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Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean: More Than 100 Reservists on the Ground
Following Hurricane Irma’s passage through the Caribbean and at the request of the Ministry of Health, Santé publique France’s medical reserve has been mobilized. Several teams are taking turns to...
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Hurricane Irma: About 50 reservists deployed to the Caribbean
Following Hurricane Irma’s passage through the Caribbean and at the request of the Ministry of Health, Santé publique France’s medical reserve has been mobilized. Several teams are taking turns to...
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Hurricane Irma: Medical Reserve Team Deployed to Guadeloupe
Following Hurricane Irma’s passage through the Caribbean and at the request of the Ministry of Health, Santé publique France’s medical reserve has been mobilized. A first team left for the region...
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Call for Applications to Form an Expert Committee on Prevention and Health...
Santé publique France, the national public health agency, is issuing a call for applications to establish an Expert Committee on Prevention and Health Promotion.
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Context and Social Perceptions of Blood Donation Among HIV-Positive Donors...
Context and social perceptions of blood donation among donors who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus in France
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Santé publique France has published two reports on byproducts of water...
Santé publique France has just published two reports examining the link between trihalomethanes (THMs) and bladder cancer in France. The first report is a quantitative health impact assessment...
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The 2015 PREVAGAY Study: Initial Findings on HIV
Santé publique France has released the initial HIV findings from the PREVAGAY study, which surveyed men who have sex with men (MSM) frequenting gay social venues in five French cities*. These...
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COSET-RSI: Launch of a Study on the Health of Self-Employed Workers
On July 6, 2017, Santé publique France launched the COSET-RSI study, which uses an online questionnaire to survey 300,000 workers enrolled in the social security system for the self-employed....
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Lyme Disease: Audio Press Kit, July 10–August 25, 2017
What is a tick? Where and when are ticks found? What should you do if you get bitten? Santé publique France is making an audio press kit titled “Lyme Disease: The Prevention Update” available to...
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Santé publique France’s 2016 Annual Report: A Year Dedicated to Public Health
What were the highlights of the year? What projects and results emerged? Santé publique France looks back on 2016 through the lens of the agency’s three main missions: anticipate, understand, and...
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Heat waves and extreme heat: tips and simple steps to help you beat the heat
As it does every year, from June 1 to August 31, Santé publique France coordinates the Heat Wave and Health Alert System in close collaboration with Météo-France. As part of this seasonal...
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Summer Risks: Some Precautions to Take
Accidental drowning, sun-related risks, mosquito-borne diseases, extreme heat…: summer isn’t without its risks. Santé publique France offers some tips to help you enjoy a worry-free summer.