500,000 deaths and 10 million injuries—these are the global figures for traffic accidents. Developing countries are particularly hard hit due to a lack of resources for the effective...

In order to strengthen ties with the 100 departmental and regional health education committees, the CFES and the Directorate General for Health have established five pilot structures:...

The author addresses the issue of managing and treating the 700,000 tons of hospital waste generated annually. The diverse nature of this waste necessitates a variety of treatment...

Drawing on the main points of the report—published by the High Committee on Public Health—which assesses the health status of the French population and identifies twenty-one priorities,...

The author, director of the Center for Bioethics at the Catholic University of Lyon, examines the concept of risk within the broader context of the choices we make throughout our lives,...

The author, an expert in educational science, offers a critical analysis of the structure of school curricula in France, which fail to take into account students’ well-being—both in...

After outlining the family contexts in which social workers play a mediating role (divorce, domestic violence, intergenerational conflicts), the author explains what makes this approach...

The author, an anthropologist, seeks to highlight the misunderstandings that can arise when sociological or anthropological variables are introduced into an epidemiological analysis. The...

The author notes that medical-social initiatives, health education, and preventive care are part of the mandates of public and private healthcare facilities, as defined by the Hospital...

Data and projections on the incidence of this cancer are presented briefly, along with risk factors (heredity, sun exposure), at-risk populations, and risky behaviors (excessive exposure...