Introduction - This article presents the characteristics of mortality in France in 2008, including the leading causes of death by sex and age and trends since the year 2000. Methods -...

Introduction - The Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) has implemented an oral health prevention program targeting specific at-risk populations and age groups. The initiative targeting...

Introduction - In July 2010, an outbreak of scabies affecting several summer camps at a campground in the Landes region was reported to health authorities. Investigations were conducted...

The surveillance system for notifiable diseases (NDs) is based on regulatory provisions. This article outlines the key features of the ND surveillance system, which was overhauled in...

Introduction - The objective of this study was to measure and characterize deaths from everyday accidents in France from 2000 to 2008. Methods - The results were derived from a list of...

Objectives - This study aims to describe geographic disparities in the health of children enrolled in the final year of preschool and to examine the link between children’s health status...

A partnership between Occupational Health Services (SST) and Health Insurance Medical Examination Centers (CES) was piloted between 2008 and 2010, with the aim of facilitating access to...

Introduction - Since 2007, a new electronic death certification system has been available to physicians. This study represents the first epidemiological analysis of the data collected...

Introduction. Regular surveillance conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (INSEI) revealed an increase in mortality during the winter of 2011–2012. The...