Prisoners are a particularly vulnerable population: they are in poorer health than the general population, starting from the moment they enter detention. As part of its work on health in prisons,...

Santé publique France is launching the 9th edition of the Health Barometer, which will be conducted from January to July 2017 among 25,000 people aged 18 to 75.

Météo-France forecasts indicate that low temperatures will persist, with a risk of snow and ice, over the weekend of January 7 and 8 across much of mainland France. Eighteen departments in...

The flu outbreak is now widespread throughout mainland France and in some overseas departments. In its weekly bulletin, Santé publique France publishes the latest figures on the trend in the...

Santé publique France, the national public health agency, is issuing a call for applications to establish an expert committee on "Regional Health Resources in Exceptional Health Situations (SSE)."...

Santé publique France, the national public health agency, is issuing a call for applications to form an ad hoc expert group tasked with recommending a strategy for building a stockpile of medical...

Santé publique France extends its best wishes to you and wishes you a Happy New Year in 2017

During the winter months, outbreaks of the flu, gastroenteritis, and bronchiolitis affect millions of people every year. Santé publique France publishes a weekly update to track the trend in the...

For adolescents, middle school years are a time of change. The international HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children) survey, conducted every four years in more than 40 countries, provides...

Seven public institutions engaged in research, expertise, and/or risk assessment in the fields of health and the environment are committed to making their work accessible to the public.

Santé publique France has released the results of a study that, for the first time in France, details the exposure of pregnant French women to certain environmental pollutants. The first volume,...

Over the past few days, an episode of air pollution caused by fine particulate matter has been developing in several regions of mainland France (Île-de-France, Hauts-de-France, Normandy, Grand...