Drug use has long been a topic relatively neglected by the social sciences in France. This article aims both to trace the development of sociological knowledge on the subject of...

The city of Aix-les-Bains, which is part of the WHO’s French Healthy Cities network, has been implementing initiatives over the past decade to create a healthier environment: noise...

Interview with Valérie Lévy-Jurin, President of the WHO French Healthy Cities Network and Deputy Mayor for Health in Nancy. Seventy French cities are part of the WHO French Healthy...

How did cities manage the health of their residents starting in the 19th century? Faouzia Perrin presents a historical overview of the measures gradually put in place: hospitals placed...

Even though cities do not have full authority to influence the health of their residents, they do have the means to improve housing conditions—a key determinant of health that is closely...

It is only in the last dozen years or so that health has become a central issue in urban policy. Catherine Richard, of the General Secretariat of the Interministerial Committees on...

While breastfeeding is a personal choice, it also has strong cultural and social dimensions. Breastfeeding rates vary considerably by social class: 80% of female executives breastfeed,...

Interview with Jean-Paul Moatti, professor of economics and director of the Inserm-IRD research unit “Economic and Social Sciences, Health Systems and Society,” Mediterranean Unit....

Interview with Jean-Pierre Poulain. In his latest book, *Sociology of Obesity*, this socio-anthropologist specializing in food emphasizes the importance of studying perceptions of...