PuGiS

What PuGiS does

PuGiS (Prävention und Gesundheit im Saarland e.V.) is a Saarbrücken-based, German non-profit registered association (eingetragener Verein) that coordinates health promotion and prevention services across the state of Saarland. Operating under the WHO 'Health in All Policies' principle, the organization functions as a coordination layer rather than a clinical provider, networking statutory health insurers, municipal governments, Caritas, Pflegestützpunkte, schools, and social organizations into a unified prevention ecosystem spanning all six Saarland districts (Merzig-Wadern, Saarlouis, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Sankt Wendel, Neunkirchen, Regionalverband Saarbrücken).

Its core portfolio includes four umbrella programs coordinated under the 'Das Saarland lebt gesund!' (DSLG) network: Koordinierungsstelle Gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit (KGC, health equity coordination), teamw()rk für Gesundheit und Arbeit (free movement, nutrition, and stress-management courses for unemployed individuals, including online offerings), Generation Z wie Zukunft (holistic health promotion for vocational-school students), and Programm Schatzsuche (parent program in kindergartens). Supporting it is a portfolio of counseling services — Psychosoziale Sucht-Beratungsstellen via Caritas, Pflegestützpunkte, Angebot Wiesel for children from addiction-affected families, Unabhängig im Alter for senior addiction counseling — plus awareness initiatives including the HerzSchlag-Kampagne and the STOP CANCER TOUR mobile education series.

PuGiS employs approximately 5 people and operates on a grant-funded model: revenues come from the GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit statutory health insurance alliance and Saarland state ministry funding, not user fees. All programs are free to end users. Go-to-market is event- and partner-driven (outdoor yoga nights, DSLG-Erlebnistouren, school workshops), supplemented by Facebook, Instagram, newsletter, and YouTube channels. Michael Keck serves as 1st Vorstandsvorsitzender (Board Chairman); the organization has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity.

Name

PuGiS

Legal name

Prävention und Gesundheit im Saarland e.V.

Website

https://pugis.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PuGiS e.V. is a Saarbrücken-based non-profit association that coordinates statewide health promotion and prevention programs across all Saarland districts, serving unemployed individuals, vocational-school students, seniors, and addiction-affected families via GKV and state-funded free services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health & Prevention Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAJALAJ

Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Funding, Grants & Program Administration

SECONDARYHLAJALAF

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Funding, Grants & Program Administration

SECONDARYHLAJAMAC

Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Policy & Administration

SECONDARYHLAJALAK

Health Equity & Social Determinants Program Funding

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Funding, Grants & Program Administration

SECONDARYBPAGACAC

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Health promotion services
• Addiction counseling
• Prevention programs
• Community health coordination
• Care support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saarbrücken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government and statutory health insurance funding: As a non-profit association (e.V.) focused on prevention and health promotion, PuGiS operates primarily through funding from government sources, statutory health insurance providers (GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit), and public grants. Programs like teamw()rk are offered completely free to participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PuGiS e.V. coordinates and delivers free health promotion and prevention programs across Saarland, Germany. It operates a statewide network including DSLG (Das Saarland lebt gesund!), KGC (Koordinierungsstelle Gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit), teamw()rk for unemployed individuals, Generation Z wie Zukunft for vocational students, addiction counseling centers (Psychosoziale Sucht-Beratungsstellen), and care support points (Pflegestützpunkte). All programs are offered free of charge to participants and funded via statutory health insurance (GKV) and public grants.

Product overview

PuGiS e.V. is a coordination and networking organization rather than a software product company. Its offering consists of multiple interconnected health promotion programs and counseling services operating across Saarland, Germany. The core structure includes the DSLG network (Das Saarland lebt gesund!) as the umbrella coordination platform, which houses sub-programs like outdoor yoga nights, experience tours, and the STOP CANCER TOUR. Supporting programs include teamw()rk for unemployed individuals, Generation Z for vocational students, and KGC for health equity coordination. Additionally, PuGiS operates a network of counseling centers (Sucht-Beratungsstellen) and Pflegestützpunkte for care support. The organization functions as a public health coordinator rather than a technology product vendor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Das Saarland lebt gesund! (DSLG): A major health promotion network project coordinated by PuGiS e.V.
• teamw()rk für Gesundheit und Arbeit
• Koordinierungsstelle Gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit (KGC)
• Generation Z wie Zukunft

Products and services

• Das Saarland lebt gesund! (DSLG) Statewide network in Saarland coordinating health promotion initiatives including outdoor yoga nights, experience tours, and various preventive health programs for the general population.
• Koordinierungsstelle Gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit (KGC) Coordination office for equal health opportunities that supports and networks actors in health promotion targeting socially disadvantaged groups.
• teamw()rk für Gesundheit und Arbeit Free prevention program for unemployed individuals offering courses in movement, nutrition, and stress management to improve their health and job prospects.
• Generation Z wie Zukunft Holistic health promotion program for students at vocational schools, strengthening health and life skills among young people.
• Programm Schatzsuche A parent program for kindergartens developed by Hamburgische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gesundheitsförderung, following a resource-oriented approach focusing on children's development.
• Psychosoziale Sucht-Beratungsstellen Addiction counseling services offered at multiple locations (Merzig, Lebach, Dillingen, Saarlouis) providing consultation for those affected and relatives regarding substance and non-substance addictions.
• Pflegestützpunkte Care support points across all Saarland districts offering advice and support for care-dependent individuals and their families.
• Angebot Wiesel Support program for children and adolescents growing up in families affected by addiction, offering individual counseling and group sessions.
• Unabhängig im Alter (UiA) Addiction counseling specifically for seniors addressing substance abuse issues among older adults.
• Online-Angebote (teamw()rk) Online health offerings for unemployed individuals including yoga, relaxation, and nutrition courses delivered via video conferencing platforms.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit (Statutory Health Insurance Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit provides funding for health promotion programs coordinated by PuGiS. This partnership enables free programs for unemployed individuals and other target groups across Saarland.
• Caritas (Psychosocial Addiction Counseling Centers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaritas operates multiple psychosocial addiction counseling centers under the PuGiS network, including locations in Merzig, Lebach, Dillingen, and Saarlouis.
• Pflegestützpunkte Saarland (Care Support Points)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of care support points across all Saarland districts providing advice and coordination for care-needy individuals and their families.
• Verein für SozialpsychiatrieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting people with mental illness in participating in social life, with CUM-iNO project for people in emergency situations.
• Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Frauen und Gesundheit (Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Women and Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState ministry that initiated the HerzSchlag campaign, implemented through the Das Saarland lebt gesund! network.
• STOP CANCER TOUR collaboration partnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration includes Unfallkasse Saarland, DAK-Gesundheit, Gesundheitsamt Sankt Wendel, Beratungsstelle Knackpunkt, and other organizations for cancer prevention education.
• Special Olympics Deutschland im SaarlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Healthy Athletes program providing health screenings and consultations for people with intellectual disabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kooperationsverbund Gesundheitliche Chancengleichheit: Federal coordinating body for health equity that PuGiS's KGC program is explicitly part of; comparable in mission (reducing health inequities) and operates at federal rather than Land level.
• Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA): Federal government agency for health education and prevention; a broader incumbent that sets national frameworks and co-funds state coordinators like PuGiS through GKV-Bündnis-aligned programs.
• GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit: Statutory health insurance alliance that directly funds PuGiS's programs and other state coordinators; an incumbent funding/coordination platform with overlapping beneficiaries and program scope.

Direct peers

• Hessische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gesundheitsförderung (HAGE): Hessen's state-level network for health promotion, prevention, and self-help support; structurally comparable to PuGiS in coordinating Land-wide prevention programs and serving socially disadvantaged groups.
• Landesvereinigung für Gesundheit und Akademie für Sozialmedizin Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony's state-level health promotion association; analogous to PuGiS in operating a multi-program portfolio under public funding for prevention and health equity.
• Hamburgische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Gesundheitsförderung (HAG): State-level non-profit coordinator for health promotion and prevention in Hamburg; the developer of the Schatzsuche parent program that PuGiS itself implements, making it a near-perfect operational analog.
• Landeszentrale für Gesundheit in Bayern (LZG): Bavaria's state health promotion center; comparable as a Land-level entity coordinating prevention initiatives, addiction counseling support, and health equity programs across multiple districts.

Others

• Caritas Deutschland: Core operational partner that runs PuGiS's psychosocial addiction counseling centers; thematically adjacent as a national welfare organization delivering overlapping health/social services.
• AOK Saarland – Die Gesundheitskasse: Major regional statutory health insurer and likely GKV-Bündnis contributor; comparable as a Saarland-rooted health funder with overlapping beneficiary populations.

Emerging players

• Special Olympics Deutschland: Direct partner of PuGiS in delivering Healthy Athletes screenings in Saarland; overlaps in serving people with intellectual disabilities through community health initiatives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pugis

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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