The INPES 2005 Health Barometer survey highlights several health issues that require greater public awareness and prevention efforts. Here is a brief, non-exhaustive overview of a few topics.

Alcohol holds a special place in France due to its economic, historical, and cultural significance. However, it is also a major determinant of public health, as it is the second...

Since 2000, the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education has coordinated and monitored the "Emplois Jeunes Tabac" (EJT) program with the aim of increasing both the number...

Brief interventions (BI) are highly effective in reducing the health burden associated with alcohol, but to date, no study has evaluated their effectiveness in occupational health...

To help patients and their loved ones share their experiences with type 2 diabetes, treatments, and their relationships with family, friends, and healthcare professionals, is the...

How can we better educate the public about sexuality and contraception? Faced with issues such as very early pregnancies and high maternal mortality rates, Guinea has opened some...

Interview with Serge Hercberg, university professor, hospital physician, and chair of the Standing Steering Committee of the National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS). Is there a...

In Belgium, indoor air quality testing services, alerted by doctors, visit the homes of families suffering from health problems. They take samples to identify the causes of the health...

For years, Philippe Batel has been seeing patients with alcohol dependence every day who want to “get clean.” For him, the relationship with alcohol can be compared to a love affair....