Introduction: Training in health education (HE) is relevant to all professionals who influence public health, particularly those working in the social, health, or educational sectors...

About a decade ago, the limited resources allocated to health education were attributed to a lack of legitimacy stemming from a lack of professional recognition, underdeveloped...

Prevention has now established its legitimacy within Western healthcare systems. It is even regarded as a beneficial activity in and of itself. The lack of prevention is consequently...

The discussions, which were truly fascinating and complemented those of the previous session, allowed us to take another step forward in defining the "gerontological field," which, as...

The Environmental Health Barometer was modeled after the Health Barometers launched in 1992. It is therefore a repeated cross-sectional telephone survey based on a probability sample....

As of June 30, 2007, the French Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (Arcep, formerly known as ART) reported more than 52 million mobile phone...

The Health Barometers were established in the early 1990s. For nearly twenty years, these epidemiological surveillance surveys have made it possible to track the main behaviors,...

The information the public receives about health risks—and, in particular, about lifestyle-related cancer risk factors—is a key driver—though not the only one—of health behaviors and,...

France has established two national organized cancer screening programs. These screenings are systematically offered to all individuals in the targeted age group based on social...

Overall, vaccination is viewed positively by doctors and the general public. A study by INPES among general practitioners shows that nearly 80% are very supportive of vaccination. In...