Twenty-one French and Belgian schools are participating in the "École 21" program, co-funded by the European Union, which promotes health and sustainable development in schools....

Over the past few decades, the roles of social and health care professionals—doctors, nurses, and social workers—within the French Ministry of Education have changed significantly....

The Dijon Academy is working with the regional health agency to develop prevention initiatives in schools. This helps secure funding and bring together a wide range of partners.

Doctors, nurses, social workers, and teachers do not work alone to promote student health in schools. Very often, partnerships are formed with outside professionals. Examples of...

In June 2011, INPES published a new survey from the Physicians’ Health Barometer. More than 2,000 general practitioners were surveyed. The vast majority believe that prevention is part...

A survey of people aged 18 to 65 shows that 55% of them are in good health, 31% in fair health, and 14% in poor health. When examining the link to employment, it comes as no surprise...

The French Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization (CCOMS)¹ for Mental Health Research and Training in Lille brings together a network of stakeholders (hospitals,...

The psychiatric care system has undergone significant changes over the past fifty years, both in France and throughout the industrialized world. The centralized structure of...

Interview with Patrick Boulein, facilitator of the mutual support group Les neveux de Rameau, in Paris’s 9th arrondissement. In a Paris neighborhood, a mutual support group (Gem)...

Interview with Marie-France Casellas-Ménière, coordinator of the Artame Gallery mutual support group, Paris, 20th arrondissement. In a Paris neighborhood, a mutual support group (Gem)...