society for social medicine society for social medicine the society for social medicine (ssm) is the primary organization for researchers in social, community, and public health in the uk and ireland, founded in london in 1956. 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. society for social medicine & population healthabbreviationsocsocmedformation1956founded atlondonpurposeto promote population health researchwebsitewww.socsocmed.org.uk 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. objectives to advance knowledge for population health. 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. 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.