In the Aquitaine region, professionals from twenty-five middle schools have been trained to carry out tobacco prevention and health education initiatives. Three hundred such initiatives...

Asthma causes 2,000 deaths per year in France, some of which could be prevented through more appropriate care and patient education. In Marseille, an innovative patient education program...

Alcohol consumption has been steadily declining in France for the past forty years. This trend is closely linked to individuals’ economic and social circumstances, as indicated by the...

How do workers respond to occupational hazards? Under what conditions are they recognized as having an occupational illness? A group of researchers—including physicians and social...

The hypothesis that homophobia is a risk factor for suicidal behavior provides the strongest explanation for the higher prevalence of suicide attempts among gay and bisexual populations....

How should we provide information about tobacco? On this public health issue, as on all others, there is, on the one hand, information provided by the tobacco industry, and on the other,...

Five hospitals and private healthcare professionals have joined forces to form the Isère Heart Failure Network (Resic 38). This network provides patients with comprehensive care,...

Interview with Michel Craplet, medical director at ANPAA and president of Eurocare, Paris. Twenty years ago, there was virtually no counter-lobbying by public health advocates at the...

In the Reims school district, teachers and health professionals receive specialized training to provide sex education in middle and high schools. At a rural middle school, an evaluation...

The Vaucluse Family Planning Association received an award from the Fondation de France for its program "Handicap et alors ?" (So What If There's a Disability?), which addresses the...