This article is a commentary on the following two studies: Nafstad P, Haheim LL, Wisloff T, Gram F, Oftedal B, Holme I, Hjermann I, Leren P. Urban air pollution and mortality in a cohort...

In October 1998, Hurricane Mitch claimed several thousand lives and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless in Central America. Numerous agricultural resources and infrastructure...

To determine the number of cancer cases attributable to a particular risk factor, it is necessary to know the relative risk and the prevalence of exposure in the general population; the...

This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal *Epidemiology* 2000;11(5):487-95. While the causal relationship between air pollution and lung cancer is now well...

This article is a commentary on a study published in the journal Hum Reprod 2003;18:1055-61. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of continuous exposure to traffic pollution on...

Health-Promoting Urban Planning (HPUP) aims to integrate health and well-being as central criteria in urban planning policies by addressing environmental, social, and behavioral...

In France, epidemiological surveillance of cancer is based on a multi-source surveillance system and a partnership work program (PTP) defined and implemented by the French Network of...

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Switzerland has established a federal framework to promote health through sports and physical activity. We take a closer look at the canton of Vaud, which has been implementing a...

In Yverdon-les-Bains, all public and community facilities—parks, schoolyards, and parking lots—are designed to be used for physical activity within a 5-minute walk from home. Sports...