities and other settings.