Rural communities often struggle to embrace the concept of health-promoting urban planning, as they are unfamiliar with the tools involved or find them difficult to implement. Yet this...

To round out this report, we have included a selection of resources organized as follows: an overview of current knowledge (reports, data, recommendations), practical guidance for action...

Key Points Asthma Following a sharp increase in the number of emergency department visits and the number of visits followed by hospitalization for asthma in S11, the number of...

Key Points Flu and flu-like symptoms At baseline levels for the past 4 weeks. Flu-related activity is on the rise at SOS Médecins and slightly down in emergency rooms. All regions in...

Key Points Influenza and Influenza-Like Illnesses A 10-week epidemic, from early December (W50-2025) to mid-February (W07-2025). Peak reached in week 52 across all surveillance...

Key Points Nationally, the number of deaths from all causes reported by INSEE remains within the usual range of fluctuation in S11-2026 across all age groups. At the regional level,...

Key Points In Week 12 (March 16–22, 2026), activity at SOS Médecins clinics continued to rise among 2- to 14-year-olds (+9%, or +1,991 visits) since the end of school break. Activity...

Key Points In Week 12 (March 16–22), emergency room visits increased among children (+10%, or +8,046 visits) and hospitalizations following a visit increased only among children under...

The Steering and Dialogue Committee (COD) is one of Santé publique France’s four governing bodies. This committee, which is dedicated to fostering openness and dialogue with civil...