Children and Youth

While children and adolescents are generally in good health and perceive themselves as such, the behaviors they develop during this period, as well as the physical and social environments in which they grow up, shape their future health.

To safeguard the future health of children and young people, certain warning signs must be taken into account:

A Population Open to Prevention

For children and adolescents, lifestyle habits are still forming and skills are still being acquired. This population is therefore particularly receptive to learning and prevention. Santé publique France’s intervention strategy prioritizes a holistic approach to children and adolescents.
It is based on the development of health-promoting environments, the strengthening of protective factors, and the acquisition of skills that encourage the adoption of health-promoting behaviors.

Objectives and Actions of Santé publique France

The work of Santé publique France stems from the national health strategy and the guidelines of health and national education laws within the framework of health education policy. It coordinates initiatives in schools in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education (body mass index screening in 2nd and 3rd grades, support for the development of health-promoting schools, and strengthening teachers’ health education skills) as well as in other settings—including after-school, extracurricular, recreational, and family environments (physical activity, nutrition, parenting support, etc.) through complementary and consistent approaches. These initiatives may be supplemented by specific social marketing campaigns. Santé publique

France’s strategic objectives for this age group are as follows:

  • to develop health promotion in schools;

  • to develop health promotion in other areas of children’s lives (after-school and extracurricular settings, leisure activities, and family life);

  • generate knowledge useful for action.

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