Introduction - Emergency department (ED) visits for asthma are largely preventable, and ED data, when combined with hospitalization data, are useful for monitoring asthma. The objective...

Introduction - Since 1999, a three-year cycle of school-based surveys has been conducted in France to estimate indicators used to monitor children’s health, including vaccination...

In 2007, 721 cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) were reported, which corresponds, after adjustment for underreporting, to an incidence rate of 1.3 cases per 105 inhabitants....

Objectives - The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence and management of hypertension in France based on the Mona Lisa study conducted in the Lille Urban Community and the...

Objectives - To describe the prevalence and management of hypertension in Guadeloupe, based on two recent studies. Methods - Consant is a cross-sectional study of a random sample of the...

Objectives - The objectives of this study were to describe the mean systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressures and the prevalence of hypertension in the adult population residing...

In 2004, several environmental health investigations were marked by strained relations with local communities because they only partially addressed broader social concerns and multiple...

Recent developments in contaminated soil management policy have reinforced the importance of measurement over other methods for estimating population exposure. Based on these data, the...

Communities living near areas with degraded environmental conditions expect clear answers regarding their health from public health authorities. In recent years, there has been a growing...