To mark the first National Asthma Awareness Week (September 21–27, 1992), organized by the Asthma Association, this document provides an overview of the activities scheduled for that...

This article presents the main findings of the CFES's Baromètre 92 survey regarding social perceptions of cancer and its risk factors, as well as access to cancer screening. The...

The article offers a series of dietary tips for sports professionals, challenging certain common misconceptions and standard dietary practices among athletes.

The French have maintained a fairly traditional approach to their diet: 94% eat or drink something for breakfast; for lunch, 69% eat at home, and their meal includes meat (66%) and...

This issue of the journal was prepared in anticipation of the international conference on Society and Alcohol, organized in December 1995 in Paris by the WHO Regional Office for...

Lead poisoning in young children is a serious public health threat, so the Ministry of Health has developed an action plan to combat lead poisoning aimed at improving epidemiological...

Drawing on studies from other countries (Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States), this article presents an approach to the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the...

Since the evaluation of national AIDS awareness campaigns is one of the factors used to guide public policy in this area, a monitoring and evaluation committee was established. The...

As president of the Mutuelle des hospitaliers (MNH), which has 45,000 members, the author provides a brief overview of the organization’s mission, then discusses the role of hospital...