The authors describe the context and factors to be considered in a health education program within a prison setting. Factors concerning inmates: physical and mental health issues,...

The author, who heads the Lyon Regional Correctional Services Office, draws on a study of inmate morbidity conducted in 1988 and 1989 by the Lyon Association of Criminology and Social...

The special feature in issue No. 380 of *La Santé de l'homme* (November–December 2005) was devoted to health in schools. The “Further Reading” section of this feature listed references...

The issue of school health promotion was the focus of a special issue of *La Santé en action* in 2014 (No. 427: http://inpes.santepubliquefrance.fr/SLH/pdf/sante-action-427.pdf). Some of...

Research demonstrates the virtuous cycle created by the combination of a supportive school environment and the resulting student well-being and motivation. A study conducted in nine...

For several years now, the comprehensive high school in Guebwiller (Haut-Rhin) has been offering psychosocial skills development workshops on a widespread basis. Teachers guide students...

At Lagnieu Middle School, eighth-grade students welcome incoming seventh-graders. “Minor” conflicts are resolved through peer mediation, for which certain students and staff members are...

Driven by his mother’s high expectations, Magyd the Algerian became the top student in his class in French. As a teenager, the young immigrant tutored his peers. Although he was forced...

How should teachers go about incorporating health education into their lessons? By implementing specific educational interventions. This involves nothing less than adopting a new...

This marks a quiet revolution in the concept of education: the 2005 law enshrines health education as part of the educational system’s core mission. School is no longer just a place of...