Obesity and overweight, which continue to rise in France as in all industrialized countries, are a cause for concern among healthcare professionals. The INPES 2002 Health and Nutrition...

Based on scientific findings regarding dietary imbalances and rising obesity rates, France has implemented a National Nutrition and Health Program over the past three years. This...

How many deaths are attributable to alcohol consumption in France? Two estimates exist, and they do not take the same factors into account: on the one hand, 23,000 deaths per year are...

Every year in France, one in three people over the age of 65 suffers a fall, which in some cases leads to a significant loss of independence. In collaboration with Belgium, Quebec, and...

This article, which aims to describe contraceptive practices among young women, shows that contraceptive coverage remains high, affecting more than 90% of women at risk of an...

Exposure to artificial ultraviolet (UV) radiation has increased in recent years in Europe. However, in France, there is little information available on the population’s exposure. This...

Introduction. In France, hepatitis B vaccination coverage among the populations targeted by vaccination guidelines (high-risk individuals, infants, children, and adolescents) remains...

Introduction. This article describes the general public’s knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding screening and vaccination for hepatitis B virus (HBV), in comparison to those...

Approximately 40% of premature deaths in developed countries are believed to be attributable to individual behaviors, chief among them smoking, diet, and lack of physical activity. For...

This article analyzes the shifting dynamics of gender relations in the context of migration through a specific lens: the sexual debut of individuals arriving in France from Sub-Saharan...