Prescribing sleeping pills to people over 65 who complain of poor sleep is an easy solution and can have the opposite effect of what is intended: regular use of sleeping pills can worsen...

Does physical activity have a positive impact on physical, mental, and social quality of life? While the conclusions of scientific studies are very cautious, the evidence suggests that...

What kinds of care and psychiatric treatment are available for adolescents facing the greatest challenges? In the Île-de-France region, two prevention and follow-up networks—bringing...

Being available whenever needed while also serving as a long-term health educator for students: this is the dual mission—often a challenge to balance—of the 6,100 school nurses. Mabrouk...

Interview with Dr. Etienne G. Krug, Director of the Department of Violence and Injury Prevention at the World Health Organization (WHO). Violence claims as many victims worldwide as...

How do staff members in institutions become victims of violence? How do these institutions themselves generate violence? Omar Brixi, a physician and public health professor who chairs...

One in ten older adults or people with disabilities is believed to be a victim of abuse. The experts who worked on the Tursz report recommend several immediate measures: informing these...

In the Carpentras region, educators and teachers have been implementing a health education and sexual violence prevention program since 2005, focusing on relationships between boys and...

As an anthropologist, the author conducted a quantitative survey of about 100 young women aged 14 to 18 regarding their risky behaviors, their self-esteem, and their perception of their...

This report examines the territorial approach to health from three perspectives: the first offers a definition of the territory informed by a geographer and an ethnologist; the second...