Brief overview of an oral health awareness initiative (regular care, good hygiene) for inmates, particularly drug addicts; a support program for inmates to reduce the risk of recidivism...

Since 1987, health education and promotion initiatives have been carried out in various institutions across the Aquitaine region by the Aquitaine Regional Committee for Health Education...

An overview of the context and challenges of teacher training in health education. The goal is to approach the teaching profession from a different perspective rather than simply adding a new subject.

Prison is a cause of illness and death; it is a place of regression, despair, self-harm, and suicide; here are a few excerpts from the opinion of the National Consultative Ethics...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that primarily affects populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Mothers are often unfairly stigmatized after giving birth to their children. In...

The health benefits of moderate physical exercise are well established. Nevertheless, sports activities can lead to accidents and significant injuries. What exactly are the extent,...

A one-page summary of the key findings from the 2005 Health Barometer survey on sports injuries.

About 500,000 people in France—mostly young people aged 14 to 17—are “addicted” to video games. They make up 90% of psychologist and psychoanalyst Michael Stora’s clientele. This...

At the Marmottan Center for Addiction Treatment in Paris, one in ten young people seeks help for a video game addiction. Doctors also see patients with internet addiction. The child and...

The “Addiction Treatment and Prevention” plan, presented in late 2006 by the Ministry of Health, brought the issue of pathological gambling to the forefront. The severe lack of...