The author, from the Population Health Office at the D.G.S., outlines the approach—as part of the reform of healthcare organization in prisons—to prevention and health education designed...

The author, a member of the Ministry of Social Affairs’ task force on healthcare in prisons, outlines the main provisions of Law 94-43, which establishes the framework for a new...

The author, a magistrate with the Directorate of Prison Administration, provides a statistical overview of the prison population in France: trends in the number of inmates, age,...

Pierre-Jacques Dusseau collected testimonies from inmates and prison staff. The goal was to describe prison life in their own words and to highlight the inmates’ health concerns.

Since 1994, the health care of inmates has been entrusted to the public hospital system. Prison staff have established partnerships with all stakeholders in the prison system,...

Jean-Marie Delarue served as Inspector General of Places of Detention from June 2008 to June 2014. In this capacity, he visited every French correctional facility (including those in the...

Prisoners generally have poorer health compared to the general population. Epidemiological studies in France and abroad consistently show that infectious diseases, mental health...

Since 2003, the Ministry of National Education and the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) have been bound by an agreement. Objective: to strengthen their...

The authors of this section have chosen to include only resources related to health education or nutrition education in schools. Therefore, information regarding the eating habits of...

Interview with Olivier Miquet, principal, and Muriel Torrion, school nurse, at Collège de l'Albarine in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain (France). All students at the middle school were...