Inspired and supported by the Francophone Summer School on Public Health in Besançon, an innovative project has emerged in Senegal: the Francophone University of Dakar for Health...

"In France, there are few training programs in health promotion, and the needs of professionals are not being met," notes Éric Breton, holder of the brand-new Chair in Health Promotion,...

Since 2004, INPES has been compiling a database of training programs in health promotion, health education, and patient therapeutic education; this database has recently been updated and...

In Central and Latin America, experts evaluated twenty-eight health promotion training programs from thirteen countries. The results demonstrate the value of training professionals to...

Since 2009, the Nancy University School of Public Health, in partnership with three other universities, has offered an online Master’s degree in Public Health. One of the program’s...

Winner of the Jury Grand Prix at the last Cannes Film Festival, the Dardenne brothers’ *The Kid with a Bike* depicts the suffering of a 12-year-old boy who has been placed in a foster...

INPES has developed a guide in collaboration with health promotion organizations to assist in implementing a quality assurance process. To date, seventy-five trainers have been trained...

Doctors, nurses, social workers, and teachers do not work alone to promote student health in schools. Very often, partnerships are formed with outside professionals. Examples of...

The City of Lyon is implementing the WHO’s “Age-Friendly Cities” program, launched in 2005. Thirty-three cities in twenty-two countries have developed a common approach aimed at adapting...

Society often views old age with a rather unkind and pessimistic eye. Contrary to prevailing social perceptions, for most older adults, aging does not equate to disability. Researcher...