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e-ISSN: 1304-1088

Journal Boards

Editor in Chief

Belgin Ünal
Prof. Dr. Belgin Ünal
Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health
Preventative Health Care, Epidemiological Methods, Health Promotion

Section Editors

Niveen Abu-rmeileh
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Niveen Abu-Rmeileh
Inst. of Community and Public Health, Birzeit Univercity West Bank, Palestine
Health Sciences
Caferi Tayyar Şaşmaz
Prof. Dr. Caferi Tayyar Şaşmaz
MERSIN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health
Public Health
Sevgi Canbaz
Prof. Dr. Sevgi Canbaz
ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ISTANBUL-TURKIYE
Health Sciences, Work and Occupational Diseases , Public Health, Toxicology
JC
Julia Critchley
University of London
Public Health
Ahmet Naci Emecen
Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Naci Emecen
Dokuz Eylul University, School Of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology Subsection, Izmir, Turkiye
Epidemiology (Other), Infectious Diseases
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meryem Merve Ören Çelik
İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSTANBUL TIP FAKÜLTESİ
Public Health, Epidemiological Methods
NE
Nelta Edwards
University of Alaska Anchorage,
Sociology, Public Health
Işıl Ergin
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Işıl Ergin
Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Izmir, Turkey
Health Promotion, Public Health, Health Sciences, Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity
Nilay Etiler
Prof. Dr. Nilay Etiler
University of Nevada Reno (UNR)
Social Epidemiology, Preventative Health Care, Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity, Health Systems, Health Policy
FF
Fouad Fouad
American Beirut University
Public Health
Hande Harmancı
Prof. Dr. Hande Harmancı
World Health Organization
Health Sciences
Özge Karadağ
Prof. Dr. Özge Karadağ
BAU, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health
Public Health
PP
Peter Phıllımore
Department of Social Policy University of Newcastle
Social Policy
Ozlem Terzi
Prof. Dr. Ozlem Terzi
Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health
Public Health (Other)
SZ
Shahaduz Zaman
University of Sussex
Public Health
Hakan Baydur
Prof. Dr. Hakan Baydur
Manisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Social Work, Manisa, Türkiye
Statistical Analysis Methods, Work and Occupational Diseases , Social Work, Occupational Health and Safety, Classical Test Theories, Epidemiological Methods, Occupational Epidemiology, Public Health
Reci Meseri
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Reci Meseri
EGE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
Nutritional Science, Public Health Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, Public Health (Other), Nutrition and Dietetics
Asya Banu Babaoğlu
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asya Banu Babaoğlu
IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health
Asiye Uğraş Dikmen
Prof. Dr. Asiye Uğraş Dikmen
Gazi University- School of Medicine- Department of Public Health
Public Health, Major Global Burdens of Disease, Epidemiological Methods, Biostatistics

Gazi University- School of Medicine- Department of Public Health, Ankara, Turkey

Mahmut Saadi Yardım
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mahmut Saadi Yardım
HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, HALK SAĞLIĞI ANABİLİM DALI
Social Determinants of Health, Health Economy, Cross-Cultural Scale Adaptation
Eray Öntaş
Dr. Instructor Eray Öntaş
ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, HALK SAĞLIĞI ANABİLİM DALI
Health and Community Services, Health Systems, Health Surveillance, Health Informatics and Information Systems, Digital Health, Primary Health Care, Environmental Health, Health Promotion, Preventative Health Care, Disease Surveillance, Epidemiological Methods, Epidemiological Modelling, Health Management
Bengü Nehir Buğdaycı Yalçın
Asst. Prof. Bengü Nehir Buğdaycı Yalçın
MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, HALK SAĞLIĞI ANABİLİM DALI
One Health, Primary Health Care, Health Promotion, Preventative Health Care, Public Health, Disease Surveillance

Assistant Professor, born in 1992, graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Medicine in 2016. Between 2016 and 2017, she served as the District Health Director in Çiftlik District of Niğde.

Between September 2017 and January 2018, she worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Public Health at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine. From January 2018 to November 2021, she served as a Research Assistant in the Department of Public Health at Mersin University Faculty of Medicine.

Following this period, she was appointed to Adıyaman Besni District Health Directorate in November 2021 to complete her compulsory public service as a Public Health Specialist. She served as the District Health Director between January 2023 and October 2025.

She is currently working at the Department of Public Health, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine.

Lütfi Saltuk Demir
Prof. Dr. Lütfi Saltuk Demir
NECMETTİN ERBAKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MERAM TIP FAKÜLTESİ, MERAM TIP PR.
Health Management, Environmental Health, Preventative Health Care, Public Health

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Derya Çamur
Prof. Dr. Derya Çamur
University of Health Sciences Gulhane Medical Faculty Department of Public Health
One Health, Environmental Health, Preventative Health Care, Public Health
Deniz Odabaş
Health Literacy, Health Promotion, Preventative Health Care, Public Health

Dr. Odabaş, 1991 Ankara Tıp mezunudur. Halk Sağlığı Uzmanlık eğitimini Prof.Dr.Arslan Tunçbilek danışmanlığında hazırlamış olduğu “Abidinpaşa Sağlık Grup Başkanlığı bölgesindeki liselerde gençlerin ergenlik dönemine ilişkin bilgi düzeylerini ve etkileyen faktörler” başlıklı tez çalışması ile Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalında 1995’te tamamlamıştır. Akademik yaşam evrelerinin tamamını 1995–1999 yılları arasında uzman, 1999–2008 arasında yardımcı doçent, 2008–2014 doçent ve 2014 yılından bu yana profesör unvanlarıyla Ankara Tıpta gerçekleştirmiştir. Halen Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı Başkanı olarak görev yapmaktadır. Dr. Odabaş, 2002-2006 yılları arasında Halk Sağlığı Uzmanları Derneği (HASUDER) Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi olarak görev aldı. Nisan 2020-Mart 2024 yılları arasında Sağlık Bakanlığı COVID-19 Pandemi (Toplumda Salgın Yönetimi) Bilimsel Danışma Kurulu Üyesi olarak görev yapmıştır. Halen Sağlık Bakanlığında Okul Sağlığı, Obezite ve Çalışan Sağlığı Bilim Kurulu ve Türkiye Sağlık Enstitüleri Başkanlığı Aşı Enstitüsü Aşı Epidemiyolojisi Bilim Kurulu üyesi, HASUDER Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi ve Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Çalışma Grubu Başkanı, Çocuk ve Okul Sağlığı Çalışma Grubu Üyesi, Ankara Üniversitesi Bağımlılık ve Dopingle Mücadele Uygulama Araştırma Merkezi Müdür Yardımcısı, Ankara Üniversitesi Kanser Araştırma Enstitüsü Sigara Savaş Grubu (SİSAG) gönüllüsü ve Ankara Çocuk Koruma Grubu (AÇOK) Üyesi olarak çalışmalarına devam etmektedir.

Dr.Odabaş’ın  2026 Şubat ayı itibarıyla toplam 152 makalesi yayımlamıştır. Yayınlarına aldığı toplam 1617 atıf bulunmaktadır ve “h” indeksi 21’dir."

Sudha Ramalingam
Prof. Dr. Sudha Ramalingam
PSG institute of medical sciences and research
Environmental Health, Public Health Nutrition, Medical Education

Dr. Sudha Ramalingam is Professor and Head of Community Medicine, Director of Research and Innovation, and Director of the PSG FAIMER Regional Institute at PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore with over 20 years of academic and research experience. She also serves as a Visiting Scholar in the Division of Global Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA.

She holds an MD in Community Medicine, a Postgraduate Diploma in Bioethics, and a Master’s degree in Health Professions Education from Keele University, UK. A board-certified Lifestyle Medicine physician, Dr. Ramalingam has completed postdoctoral fellowships in Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology at Stanford University and the University of Chicago, where her work focused on the genetics of diabetic retinopathy. As a Fulbright Visiting Scientist at Harvard, she explored the environmental epigenetics of metabolic diseases. Her current work emphasizes community-based prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly among school children.

Dr. Ramalingam is a FAIMER Fellow (2012), an International Fellow in Medical Education (2017), and has completed the Advanced Course in Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) in 2022.

With over 70 national and international publications and more than 300 invited talks, her scholarly interests span academic leadership, ethics and humanities in medical education, and community-based NCD prevention.

Last Update Time: 01 June 2026