This second edition of the Guide to Investigating Waterborne Disease Outbreaks compiles practical information useful for investigations. It draws on feedback and the expertise of...

The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (renamed Santé publique France in May 2016) commissioned Sepia Santé, selected through a competitive bidding process, to prepare a...

Methodology of barometer surveys, and specifically the 2017 Health Barometer: the survey frames, sample selection, survey scope, eligibility and selection criteria, strategies to...

The full 2015 Cancer Barometer questionnaire. It includes the instructions as they appeared on the interviewers' screens, as well as the question filters.

Traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of head injuries, particularly the most severe ones. They affect a young population, resulting in years of life lost or lived with...

Retrospective assessment of agricultural workers’ pesticide exposure is essential for understanding and establishing links between their occupational activities throughout their careers...

Key points: Over the course of the five winter seasons from 2012–13 to 2016–17, 91,255 hospital stays with a diagnosis of influenza were identified by the PMSI in mainland France. The...

Introduction. Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) targeted by the national program to combat HAIs. Since 1999, a database has been...

The ATB-Raisin surveillance network collects and analyzes antibiotic consumption data in terms of defined daily doses (DDD) per 1,000 patient-days (PD). In 2011, the number of short-stay...

This publication provides an overview of the state of public health in France as of 2010. It is the fourth follow-up report on the objectives associated with the Public Health Policy Act...