The authors of this section have chosen to include only resources related to health education or nutrition education in schools. Therefore, information regarding the eating habits of...

Since 2003, the Ministry of National Education and the National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) have been bound by an agreement. Objective: to strengthen their...

This "Further Reading" section is organized as follows: the first part presents studies on the health of children and adolescents. This is followed by bibliographic references regarding...

Prisoners generally have poorer health compared to the general population. Epidemiological studies in France and abroad consistently show that infectious diseases, mental health...

Government authorities are developing a policy on health prevention and education in correctional facilities. Improving access to preventive care for inmates is one of the priorities of...

Jean-Marie Delarue served as Inspector General of Places of Detention from June 2008 to June 2014. In this capacity, he visited every French correctional facility (including those in the...

Prison conditions depend on numerous individual and environmental factors that can negatively impact living conditions. Daily routines, roll calls, meals, access to visiting rooms, work,...

Since 1994, the health care of inmates has been entrusted to the public hospital system. Prison staff have established partnerships with all stakeholders in the prison system,...

As an ethnologist and prison psychologist, Pierre-Jacques Dusseau offers his perspective on how inmates view their health. He describes inmates’ expectations and their anxieties. He...