The Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health Prolepsis is a nongovernmental organization, active in the field of medical research, health promotion, environmental and occupational health. With a strong belief in health being a fundamental right, Prolepsis has undertaken a leading role in the field of public health since 1990, by designing and implementing initiatives on various health issues and in different sectors (eg. education, workplace) targeting a wide range of audiences, such as women, migrants, adolescents, and different types of occupational groups, such as health professionals, as well as policy makers, other NGOs and decision makers. As a coordinator and a partner in approximately 30 EU co-funded and numerous national projects, Prolepsis implements research, applied and educational initiatives in cooperation with other institutions, aiming at health promotion, health education, medical research, policy change and tackling health inequalities. Its human resources consist of a multi-disciplinary experienced team of physicians, health promotion and communication specialists, statisticians, economists and psychologists.
