This special report on the proper use of medication includes statistical data on French pharmaceutical consumption in 1988 and an analysis of the underlying causes of overmedication. It...

As part of the preparation for a campaign, this report details a qualitative survey conducted by DEMOSCOPIE in 1990 on behalf of the CFES among older adults (ages 55 to 75). The aim was...

The author presents a summary of Dr. Jacques Beaupère’s report to the Economic and Social Council on school and university health, published in July 1990. In light of the transfer of...

The city of Aix-les-Bains, which is part of the WHO’s French Healthy Cities network, has been implementing initiatives over the past decade to create a healthier environment: noise...

Interview with Valérie Lévy-Jurin, President of the WHO French Healthy Cities Network and Deputy Mayor for Health in Nancy. Seventy French cities are part of the WHO French Healthy...

How did cities manage the health of their residents starting in the 19th century? Faouzia Perrin presents a historical overview of the measures gradually put in place: hospitals placed...

Even though cities do not have full authority to influence the health of their residents, they do have the means to improve housing conditions—a key determinant of health that is closely...

It is only in the last dozen years or so that health has become a central issue in urban policy. Catherine Richard, of the General Secretariat of the Interministerial Committees on...

While breastfeeding is a personal choice, it also has strong cultural and social dimensions. Breastfeeding rates vary considerably by social class: 80% of female executives breastfeed,...

Interview with Jean-Paul Moatti, professor of economics and director of the Inserm-IRD research unit “Economic and Social Sciences, Health Systems and Society,” Mediterranean Unit....