Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health / Societa Italiana Di Igiene, Medicina Preventiva E Sanita' Pubblica (SItI)

The Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI) is an organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of collective human health and wellbeing. Founded in 1878 by Gaetano Pini, membership has grown to more than 2,000 today, with individual members working in universities, local health authorities (Departments of Prevention and Districts) and health directorates of hospitals. The organization has its headquarter in Rome and counts on 15 regional Sections. Its mission is to achieve advances in the fields of epidemiology, public health, community health, health services organization, management and health economics and to encourage the development of cultural and professional activities of prevention, to enhance the role and qualifications of public health professionals, and to promote health education activities. SItI collaborates with institutions, practicioners, foundations and other scientific associations to promote research and publishes books, guidelines and protocols. Advocacy is performed at national, regional and local level. In recent years SItI has played an important role in supporting vaccination policies in Italy. Together with other scientific associations, SItI publishes the lifetime immunization schedule every second year, which was the basis for national and regional vaccination plans.