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The Role of Green and Shaded Spaces in Mitigating the Health Impacts of Heat and Air Pollution in Urban Areas
Adapting to a warmer world has become a priority, particularly in cities that have both large populations and exposure conditions exacerbated by the urban heat island effect. These...
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Changing Heat Waves: A Challenge for Public Health
Heat waves are among the most noticeable manifestations of climate change. In France, they are now the deadliest weather events: nearly 36,000 excess deaths were recorded during extreme...
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Economic Assessment of Mortality Linked to Air Pollution in France
This article presents a methodological discussion based on an economic assessment of the mortality impacts of chronic exposure to fine particulate matter in mainland France. It takes as...
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The health impacts of climate change are already clearly visible: the example of heat waves
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and global environmental degradation are undermining public health. More specifically, the increase in periods marked by high temperatures and their...
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Making health a powerful tool in the fight against climate change
Since 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been warning about the wide range and severity of the impacts of climate change, as well as the need for adaptation. This...
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Diabetes in France’s overseas departments and regions: a prevalence rate twice that of mainland France and a population of people living with diabetes that has distinct characteristics
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Characteristics, health status, and healthcare utilization among people with type 2 diabetes living in overseas territories: results from the Entred 3 study
Introduction – The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is particularly high in France’s overseas departments and regions (DROM), and chronic complications are more common there. The...
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Impact of the update to the Nutri-Score nutritional labeling algorithm on the classification of products in the sliced bread category
Nutri-Score aims to inform consumers about the nutritional quality of packaged foods. Its calculation is currently based on an algorithm finalized in 2016. In 2022, as part of the...
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High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy
In recent years, the publication of several clinical trials and epidemiological studies has provided new insights into the management of hypertension during pregnancy and improved our...
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STI co-infections at the time of HIV diagnosis, France, 2012–2016.
Against the backdrop of rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the aim of this article is to analyze the prevalence of STI co-infections among individuals who learned of...