Institut for Sygdomsforebyggelse forsker og uddanner inden for psykisk og somatisk sygdom og sundhed samt andre epidemiologiske forhold i Danmark og i udlandet.

Located at Center of Health and Society (formly 'Kommunehospitalet') in Copenhagen, the Institute of Preventive Medicine is administratively associated with Bispebjerg Hospital. The Institute of Preventive Medicine is part of the Copenhagen University Hospital, which is an organisation for collaboration in research and academic pre- and post graduate teaching between the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, the Copenhagen Hospital Corporation, and the Copenhagen County Hospitals.