The road safety measures implemented have undoubtedly contributed to the decline in the number of traffic fatalities on French roads observed over the past two decades. However, in 2000,...

Health and well-being are sometimes used as selling points by marketing professionals. The private sector occasionally turns to the public sector for help in developing "health"...

Health surveys that poll the general public—such as the INPES Health Barometer—are valuable to public health because they track changes in behavior. However, this approach has its...

Following the strengthening of health warning messages on cigarette packs, and then the price increase in late 2003, voices were raised to question France’s policy on preventing...

Given the significant burden of cancer on contemporary morbidity and mortality, it is essential to assess public opinions, perceptions, and attitudes regarding the various risk factors...

Health education can have unexpected, or even adverse, effects, particularly when it addresses multiple health risks on the one hand, and a single risk factor linked to several different...

Background: Little is known about the levels of psychoactive substance use among college students, largely due to the lack of a national survey sample. In France, little attention has...

In the spring of 2007, Public Health issued a call for papers on the topic of occupational health. The importance of occupational health for public health, highlighted by this call, was...

The development of health education campaigns targeting specific audiences is typically based on the public’s perception of risk. However, despite recent food-related health crises...

While drug use before the age of 14 is relatively rare, it very often indicates situations of vulnerability that require prompt intervention and, therefore, an effective public response....