Except in the case of the most severe conditions, mental health has long been considered a private matter, contributing to family taboos and the stigmatization of people with mental...

Nineteen countries are participating in a major periodic survey designed to assess the impact of tobacco control efforts. France, which is deeply committed to this cause, participated in...

How should teachers go about incorporating health education into their teaching? By implementing specific educational interventions. This involves nothing less than adopting a new...

Combating the hepatitis C epidemic among people who use drugs, particularly those who inject drugs, requires developing new approaches and strategies. The early onset of HCV...

The teacher training curriculum has been overhauled in recent years. The regulations now call for the introduction of health education modules, as this topic has become one of the...

The initial results of the 2010 Health Barometer from the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (Inpes) confirm the recent increase in smoking in France. The proportion...

A survey recently published by INPES shows that the use of addictive substances—alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other drugs—is on the rise among young people in French Polynesia. By...

A survey conducted by INPES and INCa, and published in October 2011, shows that the ban on smoking in public places, implemented in 2007 and 2008, has significantly reduced smoking in...

In the general population, according to the INPES Health Barometer, the prevalence of a major depressive episode in the past twelve months remained stable between 2005 and 2010. In...

The "Baromètre Santé" survey conducted by INPES in 2010 makes it possible, given the size of the sample of respondents, to analyze the use of addictive substances by economic sector. -...