Prolepsis Institute

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 since 1990.

For 25 years now Prolepsis has assumed a leading role in the field of Public Health:

• offering specialized services in the fields of medical research, data management, organization of integrated health education and health awareness campaigns;
• providing consultancy services for the prevention, the proper handling of workplace risks as well as for the evaluation of environmental risks;
• advancing research methodology in the field of health and preventive medicine;
• supporting education in public health and medical research issues;
• encouraging interdisciplinary and international co-operation and creating networks of collaboration.

Our human resources consist of a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, public health specialists, nutritionists-dieticians, psychologists, sociologists, statisticians and economists. Through our programs and actions, we encourage interdisciplinary and international collaborations and create networks of cooperation within the Greek and European, as well as the international framework.

Scientific Committee Members

Scientific Coordinator

Athena Linos , MD, MPH, PhD, Professor & Chair of Dept. of Hygiene, Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Athens Medical School, NKUA

Members

Ioannis Alamanos⁴ Former Associate Professor, Patras Medical School
Maria Alevizaki¹ Professor of Endocrinology, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Aristides Antsaklis³ Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Vassiliki Benetou^{1, 2, 3, 4} Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Maria Chasapidou², Professor of Nutrition - Dietetics, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki
George P. Chrousos², Professor of Pediatrics, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Aikaterini Dakou-Voutetaki² Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Endocrinology, Athens Medical School, NKUA
George Dedoussis⁴ Professor of Human Cellular and Molecular Biology, Harokopio University
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis¹ Professor of Internal Medicine – Endocrinology, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Stella Egglezou³ Pediatrician–Neonatologist, Director of the Neonatal Department of the «ELENA VENIZELOU» Hospital, Athens
Eustathia Fouseki^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Director of Directorate of Counseling, Career Guidance and Educational Activities of the Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
Ioannis Karaitianos⁴ Unr. Associate Professor of Surgery, Athens Medical School - Director of the «Agios Savvas» Cancer Hospital, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hellenic Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics
Eugenio Koumantakis³ Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Crete
Dimitrios Linos^{1, 2, 3, 4} Professor of Surgery, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Evangelia Magklara-Katsilabrou⁴ Clinical Nutritionist – Dietitian
Ioannis Manios^{1, 2} Associate Professor in Nutrition Education – Assessment, Harokopio University
Anastasios Mortoglou¹ Internist - Endocrinologist, Head of Endocrinology Department, Athens Medical Center
Demosthenes Panagiotakos¹ Professor in Biostatistics- Epidemiology of Nutrition, Harokopio University
Permanthia Panani³ Midwife, President of SEMMA, ICM (International Confederation of Midwives) representative, European Midwives Association representative
Anastasia Pantazopoulou-Foteinea^{1, 2, 3, 4} Public Health Physician – Occupational Physician, former General Principal of Public Health, Ministry of Health
Evangelos Polychronopoulos^{3, 4} Associate Professor in Preventive Medicine & Nutrition, Harokopio University
Theodora Psaltopoulou^{1, 4} Internist, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Eleftheria Roma-Giannikou², Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Panagiota Sourtzi⁴, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Athens, NKUA, Secretary, Board of Directors, Hellenic Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics
Chrysa Tzoumaka-Mpakoula^{2, 3}, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Athens Medical School, NKUA
Mary Yannakoulia^{2, 3} Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Eating Behavior, Harokopio University
Antonis Zampelas^{1, 3} Professor of Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens

¹ Committee of the National Dietary Guidelines for Adults
² Committee of the National Dietary Guidelines for Infants, Children and Adolescents
³ Committee of the National Dietary Guidelines for Women (focusing on pregnancy, lactation & menopause)
⁴ Committee of the National Dietary Guidelines for adults aged 65 years and older

Scientific Team

Team of Authors

Scientific consultant
Vassiliki Benetou, MD, PhD
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens Medical School, NKUA

Project manager
Dina (Konstantina) Zota, MSc
Health Promotion Specialist, Prolepsis Institute

Katerina Belogianni, MSc
Clinical Nutritionist – Dietician, Prolepsis Institute

Anna Kandaraki, MSc
Clinical Psychologist

Christina-Maria Kastorini, PhD
Clinical Nutritionist – Dietitian, Doctor of the University of Ioannina Medical School, Prolepsis Institute

Rena Kosti, MSc, PGCert, PhD
Food Scientist – Dietician, Doctor of the Agricultural University of Athens

Eleni Papadimitriou, MD, PhD
Physician, Doctor of the University of Athens Medical School, NKUA, Prolepsis Institute

Fani Pechlivani, MSc, PhD
Midwife, Assistant Professor, Midwifery Department, Technological Educational Institute, Athens

Anastasia Samara, PhD
Clinical Nutritionist – Dietician, Specialized in the Epidemiology of Obesity

Ioannis Spyridis, PhD
Health Promotion Specialist, Prolepsis Institute

Other project contributors

Elena Dimitrakopoulou, MA
Communications Specialist, Prolepsis Institute

Georgia Foukaneli, PhD
Philologist – Archeologist, Prolepsis Institute