The relationship between work and health is a growing concern for employers, policymakers, and social partners alike. Over the past several years, a wealth of research and surveys has...

The issue of sleep was the subject of a report submitted to the Minister of Health in December 2006. Often overlooked in favor of other public health issues, this physiological...

When asked about their relationship to health, people who have become deaf or hard of hearing later in life express concerns about the fatigue and psychological distress caused by...

The classification of eaters presented here is based on a 24-hour recall of food consumption from the day before the survey. This is the method used in the 2008 Health and Nutrition...

This mission report presents an analysis of Quebec’s practices in implementing projects aimed at developing self-esteem and psychosocial skills. In particular, it examines the...

Recent epidemics such as SARS and the threat of an influenza pandemic have led authorities in many countries to promote a return to hygiene principles taught before the antibiotic era,...

Objectives: Improvements in hygiene and the introduction of antibiotics have reduced the incidence of infectious diseases in industrialized countries, but humans now face the emergence...

Introduction - Random telephone surveys are frequently used tools in public health research. The quality of data from these surveys is assessed primarily by the quality of the raw...

The National Institute for Prevention (INPES) is one of the agencies contributing to public health safety in France. Established in 2002, it succeeded the French Committee for Health...

Response rates for telephone surveys of the general population—and even more so for those targeting private-practice healthcare professionals—have been declining sharply for nearly a...