Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the general population of New Caledonia aged 18 to 67 in 2010, as well as the associated sociodemographic risk...

Introduction: In community-based disease surveillance using networks of volunteer primary care professionals, estimates of the general population may be biased due to a lack of...

Introduction: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of chronic knee pain and other types of pain, as well as their associations with occupational risk factors, in a...

Background: The ongoing increase in the incidence of scabies in France highlights the need to investigate the reasons behind the spread of this epidemic. Objective: The aim of this study...

Introduction: The objective is to present the application of job-exposure matrices (JEMs) developed within the Matgéné program at the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance to...

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the third leading cause of premature death (before age 65) in France. The objective was to examine regional disparities in premature...

Introduction: Concerns and questions have been raised regarding the health impacts of nuclear facilities on surrounding populations. A pilot multi-site study will be conducted to...

This article offers a definition of emerging infectious diseases and the various forms that their emergence can take. The factors driving the introduction of new pathogens and their...

Background: The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) manages and coordinates numerous surveillance systems. In 2009, the InVS initiated a standardized approach for the...

Introduction: Cystic fibrosis is the most common monogenic disease that can be life-threatening from childhood onward. In France, various measures have been implemented to address this...