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How to Improve the Quality of Your Health Promotion Activities: A Self-Assessment Guide Developed by and for Organizations
This guide provides a brief overview of the quality approach in general and in health promotion in particular. Accompanied by instructions for use, five thematic self-assessment...
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Does screen time in young children contribute to the development of primary language disorders? A case-control study in Ille-et-Vilaine
Background - Children are exposed to screens at an early age, even though such use may influence their psychomotor development. Objective - To assess the association between children’s...
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National estimates: trends in cancer incidence and mortality in France between 1978 and 2000.
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Incinerators and Health: A Guide on How to Respond to Local Requests for Health Investigations Regarding a Household Waste Incinerator
In France, 11.4 million tons of household and similar waste were incinerated in 2000. The fleet of incinerators, which currently comprises 123 units compliant with the decree of January...
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Incinerators and Health. Dioxin Exposure Among Residents Living Near Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators. Current State of Knowledge and Protocol for an Exposure Study
For several years now, dioxins—ubiquitous, highly stable pollutants found in the food chain—have been the focus of sustained attention from stakeholders in waste management, the general...
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Waste Storage and Public Health: Summary and Recommendations
In collaboration with numerous institutional and scientific partners, the InVS coordinated the study titled "Waste Storage and Public Health." The objective was to assess the current...
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2015 Cancer Barometer. Cancer and Risk Factors. Opinions and Perceptions of the French Population
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Study of dioxin exposure among residents living near municipal waste incineration plants
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Dioxin exposure among people living near municipal waste incinerators in France
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Study of dioxin exposure among residents living near municipal waste incineration plants
The "Dioxins and Incinerators" study was launched in 2005 by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance in partnership with the French Food Safety Agency. Its goal was to...
