Interview with Valérie Lévy-Jurin, President of the WHO French Healthy Cities Network and Deputy Mayor for Health in Nancy. Seventy French cities are part of the WHO French Healthy...

Grenoble has been a member of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) French Healthy Cities Network since 2002 and served as its vice-chair in 2010. In line with the network’s...

The city of Aix-les-Bains, which is part of the WHO’s French Healthy Cities network, has been implementing initiatives over the past decade to create a healthier environment: noise...

The INPES conducted a study to understand women’s experiences and opinions regarding breastfeeding. Seven out of ten women reported having breastfed or tried to breastfeed, citing their...

Over the past few decades, the roles of social and health care professionals—doctors, nurses, and social workers—within the French Ministry of Education have changed significantly. Their...

The Dijon Academy is working with the regional health agency to develop prevention initiatives in schools. This helps secure funding and bring together a wide range of partners.

Doctors, nurses, social workers, and teachers do not work alone to promote student health in schools. Very often, partnerships are formed with outside professionals. Examples of...

In June 2011, INPES published a new survey from the Physicians’ Health Barometer. More than 2,000 general practitioners were surveyed. The vast majority believe that prevention is part...

A survey of people aged 18 to 65 shows that 55% of them are in good health, 31% in fair health, and 14% in poor health. When examining the link to employment, it comes as no surprise...

The French Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization (CCOMS)¹ for Mental Health Research and Training in Lille brings together a network of stakeholders (hospitals, research...