Interview with Dr. Etienne G. Krug, Director of the Department of Violence and Injury Prevention at the World Health Organization (WHO). Violence claims as many victims worldwide as...

Being available whenever needed while also serving as a long-term health educator for students: this is the dual mission—often a challenge to balance—of the 6,100 school nurses. Mabrouk...

What kinds of care and psychiatric treatment are available for adolescents facing the greatest challenges? In the Île-de-France region, two prevention and follow-up networks—bringing...

The French—and French women in particular—do not get enough physical activity. To encourage them to be more active, we need to address all the individual factors involved: confidence,...

Does physical activity have a positive impact on physical, mental, and social quality of life? While the conclusions of scientific studies are very cautious, the evidence suggests that...

In 2004, INPES launched a television and radio information campaign to encourage the public to be more active and to engage in "at least the equivalent of thirty minutes of brisk walking...

Prescribing sleeping pills to people over 65 who complain of poor sleep is an easy solution and can have the opposite effect of what is intended: regular use of sleeping pills can worsen...

In Lyon, parents with irregular work schedules are benefiting from the first daycare center in the Rhône-Alpes region that provides overnight care. Named Mirabilis—after a colorful...

Can listening to music at very high volume levels damage hearing? Scientific studies are scarce, but the existing literature nevertheless concludes that there is a real risk. Among...

Trying to dissuade young people from listening to amplified music by highlighting the health risks it poses is not effective, emphasizes socio-anthropologist Marc Touché. This expert on...