Santé publique France is France’s national public health agency. A public institution under the authority of the Minister of Health, formed through the merger of several public institutions and established by Ordinance 2016-246 of April 15, 2016, the agency works to promote public health. As a scientific, expert, and public health safety agency, its missions include:

1. Epidemiological observation and surveillance of the health status of the population;
2. Monitoring health risks threatening the population;
3. Promoting health and reducing health risks;
4. Developing prevention and health education;
5. Preparation for and response to health threats, alerts, and crises;
6. Issuing public health alerts.

The agency is organized into 12 departments—some scientific, some cross-functional, and some providing operational support.

The agency’s strategic priorities and work program, established by its Board of Directors, are organized into three areas: Strengthening the capacity for anticipation and rapid response to health threats; Measuring and assessing the extent of diseases and risk factors to guide their prevention and control; Strengthening the health impact of all public policies and the prevention and promotion of health.

Division of Infectious Diseases - Respiratory Infections and Vaccination Unit

Duties

Under the supervision of the unit director or her deputy, and in collaboration with the unit’s epidemiologists, the staff member is responsible for supporting surveillance and epidemiological studies, including those related to reportable diseases (notably Legionnaires’ disease, measles, invasive meningococcal infections, and diphtheria).

Activities

Main Activities

• Receiving reports and notification forms
• Managing data flows
• Verifying the validity of forms and data
• Requesting and integrating additional data and updates
• Data entry and filing
• Assisting in the identification of clusters of cases requiring notification to the epidemiologist in charge
• Database management, including quality assurance and preliminary analyses
• Sharing information and communicating with surveillance partners at the national level (Regional Health Agencies, National Reference Centers) and the European level (ECDC)
• Contributing to the continuity of service at the Infectious Diseases Directorate (particularly during vacation periods)

Other possible activities

• Contributing to agency-wide efforts related to the evolution of surveillance
  systems (digitization of reports for notifiable diseases)
• Contributing to data analysis and visualization projects (e.g., graphs and maps) and surveillance reports
• Contributing to the agency’s crisis management efforts, within the scope of epidemiological research technicians’ activities (e.g., creating questionnaires)
• Regularly updating skills to meet the needs arising from the ongoing digitization of the mandatory reporting system