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Survey of young people on excessive drinking.
While binge drinking—drinking as quickly as possible to get drunk—has become more common among young people in France and across Europe over the past decade, what do young people...
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Eating behaviors: from hedonists to "practical" eaters.
What types of eaters are there in France? The latest INPES Health and Nutrition Barometer survey provides a classification system that identifies different groups with specific...
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Diet and Physical Activity: Knowledge and Behaviors.
The INPES has just published the results of the "Health and Nutrition Barometer," a periodic survey of the French population. While consumption rates for starchy foods, meat, fish, and...
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Vaccines and Religion in the Islamic Republic of Iran: An Anthropological Perspective.
Why, despite the fundamental changes Iran has undergone in recent decades, have vaccination policies been consistently successful? And to what extent has religion contributed to this...
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Health in Action, No. 446: Youth Empowerment
Empowerment is one of the key drivers for promoting public health. Commonly defined as the "increase in individuals' capacity to act," it is a little-known and poorly understood health...
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Stigmatization, homophobia, and scapegoats.
The suicide rate is higher among young people who are discovering that they are gay or bisexual. The realization of this "difference" from prevailing societal norms causes suffering that...
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Pictograms to help patients communicate with their caregivers.
The Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris has created 150 pictograms to help patients with severe communication difficulties interact with healthcare providers. Healthcare providers use...
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A visual guide to preventing medication errors.
The Visual Prescription is unique in that it was developed by users in collaboration with professionals at a community center. It enables people who have difficulty reading and/or...
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A city in Quebec is creating public awareness posters featuring people with intellectual disabilities.
In Gatineau, Quebec, people with intellectual disabilities selected the words and images that would help them connect with the messages conveyed by public health posters.