The National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) and the Directorate General for Health (DGS) have collaborated to develop a health education tool for patients with...

Around the world, efforts to combat dengue fever, while achieving some success, face the challenge of reaching communities so that they adopt the most effective preventive measures,...

In 2005, a chikungunya outbreak struck the island of Réunion for the first time. An anthropological study conducted shortly thereafter provided insights into the population’s behavior...

Vaccinate infants, children, preteens, and high-risk population groups against hepatitis B. These are the recommendations of a group of French and international experts who recently...

The authors provide a brief overview of the findings of previous studies regarding the health behaviors of rural populations, their motivations, perceptions of health (related to the...

J. Arènes and P. Guilbert extracted data from the CFES’s 1995–96 Barometer Survey on tobacco and alcohol consumption (particularly wine), sleep patterns, breakfast habits, use of...

Regular monitoring of vaccination practices and attitudes is essential for setting vaccination policy priorities, evaluating them, and implementing appropriate strategies to improve the...

The mental health of working people is at risk when the pursuit of economic performance is pursued without any consideration for humanistic or social values. To counter these risks, the...

According to the INPES Health Barometer survey, three million French people1 have suffered from depression in the past twelve months. And eight million people have experienced depressive...

In the general population, according to the INPES Health Barometer, the prevalence of major depressive episodes over the past twelve months appears to have remained stable between 2005...