About the Center

Center Objectives

The Center aims to conduct practices and research regarding healthy living (nutrition, health promotion, exercise, etc.) for the society in Türkiye and abroad through multidisciplinary collaboration; to provide scientific consultancy and guidance services; and to offer quality health education and consultancy services to society, University employees and students, in accordance with their needs and expectations, and with patient rights in mind.

Fields of Activity

1. To conduct advanced research to develop new diagnostic and treatment practices for human health, and to contribute to the development of new approaches for clinics.
2. To create and conduct application-oriented research projects in partnership with basic sciences and clinical sciences, by encouraging researchers to conduct multidisciplinary studies with national and international support.
3. To perform acupuncture treatment on the body and the ears, a complementary medicine practice that patients benefit from, and demand, the most.
4. To provide consultancy services against medicine abuse and poisoning within the framework of the medicine and poisoning consultancy services program.
5. To support individuals in quitting smoking within the scope of the fight against smoking.
6. To create a personal exercise program for individuals, taking into account the lifestyle and nutritional habits of the society, and to serve the society in this regard.
7. To raise public awareness about vaccines to protect against infectious diseases and to provide public education services about infections.
8. To contribute to the protection of public health by providing counseling services to families on genetic issues.
9. To guide individuals correctly by examining biochemical values, to raise patients’ awareness about the course of their diseases by following the biochemical data of patients with chronic diseases.
10. For the dietitians employed at the Center to conduct nutritional evaluations on individuals of different ages, genders and physiological conditions applying to the Center, to determine their energy expenditures and prepare special diet plans for these individuals accordingly; to train and monitor them regarding their diet plans, and to contribute to the development of materials to be used in education.
11. To contribute to the preparation of nutritional guidelines on the prevention of chronic diseases that may develop due to inadequate, unbalanced and unhealthy nutrition.
12. To perform studies to increase the nutritional value and quality of food and beverage services offered within the University, and to provide consultancy on menu planning in catering services.
13. To perform innovative studies on the development of new techniques, approaches in practice, complementary therapies and therapeutic products that may be used in treatment in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
14. To conduct research and raise social awareness on issues that negatively affect the public health by providing therapy to individuals in need of physiotherapy and rehabilitation and preventive physiotherapy and rehabilitation methods to healthy individuals.
15. To conduct health screenings for University students and staff, and the public; and to provide training and consultancy to individuals who possess disease risks.
16. To support policy development regarding the issues in nursing services, and to organize events to increase interdisciplinary interaction.
17. Within the scope of consultancy services for children with chronic diseases and their families; to assist with the solution of the problems faced by the families and their children through managing their diseases, to meet the psychosocial needs such as adapting to their diseases, learning about the characteristics of the developmental period, and supporting siblings.
18. To prepare parents for birth and parenthood, to provide parents with knowledge and skills regarding birth, the postpartum period and newborn care, and to provide necessary training by evaluating information regarding parenthood.
19. Within the scope of family counseling services, and with an understanding based on evaluating the family system in which family members develop or perform their functions or other social environments to which they are related; to provide services to individuals, couples or families to solve their problems, including special techniques and strategies for change and development, and to provide protective, preventive, educational, developmental, guidance and rehabilitative services to enable individuals to become participatory, productive, self-sufficient, and to develop their problem-solving capacities in order to help develop and strengthen families.
20. To produce cooperative projects by collaborating with public and private organizations, research groups and scientists at national and international levels.
21. To report the scientific and technical findings obtained as a result of application and research studies, and to publish them in scientific journals, books, bulletins and similar media.
22. To plan events and provide training and consultancy services on healthy living issues to improve public health.
23. To provide training and consultancy services for public/ private institutions and organizations.
24. To contribute to the participation of university students in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific projects.
25. To contribute to the creation of an evidence-based database through scientific studies conducted in line with the strategic resolutions of the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health.
26. To organize national and international scientific meetings and certificate programs such as congresses, panels, seminars, and courses.