The authors review the historical evolution of the concept of health, particularly in relation to the definition provided by the WHO in 1946. The concepts of health promotion and health...

The author, Director General of Public Health in Quebec, traces the history of the integration of health promotion into the organization of community health and analyzes the concepts and...

The authors respond to an article published in a special issue on youth sexuality (Issue No. 323 of *La Santé de l'Homme*), offering a critique of the research conducted with this...

As part of the journal’s new “Practical Guidance” section, whose objectives are outlined, the first article examines the perceptions of health held by professionals, institutions, and...

The author analyzes, from an anthrosociological perspective, the behaviors of HIV-positive individuals—which are similar to those of people with serious illnesses—when seeking...

In Europe, the spread of infectious diseases—linked in particular to the growth of travel (global air travel, open borders)—poses a challenge for public health information. The use of...

Recognizing the wide variety of professionals working on AIDS and STD issues with middle and high school students in the Ain department, as well as the frequent lack of training on...

This guide provides techniques and tools for facilitating a workshop and keeping a logbook as part of the development of a health education project.

The authors, who coordinated the "Living in the Countryside" report with Francine Mullot of the Mutualité sociale agricole, note a lack of information on rural populations (compared to...

A concise overview of a set of statistical data on France’s rural population (demographics, socioeconomic indicators, health indicators, healthcare utilization). Thomas Le Jeannic...