This special issue of "Santé de l'homme" comprises 10 articles that address various aspects of public health. It describes organizations such as the High Committee on Public Health, the...

Interview with Jean-Pol Tassi. Contrary to popular belief, pleasure is not the primary factor in drug addiction. It is the decoupling of two neurobiological systems that is believed to...

In Brittany, a multidisciplinary team—comprising an ethnologist, a linguist, a general practitioner, and a psychiatrist—set out to listen to general practitioners in order to gather...

The purpose of the Catalogue and Index of French-Language Medical Websites (CISMeF), a project of the Rouen University Hospital, is to identify and describe freely accessible,...

Introduction to Cerfep, the Resource and Training Center for Patient Education: description of the collection, overview of the online database, and overview of the services offered by...

To better transfer scientific knowledge to those working on the front lines, Canadian authorities have established six public health information centers designed for professionals,...

Over the past decade, the Internet has become a major source of public health information. The web does more than just provide information; it is also a tool for prevention and health...

From the mouth of the Senegal River to the Sudanese Jazirah, passing through the shores of Lake Chad, the Sahel constitutes both an ecological transition (a wooded steppe, where one...

Many cases of hepatitis A and B could be prevented if vaccination recommendations were followed. Furthermore, targeted screening for risk factors would allow for earlier management of...