After discussing new trends in sports, the authors of this report examine sports as a factor in health and outline the physical activities best suited to different stages of life. A...

Asthma causes 2,000 deaths per year in France, some of which could be prevented through more appropriate care and patient education. In Marseille, an innovative patient education program...

The Éprus is active on several fronts, in West Africa and in France.

In Guinea, in response to the Ebola outbreak, anthropologists worked alongside medical personnel to address mistrust stemming from rumors and a lack of confidence in the authorities,...

According to a survey conducted by INPES in 2010, more than a quarter of French people have known or currently know someone in their circle of friends and family who has Alzheimer’s...

The National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) and the Directorate General for Health (DGS) have collaborated to develop a health education tool for patients with...

Vaccinate infants, children, preteens, and high-risk population groups against hepatitis B. These are the recommendations of a group of French and international experts who recently...

The authors provide a brief overview of the findings of previous studies regarding the health behaviors of rural populations, their motivations, perceptions of health (related to the...

J. Arènes and P. Guilbert extracted data from the CFES’s 1995–96 Barometer Survey on tobacco and alcohol consumption (particularly wine), sleep patterns, breakfast habits, use of...

Regular monitoring of vaccination practices and attitudes is essential for setting vaccination policy priorities, evaluating them, and implementing appropriate strategies to improve the...