The INPES Health Barometers provide information to policymakers and healthcare professionals. In some cases, they contribute to the development of prevention programs.[article excerpt]

In the face of society’s denial of the “risks of alcohol,” general practitioners have a key role to play in prevention—a task made all the more difficult by the fact that they must...

Under the leadership of the WHO, a network of health-promoting hospitals has been established around the world. France is actively joining the movement...[article excerpt]

The wide variety of professions and training needs are two key topics addressed by Jeannine Pommier and Emmanuelle Hamel in this article, which draws on several issues of *La Santé de...

In Lugano, Switzerland, a college of social and health sciences conducted a three-year pilot program in peer education. Student volunteers were trained to serve as peer mentors within...

The Epidaure Research Center in Montpellier has developed a program called "P2P: Peer-to-Peer Health" that engages young people and professionals in a prevention initiative. The role of...

The Youth Experimentation Fund supports innovative initiatives that improve young people’s access to prevention and care. In particular, it has developed and evaluated four peer-led...

Four peer-led health education initiatives supported by the Youth Experimentation Fund (Fej) were evaluated. About 40 young people trained in prevention were interviewed about their...

How can we understand the concepts of stigmatization, discrimination, and labeling? Here are the definitions.

Stigmatization, an inherent risk in any public health initiative, undermines prevention and, moreover, can be harmful to society. Quebec anthropologist Raymond Massé explains why the...