A one-page summary of the key findings from the 2005 Health Barometer survey on sports injuries.

About 500,000 people in France—mostly young people aged 14 to 17—are “addicted” to video games. They make up 90% of psychologist and psychoanalyst Michael Stora’s clientele. This...

At the Marmottan Center for Addiction Treatment in Paris, one in ten young people seeks help for a video game addiction. Doctors also see patients with internet addiction. The child and...

The “Addiction Treatment and Prevention” plan, presented in late 2006 by the Ministry of Health, brought the issue of pathological gambling to the forefront. The severe lack of...

In schools, the school nurse serves as the primary point of contact for health education. But how, in practice, can they promote students’ overall health when they are often occupied...

The effectiveness of partnerships between school stakeholders and health education stakeholders can be measured by their adherence to two principles: the integration of health education...

What are the competencies of local government staff in the area of health education? What are their ties to the school community? Take the city of Aubervilliers in Seine-Saint-Denis, for...

This marks a quiet revolution in the concept of education: the 2005 law enshrines health education as part of the educational system’s core mission. School is no longer just a place of...

The 2005 Law on the Future of Education includes a "common core" of knowledge and skills that students must master to succeed in school. This includes academic knowledge, of course, but...

How should teachers go about incorporating health education into their lessons? By implementing specific educational interventions. This involves nothing less than adopting a new...