Asthma has a negative impact on career trajectories in France. In this study, when asthma was assessed using a symptom score, significant associations were observed with the career...

Since the emergence of COVID-19 more than three years ago, Santé publique France’s epidemiological surveillance has relied on a multi-source system that has enabled the rapid generation...

The source of many myths, French Guiana is a unique territory due to the richness of its biodiversity and the diversity of its communities. As the only European territory in the Amazon,...

From March 1 to 15, 2023, Santé publique France is launching a survey on influenza vaccination coverage among residents and staff at medical-social care facilities (ESMS).

Key Points Vaccination Coverage Rates for Residents and Staff in ESMS as of April 20, 2023 Residents in long-term care facilities 87.5% [87.0–88.0] of nursing home residents were...

The attention of public authorities was drawn to the risks associated with the population’s exposure to ultraviolet radiation by two reports from the National Academy of Medicine in...

As part of the 2015 Cancer Barometer survey, French people were asked about their knowledge, beliefs, and preventive behaviors regarding the risks associated with ultraviolet exposure....

Despite advances in scientific knowledge that unequivocally demonstrate that tanning in UV booths—even when subject to strict regulations—increases the risk of skin cancer, the practice...

In France, skin melanoma is the cancer with the sharpest rise in incidence and mortality, particularly among young adults. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, whether from the sun or...

Following the fire that occurred in Rouen on September 26, 2019, the Directorate General for Health asked Santé publique France to conduct an assessment of the fire’s impact on the...