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Cancer Barometer: PSA levels are tested in one out of every two men over the age of 50
Despite the lack of evidence supporting its effectiveness, PSA testing is widely performed, most often at the initiative of doctors.
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Epidemiology of Sports and Leisure Injuries in Children and Adolescents
The difficulty in collecting comprehensive data on accidents in daily life in France reflects society’s lack of attention to a phenomenon that nevertheless causes more than 18,000 deaths...
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Epidemiological investigations at a vitamin manufacturing company in the Allier department
In January 2003, the InVS was commissioned by the Ministries of Health and Labor to investigate a possible cluster of kidney cancers at a chemical plant in the Allier department. A...
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Gilly-sur-Isère Incinerator. Key findings from the four local studies. In response to residents’ questions about their health
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Gilly-sur-Isère Municipal Waste Incineration Plant (Savoie). A retrospective study of cancer incidence
The retrospective cancer incidence study conducted around the Gilly-sur-Isère municipal waste incineration plant—initiated amid a crisis following its closure in late 2001—aimed to...
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In the Loire region, a high school is experimenting with ways to "live together more harmoniously."
Jacob-Holtzer High School in Firminy is developing a program to foster harmony within the school. The program includes informational sessions and discussions on gender diversity and...
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Health Promotion and Sustainable Development in Middle Schools in France and Belgium.
This article presents an assessment of the "École 21" initiative, which has been implemented in middle schools since 2008 to foster a culture focused on well-being and improving the...
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Schools and Health Promotion: The Legal Framework.
The Framework and Planning Act for School Reform sets out the objectives and framework for promoting health in schools. Education, prevention, and protection are at the heart of the new...
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School Climate and Health Promotion: A Survey of Middle School Students.
HBSC is a unique survey of middle school students’ lives, in which they answer questions about their well-being, health, school experiences, challenges, levels of engagement in risky...
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"We want them to feel more comfortable at school so they can focus better on their studies" [Interview].
Interview with Olivier Miquet, principal, and Muriel Torrion, school nurse, at Collège de l'Albarine in Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, Ain (France). All students at the middle school were...