Fall prevention is an effective, yet relatively complex, strategy for reducing disability among older adults. This article presents the results of an international French-speaking...

Introduction: The significant increase in international travel exposes a growing portion of the French population to health risks—whether infectious or otherwise—that are sometimes...

Objectives - To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of the French population regarding the risks associated with ultraviolet (UV) exposure, in order to tailor prevention...

Organized breast cancer screening has been available nationwide since 2004. The 5th edition of the Health Barometer, conducted from October 2004 to February 2005, surveyed 30,514...

Introduction: Opposition to vaccination has always existed, but it involves only a minority of people. In recent years, however, there has been a growing sense of reluctance stemming...

To mark World AIDS Day, the Ile-de-France Regional Health Observatory is releasing, as it has done every year since 1999, an overview of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the region. In 2006,...

In 2002, France had approximately 12 million regular smokers, representing a prevalence of 29% among the population aged 18 to 75. With the fight against smoking having become a...

The National Cancer Action Plan, established in 2003 for a five-year period, identifies tobacco control as one of the top priorities in prevention. Healthcare professionals, whether...

In December 2003, there were 1.8 million fewer smokers in France than at the end of 1999. Overall, quitting smoking is becoming increasingly common. In any case, this is the goal of...

Drawing on articles from *La Santé de l'homme*, Michel Chauliac and Serge Hercberg demonstrate how the developments and debates that have shaped the field of nutritional health have...