Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Preventive Epidemiology 2476-3934 9 1 2024 01 01 Preventive epidemiology as a branch of epidemiology e35233 e35233 10.34172/jpe.2023.35233 EN Soleyman Alivand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6099-5239 Sara Dehghan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0042-1900 Mahdi Pourjafari https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5532-5887 Hossein Mardanparvar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7455-5373 EDITORIAL 10.34172/jpe.2023.35233 2023 09 10 2023 11 14 Preventive epidemiology is a branch of epidemiology that differs from other branches in terms of focus, goals, and studying population. In other branches of epidemiology, the focus is on patients, while in preventive epidemiology, it is on healthy individuals. In other words, Preventive epidemiology aims to prevent diseases and promote health through interventions, while other branches study the distribution, determinants, and causes of health problems to control them.