Introduction - Short sleep duration is a well-documented potential risk factor for obesity, one that is likely to affect vulnerable populations in particular. The primary objective of...

Introduction - In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as soon as the government announced the lockdown on March 17, Santé publique France established a surveillance system to monitor...

Introduction - Social distancing measures of varying strictness have been in place since March 17, 2020 (the date the first lockdown was implemented) to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2....

In 2010, over a 12-month retrospective period, 3.9% of respondents aged 15 to 85 reported having had suicidal thoughts, and 0.5% reported having attempted suicide. While the lifetime...

Background – In France, tobacco taxes have been raised on several occasions as part of national tobacco control plans, and have since remained stable amid the COVID-19 crisis. The...

Introduction – In mainland France (including Corsica), organized colorectal cancer screening involves a fecal occult blood test every two years for people aged 50 to 74. In the event of...

Introduction: The health, economic, and social burden caused by mental disorders has helped make mental health a top public health priority. The objective of this study is to present...

The Health Barometer for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (BSSM) is a survey on the health-related perceptions and behaviors of people with deafness or hearing disorders (tinnitus and...

Exposure to frequent, intense, and repeated high noise levels from so-called "amplified" music is one of the causes of hearing loss. According to the 2014 Health Barometer, among the...