What types of eaters are there in France? The latest INPES Health and Nutrition Barometer survey provides a classification system that identifies different groups with specific...

How do workers respond to occupational hazards? Under what conditions are they recognized as having an occupational illness? A group of researchers—including physicians and social...

How should we provide information about tobacco? On this public health issue, as on all others, there is, on the one hand, information provided by the tobacco industry, and on the...

Five hospitals and private healthcare professionals have joined forces to form the Isère Heart Failure Network (Resic 38). This network provides patients with comprehensive care,...

Interview with Michel Craplet, medical director at ANPAA and president of Eurocare, Paris. Twenty years ago, there was virtually no counter-lobbying by public health advocates at the...

Alain Morel, a psychiatrist and director of a treatment center for substance abusers, proposes a new strategy for preventing risky substance use. Drawing on his experience as a...

In addition to addressing individual determinants, population-based interventions (networking, organizational changes, environmental modifications, etc.) can lead to increased physical...

It is society’s responsibility to encourage people to engage in physical activity and to create more supportive environments. We must give meaning to this activity, which fosters...

How do the French engage in physical activity, and how much time do they devote to it? This article presents some findings from the 2005 Health Barometer survey conducted by INPES. The...

For adolescents, engaging in recreational physical activity has three dimensions—emotional, cognitive, and social—that go far beyond mere motor skills. Any activity is a path to...