This article presents surveillance data on HIV infection and AIDS in France for 2012, based on mandatory reporting of HIV and AIDS and virological surveillance, as well as trends since...

Summary of the results of the Health Barometer on usage levels and recent trends in the consumption of psychotropic medications in France. Sixteen million people aged 11 to 75 have...

The health of a population depends only in part on the characteristics of the area in which it lives. Nevertheless, the environment remains an important "determinant" of its residents'...

How can we promote public health in vulnerable communities? Introduction to a report that summarizes the current state of knowledge on this issue and illustrates it with concrete examples.

How is the population distributed across the country? Profound changes have taken place over the past 30 years. Today, 241 major urban areas account for 80% of the population. Outside...

Located in France and Belgium, Thiérache is one of the areas in the European Union where residents can receive medical care at the nearest hospital across the border. This cooperation...

To understand the experiences of people living in precarious circumstances in the health sector and to develop practical recommendations, the ATD Fourth World Movement has been...

Thanh Le Luong outlines the mission of the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) and discusses future projects.

Introduction to the special issue "Youth and Addiction: Changing Behaviors and Professional Practices," coordinated by Emmanuelle Bauchet, a public health physician and head of the...

The authors seek to demonstrate that the 1986 Ottawa Charter has not been sufficiently recognized over the past 20 years—even by those who cite it—as a strategic tool for guiding...