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Focus - The End of Paper-Based Certification Is Just Around the Corner
The complete digitization of the death certificate (both the administrative and medical sections) was implemented in 2017. It involves numerous stakeholders, including physicians who...
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Development and application of natural language processing methods to medical causes of death for public health purposes
Introduction - Medical causes of death are recorded by physicians on death certificates in free-form text using a wide variety of expressions. Natural language processing (NLP) methods...
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Alcohol Consumption Among Adults in France in 2021: Recent Developments and Long-Term Trends
Introduction – Alcohol consumption, which is very high in France, poses numerous health risks, both in the short and long term. Over the past few decades, drinking patterns have changed...
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Awareness of and participation in the first editions of the “Month Without Alcohol” challenge in France, based on results from the Santé publique France Barometer
Introduction – Challenges involving abstaining from alcohol for a few days or several weeks exist in many countries to encourage people to take a step back and reflect on their drinking...
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Cluster of fainting incidents at the Carignan middle school, France, October 2004: poisoning or mass psychogenic illness?
Introduction - A cluster of cases of illness occurred at Carignan Middle School in the Ardennes department. An environmental assessment and an epidemiological investigation were...
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Unexplained Outbreak Among City Hall Staff in Villejuif, France, 2004–2005: The Value of Investigation as a Management Tool.
In 2004 and 2005, staff at the town hall in Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, experienced an outbreak of unexplained irritative symptoms that caused widespread anxiety, was widely reported in the...
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General approach and methodology for estimating cancers attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors in mainland France in 2015
This article describes the method used to estimate the proportion and number of cancers attributable to lifestyle and environmental risk factors among adults in France in 2015. Thirteen...
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Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in four overseas departments and regions: Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Réunion. Results from the 2021 Public Health France Barometer
Introduction – The objective of our study is to estimate the prevalence of self-reported diabetes—i.e., diagnosed diabetes—in the general adult population across four overseas...
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Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Réunion, care provided, and characteristics of people with diabetes: analysis of data from the 2021 Santé publique France DROM Health Barometer
Background – Diabetes is a regional health priority in Réunion, given its high prevalence, the high incidence of risk factors, and associated complications. The Réunion Nutrition and...
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Alcohol consumption: Percentage of adults exceeding the guidelines for low-risk consumption, based on data from the 2021 Santé publique France Health Barometer
Introduction – To limit the health impacts of alcohol consumption, guidelines for lower-risk drinking have been developed since 2017 and are regularly promoted through public information...