In 1977, a group of paediatricians founded the European Society for Social Paediatrics in Lund (Sweden). In 2011, ESSOP became ISSOP : International Society for Social Paediatrics and Child Health.
By the end of 2019 during its 42 years of existence, professionals working with children will have exchanged views and debated on various aspects of the relations between social inequalities and children’s health in 37 meetings held in 24 countries and 5 regions.