Santé publique France is France’s national public health agency. A public institution under the authority of the Minister of Health, established by Order No. 2016-246 of April 15, 2016, it works to promote public health. As a scientific and expert agency in the health sector, its missions are:

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 health alerts.

The agency is organized around scientific and cross-functional divisions, as well as divisions providing operational support.
Its work program, approved by its Board of Directors, is structured around five priority areas: health determinants, populations, diseases, interventions and regions, and infrastructure.

Regional Administration

Missions

The Antilles Regional Unit, in partnership with a consortium of stakeholders (Madininair,
Gwad’air, the Regional Health Agencies of Martinique and Guadeloupe, IRSET-Inserm,
the University Hospitals of Guadeloupe and Martinique, LISA, and IMT Nord Europe) was selected as a winner of the ANR’s Sargassum III call
for proposals with its project titled SAGES: Sargassum, Analysis of
Emitted Gases and Particles, and Health Impacts in the French Antilles. The project’s objective is to improve understanding of the health impacts associated with chronic exposure to decomposing Sargassum seaweed in order to better protect the populations of Guadeloupe and Martinique. This four-year project has just begun and comprises three work packages: WP1 on characterizing exposure to gases emitted by Sargassum, WP2 on the health impacts of exposure to gases emitted by Sargassum, and WP3 on prevention measures. In WP2, Santé publique France is conducting a perceived health study comparing exposed and unexposed groups among 3,000 individuals in Guadeloupe and Martinique.
The main objective of this perceived health study is to assess the health status of the general population exposed to emissions from Sargassum seaweed in the French West Indies.

Responsibilities

The research assistant, in collaboration with the project manager, will be responsible for:

• serving as the liaison between the various service providers and partners contributing to this study;
• organizing meetings among partners and drafting meeting minutes and records of decisions;
• participating in the analysis plan;
• helping to set up the pilot and field surveys;
• monitoring the smooth progress of the pilot and field surveys in Martinique and Guadeloupe;
  
• collect information and contribute to data management and quality assurance for the databases generated by the survey;
• participate in the analysis of the field survey results;

Contribute to the drafting of the study report and the dissemination of the study’s findings.
Reporting to the regional representative in Martinique and his deputy in Guadeloupe, the research officer will be based at the Martinique site and may be required to travel to Guadeloupe for assignments lasting a few days.