Based on scientific findings regarding dietary imbalances and rising obesity rates, France has implemented a National Nutrition and Health Program over the past three years. This...

How many deaths are attributable to alcohol consumption in France? Two estimates exist, and they do not take the same factors into account: on the one hand, 23,000 deaths per year are...

Every year in France, one in three people over the age of 65 suffers a fall, which in some cases leads to a significant loss of independence. In collaboration with Belgium, Quebec, and...

A team of researchers, supported by INPES, analyzed thousands of emails sent to a suicide prevention organization. The organization, referred to here as "Association Y," had set up an...

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...

Drawing on articles from *La Santé de l'homme*, Michel Chauliac and Serge Hercberg demonstrate how the developments and debates that have shaped the field of nutritional health have led...

Over the past seventy years, the issue of young people and alcohol has changed significantly, yet it has always been a priority for public authorities, which have implemented a range of...

In 2002, to mark the 60th anniversary of *La Santé de l'homme*, sexuality was the subject of an article written by Alain Giami: “The Challenges of Sex Education: Between Morality and...

How can we better educate the public about sexuality and contraception? Faced with issues such as very early pregnancies and high maternal mortality rates, Guinea has opened some twenty...