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OUR MISSION, VISION, AND APPROACH
INEP works to achieve its mission by:
Building a strong, global network of professionals through its diverse membership and organizational partnerships
Providing an international forum to discuss any policy concern related to epidemiology;
Creating and disseminating diverse forms of evidence-based knowledge about epidemiology, including scholarly publications, policy briefs, position statements, declarations, and educational materials (such as hosting workshops and webinars);
Recognizing and highlighting the misuse and corruption within the science and profession of epidemiology;
Supporting capacity-building, so that community groups, government agencies, educators, and others, can build their understanding and use of epidemiology;
Supporting the capacity-building of epidemiologists to better translate the science and research of epidemiology into public policy; and
Influencing decision-makers at the international, national, and local levels through publications, conferences, and educational courses.
WHY INEP IS UNIQUE
INEP is the only global network of epidemiologists and public health experts that brings together academic and practitioners in order to bridge the nexus between epidemiological research and public policy.
INEP’s history, mission and programs are based on promoting ethics and integrity in the research and use of epidemiology as independent, transparent and evidence-based, as the scientific basis for rational, informed public health policy.
OUR ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Member Societies - INEP consists of 24 professional epidemiological and public health organisations.
Board members - Board members are primary, secondary, and tertiary representatives from Member Societies. They are experts in epidemiology and public health related fields, nominated by Member Societies, and approved by the Board.
Executive Committee (EC) - The EC are officers of the Board and oversee administrative and organisational development. Current roles include Chair [Chair-Elect, Past Chair], Secretary, Treasurer, and Communications Officer.
Working Groups - Working groups are created to advance the projects of INEP. They are composed of Board Members and Expert Advisors.
Expert Advisors - Expert Advisors are approved for Working Groups and also as general advisors to the Board or Executive Committee. They must be nominated by a Board Member and be approved by the Board. They must fully comply with all INEP conflict of interest requirements.
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OUR HISTORY
The Joint Policy Committee of the Societies of Epidemiology (JPC-SE) was founded at the behest of the leaders of the epidemiology societies who attended the 2nd North American Congress of Epidemiology (Seattle, Washington, June 2006). All societies that served as a primary sponsor, or as a co-sponsor of the 1st or 2nd Congresses, were invited to participate in the development of a Joint Policy Committee (JPC), as part of an overall collaborative “Societies of Epidemiology.”
Over the JPC’s evolution in 2006-2007, the following organizations joined as Founding or Charter Member Societies of the JPC, represented by a person from each organization’s leadership: American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Epidemiology (AAP SoEpi); American College of Epidemiology (ACE); American Heart Association, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (AHA); American Public Health Association, Epidemiology Section (APHA-Epi Section); Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB); Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE); International Epidemiological Association (IEA); International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE); International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE); Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER); Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER); and, Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI).
In 2015, the International Joint Policy Committee of the Societies of Epidemiology (IJPC-SE) was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) in the United States. In 2018, the IJPC-SE changed its name (d/b/a) to the International Network for Epidemiology in Policy (INEP).