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"A Scientific Consensus on the Adverse Effects of Screen Time on Physical Health" [Interview]
Launched in January 2024, a multidisciplinary commission of experts studied the impact of screen time on the lives of children and adolescents. After three months of hearings, during...
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A tool to shed light on the relationship between screen use and health
Viewed from a public health perspective, digital technology use and its effects on health cannot be reduced to individual or family issues. Rather, they are part of dynamics involving a...
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Romantic Relationships and Intellectual Disabilities: A Program in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region
Sexuality and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV—topics that remain taboo in facilities for people with intellectual disabilities—have been the focus of a specific...
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It is essential for others to recognize when someone is at risk of suicide [Interview].
The MSA is developing a suicide prevention plan for farmers on the ground. Spotlight on the MSA in Armorique. In two departments—Finistère and Côtes-d’Armor—the MSA has established a...
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Physical activity: a scientifically proven treatment for obesity, depression, and diabetes
For many chronic conditions, rest has long been the standard of care, but today we are witnessing a true paradigm shift: scientific studies show that physical activity (PA) has...
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Intellectual Disabilities and Sexual Abuse
A literature review on the health needs of people with intellectual disabilities was conducted by Santé publique France as part of a partnership initiated in 2008 with the National...
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The National Suicide Prevention Observatory Will Provide the Foundation for a Genuine Prevention Policy [Interview].
In 1993, Professor Michel Debout submitted a landmark report on suicide to the Economic and Social Council, as it was the French Republic’s first official report on the subject. Twenty...
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Intellectual Disabilities and Emotional and Sexual Life.
This literature review highlights the fact that family and friends most often express support for a fulfilling sex life for people with disabilities. Furthermore, it has been observed...
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Stereotypes and Prejudices About People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Psychosocial Perspective.
Stereotypes are defined as a set of shared beliefs regarding characteristics specific to an individual and behaviors specific to a social group. They are, therefore, the image we form of...
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Monitoring Suicide Deaths Among Farming Operators.
An initial cross-sectional study conducted in 2007, 2008, and 2009 among farm owners and farm workers revealed excess suicide mortality among male farm owners compared to the general...