Santé publique France is France’s national public health agency. As a public institution under the supervision of the Minister of Health, established by Ordinance 2016-246 of April 15, 2016, it works to promote public health. As a scientific and expert agency in the field of public health, 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 main areas: Strengthening the capacity to anticipate and respond quickly to public 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.

The agency’s headquarters are located in Saint-Maurice (94). The agency has regional offices within the regional health agencies. 

Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (DMNTT) - Cancer Unit

Internship Responsibilities

The intern will participate in the various stages of developing visualization tools:

• Review the databases and indicators produced by the Cancer Unit.
• Identify visualization needs in collaboration with project managers.
• Develop interactive visualization tools using R Shiny.
• Design dashboards, charts, and interactive tables to visualize key indicators 
• across various dimensions (year, region, age, gender when relevant, etc.).
• Participate in testing and improving the tools, as well as in drafting their user documentation.

Internship Activities

Using primarily R (R Shiny, tidyverse, plotly, DT…), the intern will contribute to the development of interactive data visualization tools. They will help create dashboards, graphical representations, and—where relevant—mapping visualizations to highlight the indicators produced by the Cancer Unit and facilitate their use in monitoring organized screening programs and supporting decision-making.