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...

Alcohol consumption has been steadily declining in France for the past forty years. This trend is closely linked to individuals’ economic and social circumstances, as indicated by the...

The summer of 2006 was marked by a heat wave that resulted in fewer deaths than anticipated. As part of the heat wave plan, INPES had implemented a two-pronged communication strategy...

How do workers respond to occupational hazards? Under what conditions are they recognized as having an occupational illness? A group of researchers—including physicians and social...

Introduction: Promoting a healthy diet and physical activity requires understanding and monitoring changes in the population’s nutritional attitudes and behaviors. This is the purpose of...

The hypothesis that homophobia is a risk factor for suicidal behavior provides the strongest explanation for the higher prevalence of suicide attempts among gay and bisexual populations....

It is now well established that a healthy diet and regular physical activity contribute to healthy aging. The years around retirement have been identified by public authorities as an...

Taking as its starting point the communication surrounding the risks of HIV transmission through oral-genital sex, this paper examines the rationales and interests that shape the...

How should we provide information about tobacco? On this public health issue, as on all others, there is, on the one hand, information provided by the tobacco industry, and on the other,...