This report describes accidents involving children in the final year of preschool (GSM), most of whom are 6 years old, based on a school-based survey conducted in 2012–2013. Accident...

Estimating a population’s exposure to a given agent in quantitative health risk assessment (QHRA) requires the use of “human exposure variables” (HEVs) that allow for the individual...

Objectives: Using data from the Épifane study on infant feeding during the first year of life, this report presents breastfeeding rates at the maternity ward and at 1 month of age, and...

Chagas disease is an anthropozoonosis caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted through the feces of blood-feeding bugs (triatomes) of the Reduviidae family, which are deposited on the...

In Brazil, the rate of early pregnancy among teenagers is high. A team of researchers interviewed these young mothers and followed them for one year starting from the birth of their...

Rarely has a character in film endured so much tragedy. Precious’s story is one of resilience—that of a young girl weighed down by everything. It is the change in her school and social...

Eleven maternity wards in France currently hold the "Baby-Friendly Hospital" designation. This designation is awarded based on a set of scientific criteria that promote support for new...

Since 2008, six French regions have been piloting a new initiative aimed at promoting student health in elementary schools, titled "Learning to Live Together Better." One hundred and...

Interview with Pascal Touzanne, principal of middle schools in Saint-Laurent-de-Neste and Loures-Barousse (Hautes-Pyrénées). How can we foster a better atmosphere in a middle school...

Breastfeeding offers health benefits for the child. Professor Dominique Turck, a pediatrician, outlines the positive effects described in the international scientific literature:...