The rediscovery of chlordecone in surface waters in the French West Indies sparked a significant mobilization, first locally and then at the national level. A pesticide used to control...

Objectives. - To describe trends in antibiotic use between 2006 and 2008 in French healthcare facilities and to examine how these trends relate to policies on the appropriate use of...

For Que Choisir, there are two key priorities: regulating food advertising aimed at children and requiring the industry to meet ambitious goals for improving nutritional quality.

As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), sexual health is a state of well-being and requires a positive and respectful approach. The new health law creates a framework...

Safer consumption rooms are the result of a pragmatic approach that has already been widely implemented and evaluated internationally. They are part of the long-standing process of harm...

The Alimentation Atout Prix tool is used by social workers in their work—from cooking workshops to community gardens and food assistance programs. It is set to undergo an update and modernization.

Introduction: Children’s widespread exposure to advertisements for foods of low nutritional value, combined with rising obesity rates, has led to growing support for advertising...

Data from the Health Barometer provide insights into changes in French people’s attitudes toward alcohol and their perceptions of it. In 2014, drinking frequency remained relatively...

The 2006–2010 National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS 2) includes a component focused on ensuring access to adequate food for the most disadvantaged.

Why is obesity on the rise in the United States and Canada? A team of researchers from Quebec specializing in this issue points out that several factors are at play: the individual and...