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Incidence of all-cause community-acquired pneumonia among adults in primary care settings in France
Objectives: To estimate the incidence of all-cause outpatient community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults in France based on a national prospective observational study of CAP...
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Visual Impairment and Health: What Are the Specific Issues?
This article presents the main findings of a qualitative study conducted under an agreement between INPES and CNSA. Healthcare and social services professionals, representatives of...
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Self-determination: Promoting the health of people with intellectual disabilities.
An analysis of the international scientific literature shows that the health status of people with intellectual disabilities is significantly worse than that of the general population....
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The signs of Alzheimer's disease—especially the earliest ones—are still largely unknown to the general public.
Interview with Professor Marc Verny, a neurologist and geriatrician who heads the Geriatric Center at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (Paris). "The signs of Alzheimer's disease,...
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I support patients in their efforts to restore their rights and dignity.
Interview with Dr. Élisabeth Pénide, a general practitioner at the Maison Urbaine de Santé du Neuhof in Strasbourg. Located in the Neuhof neighborhood of Strasbourg, which is...
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The effect of the summer 2003 heat wave on mortality in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, between 1,400 and 2,200 deaths in the summer of 2003 may have been heat-related. The fact that maximum temperatures were lower than in some other European countries...
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Changing the way we view aging. [Interview]
Interview with Bernard Cassou (Professor Emeritus of Public Health, University of Versailles; Health, Environment, and Aging Laboratory; Sainte-Périne Gerontology Center, Paris)....
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The ecological approach in action in France and Quebec.
The ecological approach drives interventions across a continuum ranging from those provided within a microenvironment (e.g., the home) to those offered in broader contexts (local...
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A positive self-image is essential for feeling good about your body and wanting to be attractive [Interview].
At the request of ESAT Les Amis de l'atelier, the Health Promotion Department of the Vitry-sur-Seine City Hall has launched a program to develop psychosocial skills and self-esteem...
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When doctors and pharmacists try their hand at health education.
For one year, general practitioners and pharmacists—who received training and compensation—were able to devote time and resources to incorporating an educational component into the...
