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Anti-smoking legislation in France: smoking
Anti-Tobacco Legislation in France Smoking is one of the most widespread public health threats in the world. One of the most effective ways to combat this scourge is through...
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Smoking in France: Recent Trends: Smoking
The Cancer Plan, launched nearly two years ago, has given new impetus to tobacco prevention in France. Among the measures adopted, the most significant is the massive increase in...
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Evaluation of the Implementation of the New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening
In 2000, the Ministry of Health’s Cancer Plan established the nationwide rollout of a screening program that had already been launched in 32 departments since 1994. In 2003, 46 new...
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Tuberculosis in France: The Reasons Behind a Persistent Problem
The Île-de-France region is the hardest-hit, with an incidence rate of 27.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2002. Foreign nationals aged 15 to 39 constitute the primary at-risk group, with...
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Social factors contributing to low participation in organized breast cancer screening programs
An organized breast cancer screening program was established by the Directorate General of Health (DGS) in 1994. The results of the evaluation showed that participation in this program...
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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results for the Population Aged 65 and Older, France, 2001
The six objectives of the prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections among people aged 65 and older are those of the national survey, which aims to raise awareness among all...
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Renacoq: Surveillance of Pertussis in Hospitals in 2008
Since 1996, the Renacoq network has tracked pertussis cases identified in pediatric hospital settings and monitored the impact of vaccination strategies. In 42 hospitals,...
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Laboratory Surveillance of Imported Cases of Dengue and Chikungunya in Metropolitan France, 2008–2009
Introduction - With the establishment of the Aedes albopictus mosquito in southern France, there is a real risk of initiating a chain of transmission for arboviruses, particularly...
