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Biomarker Assay in the Maternity Ward as Part of the ELFE Pilot Study (French Longitudinal Study from Childhood), October 2007
One method for assessing a child’s in utero exposure to environmental chemical pollutants is to measure the levels of biomarkers for these substances in biological samples collected at...
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Pesticides. Health Effects
Since the 1980s, epidemiological studies have suggested a link between occupational exposure to pesticides and the onset of various diseases (cancers, neurological disorders,...
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of pediatric cancers in a wine-growing town in Gironde. June 2013
In February 2013, the Aquitaine Regional Health Agency (ARS) was contacted regarding pesticide spraying near a school and a suspected spatiotemporal cluster of pediatric cancers in a...
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Feasibility study on reconstituting the cohort of agricultural workers exposed to chlordecone in Martinique and Guadeloupe. National Chlordecone Plans 1 and 2
Chlordecone is an organochlorine pesticide that was used between 1973 and 1993 in the French West Indies to control the banana weevil. Persistent in the environment, it is a possible...
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Technical details on the compilation of the Acta plant health indexes
The purpose of this guide is to present the technical and methodological data that led to the compilation of information from the Acta phytosanitary indexes. These annual publications,...
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Exposure of Pregnant Women to Environmental Pollutants in France in 2011. Perinatal Component of the National Biomonitoring Program Conducted Within the ELFE Cohort - Volume 1: Organic Pollutants
The national biomonitoring program, implemented by Santé publique France (formerly the Institut de veille sanitaire), includes a perinatal component based on a subsample of pregnant...
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Effectiveness of "Moi(s) sans tabac" 2016 and 1-year follow-up of individuals who attempted to quit, based on the 2017 Santé publique France survey
In October 2016, Santé publique France launched the first “Smoke-Free Month” campaign, which challenges smokers to quit smoking for 30 days in November. The effectiveness of this social...
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Workers’ Health Status and Occupational Consequences During the First Lockdown in Spring 2020 – Results from the Constances Cohort and Comparison with the Coset Cohorts
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented in the spring of 2020 to limit its spread may have had a significant impact on workers’ working conditions and health. The SAPRIS...
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Monitoring of bacterial antibiotic resistance in community care and long-term care facilities. Primo National Initiative. Summary Results, 2022
KEY POINTS FOR 2022 • National surveillance of antibiotic resistance in community and healthcare settings relies on the voluntary participation of a broad network of community clinical...
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Monitoring of Antibiotic Use and Bacterial Resistance in Healthcare Facilities. Spares Project. Summary Results, 2022
KEY POINTS Antibiotic Use • 1,573 participating healthcare facilities (HFs) representing 302,684 beds and 81,963,967 full hospital days (HD) in 2022 (78% of HD). • Overall antibiotic...
