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In 2004, the dental service of the Frankfurt (Oder) public health department launched the "Kita mit Biss" prevention program. This was prompted by the findings of the dental check-ups in the daycare centers. The aim was to create an environment that promotes oral health in the city's daycare centers. Practical guidelines for action were developed together with the nursery teachers. "Kita mit Biss" is now an integral part of everyday daycare in 589 daycare centers in 13 districts and four independent cities in Brandenburg as well as in facilities in six other federal states.

On October 11, 2024, representatives of the European twin cities of Tornio-Haparanda (FI-SE), Valga-Valka (EE-LV) and Gorizia-Nova Gorica (IT-SI) met with the city leaders of Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice at Frankfurt City Hall. The exchange focused on joint, cross-border urban development projects.

Volunteering is an important part of working together as a society. Many people are therefore committed to helping the community in their free time. Whether in the volunteer fire department or in a sports club, for sick or elderly people: There is a broad cross-generational spectrum of voluntary work. In 2024, the city of Frankfurt (Oder) will therefore once again award the "Volunteer of the Year" prize.

Since Sunday, the Oder-Spree district has only been on alert level II, the water levels are continuing to fall and the flood situation is easing. Michael Buhrke, Deputy Mayor and Head of the Department for Internal Administration, Construction and District Development, as well as Head of the Civil Protection Department, gave an initial assessment on Monday: "We were always ahead of the situation, ahead of the alert levels and provided information at an early stage. This principle proved its worth and we got through the flood situation well. The most important thing is that the dykes held."

Whether a crisis is a crisis and how bad it is perceived is decided by a small number of communicators. With this basic thesis in mind, researchers at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) have examined the crisis communication of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) during the coronavirus pandemic in a study now published in the renowned international Journal of Management Studies and created a process model of crisis modulation.

Once again this year, numerous representatives from business, politics and transport are expected at the world's largest trade fair for transport technology at Messe Berlin. Innovative solutions for sustainable #mobility will be discussed together. You are welcome to visit us at the stand of our service provider IPG Infrastruktur- und Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH in the CityCube, Hall B | 210.

On September 18, the State Office for the Environment (LfU) declared alert level I for Ratzdorf and Eisenhüttenstadt (Oder-Spree district). On 19.09.2024, the water level in Kienitz (Märkisch-Oderland district) was 324 cm, an increase of 41 cm compared to the previous day (283 cm). According to current LfU forecasts, the first gauges in Märkisch-Oderland will reach alert level III on September 23. It is likely that alert level IV will follow the A III very quickly.

The best-known planned individual measure of the Frankfurt-Słubice INTERREG project "Mobile Twin City", which was officially launched this week at the Collegium Polonicum in Słubice, is the feasibility study for a second bridge. Uwe Schüler, State Secretary at the Brandenburg Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Planning (MIL), pledged the support of the state government to the twin city: "A second bridge for Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice is essential in the long term."

In preparation for the flood situation expected at the weekend, the districts of Oder-Spree and Märkisch-Oderland and the city of Frankfurt (Oder) have coordinated their crisis teams, in which internal and external structures work together, involving not only fire and disaster control but also building and environmental authorities, police and THW. The flood warning center of the state of Brandenburg had already issued flood warnings on 16.09.2024. The Oder-Spree district provides daily updates on the work of the Office for Fire, Civil Protection and Disaster Control at Aktuelle Hochwasserlage / Landkreis Oder-Spree (landkreis-oder-spree.de).

The "Our village has a future" competition has been held at federal and state level for decades and makes the commitment of the village population to the future of the villages visible. It is designed to support a long-term development process. Last week, the district evaluation committee visited the participating villages. A total of five villages successfully applied: Werbig, Dolgelin, Zechin, Ortwig and Reichenberg.