Society for Social Medicine

Society for Social Medicine & Population Health
AbbreviationSocSocMed
Formation1956
Founded atLondon
PurposeTo promote Population Health research
Websitewww.socsocmed.org.uk

The Society for Social Medicine (SSM[1]) is the primary organization for researchers in social, community, and public health in the UK and Ireland, founded in London in 1956.[2] The society was renamed the Society for Social Medicine and Population Health. It is affiliated to the European Public Health Association and is a member of the International Epidemiological Association’s European Epidemiology Federation.[3]

Aim

The main aim of the society is to engage research, development and training in a range of segments such as epidemiology, medical and healthcare for prevention of diseases.[1]

Objectives

  • To advance knowledge for population health.[1]

Membership

Membership is open to individuals anyone who is interested in the society's aims. There is a nomination process whereby prospective members are put forward for consideration by current members. Applicants who do not any current members can also apply however and their application will be considered.[1]

Meetings

The Society holds an Annual Scientific Meeting each year in the British Isles. The conference proceedings and abstracts are published in a special supplement of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "About us". SSM website. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Pemberton, J. (1 May 2002). "Origins and early history of the Society for Social Medicine in the UK and Ireland". Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 56 (5): 342–346. doi:10.1136/jech.56.5.342. ISSN 0143-005X. PMC 1732158. PMID 11964429.
  3. ↑ "Society for Social Medicine & Population Health". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meetings". SSM website. Retrieved 10 February 2014.


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