To prevent substance abuse (alcohol and illicit drugs) among its municipal employees, the city of Nantes has implemented a comprehensive prevention plan: creation of a peer support group...

For general practitioners, addressing alcohol use with their patients remains difficult and taboo, and they are not always prepared to do so. In the Champagne-Ardenne region, doctors are...

In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, a call center was opened in 2006 at the initiative of the Institute of Occupational Health in Northern France, in partnership with the Lille Regional...

At a middle school in the Marne region, after learning of some students’ distress, teachers and school staff launched “recré-philo” sessions. The goals are to encourage students to speak...

The health plan developed by the Strasbourg Urban Community aims to integrate health into all policy initiatives. The goal is to address the determinants of health—urban planning,...

As a member of the WHO Healthy Cities initiative, the city of Nantes has established a local health promotion network. The mental health network brings together healthcare professionals...

Working conditions are a major determinant of public health. They are also one of the most difficult health determinants to change. In the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, which is...

The city of Brest established its first local health observatory in 2008. The goal is to share health-related knowledge within the region, support decision-making, and assess local...

The "Health Profile" of Amiens is an information tool on the health status of residents, available to elected officials and healthcare professionals in Amiens. This database was...

By choosing to develop and implement a municipal public health plan, the city of Toulouse is demonstrating its commitment to playing a full and active role in the local public health...