To combat the risks of heat waves, we need to build differently—with less asphalt, fewer artificial spaces, and more green spaces. The Rennes metropolitan area has adopted its...

Physical activity, whether in the form of sports or general exercise, is beneficial to people’s physical and mental health. However, screens, sedentary lifestyles, and many other...

Eating habits are formed in childhood. According to Didier Courbet, self-regulation—as advocated by the food industry—is ineffective in preventing children from being exposed to...

The National Ethics Advisory Committee issues opinions on all ethical issues related to public health, including health promotion.

Santé publique France conducts epidemiological surveillance—that is, monitoring the day-to-day evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic—and reports its findings to the authorities. This...

The philosopher Emmanuel Fournier examines the ethics of the care relationship between healthcare professionals and patients. Medical ethics, healthcare ethics, and perhaps ethics in...

In Quebec, the Public Health Ethics Committee (Cesp) conducts ethical reviews of public health surveillance plans and, more broadly, issues opinions on all areas of public health. In...

Health promotion is an intervention aimed at the population, working with and alongside individuals: how can we do this effectively? This is the ethical question that arises in the...

When dealing with vulnerable individuals, what ethical principles should a psychiatrist follow?

A small revolution in primary care is gaining momentum: 1,500 multi-professional health centers (MSPs), supported by the government, bring together general practitioners, nurses,...