On November 1, 2016, “Moi(s) sans tabac”—a major collective initiative aimed at encouraging as many smokers as possible to quit for 30 days—was launched. This groundbreaking event was a resounding...

As December 1st approaches—marking the 29th World AIDS Day—Santé publique France is releasing a special issue of its Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin and an epidemiological update on the latest...

At the 23rd Effie Awards (Effie France 2016), held on November 21, 2016, Santé publique France won the gold award in the "Public Interest Communication" category. This year’s event, organized by...

The major collective challenge launched to encourage as many smokers as possible to quit smoking for 30 days began on November 1, 2016. By mid-November, 177,000 people had already joined the...

To mark European Antibiotic Awareness Day on November 18, 2016, Santé publique France, the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM), and the French Agency for Food,...

To mark World Diabetes Day on November 14, 2016, Santé publique France is publishing a special issue of the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin (BEH) focusing on trends in mortality and excess...

One year after the attacks of November 13, 2015, which plunged France into mourning and left 130 people dead and hundreds injured, Santé publique France continues its work to assess the impact and...

Every year, hundreds of people suffer from health conditions caused by the cold. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and Santé publique France have issued a press release on preventing the...

Last July, Santé publique France launched the ESPA 13 November survey (a public health survey conducted in the wake of the attacks) to assess the impact and psychological consequences of these...

The major collective challenge launched to encourage as many smokers as possible to quit smoking for 30 days began on November 1, 2016. Already, 110,000 people have joined the movement and...

By decree of the President of the Republic dated July 29, 2016, Lionel Collet was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Santé publique France, and by order of the Minister of Social Affairs...

Santé publique France has released an epidemiological report as of October 21, 2016, on the emergence in France of a new form of colistin resistance. Colistin is primarily used in veterinary...