Ever since the first serological tests for HIV infection became available in 1985, screening strategies have been a central focus of policies to combat AIDS. The goal at the time was to...

The existence of social health inequalities is no longer a matter of debate in France: these inequalities persist and are even widening. At age 35, male executives have a life expectancy...

Over the past decade, the epidemiological landscape of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has changed significantly. The most recent French data indicate reduced awareness of current...

In recent years, individualized and medically supervised prevention has received relatively little attention from health policy makers. Yet it encompasses important activities carried...

The Health and Nutrition Barometer published in 2004 by INPES provides an overview of the eating habits and physical activity levels of adolescents aged 12 to 17. In general, they eat...

The National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES) and the Directorate General for Health (DGS) have collaborated to develop a health education tool for patients with...

To illustrate the articles on the theoretical foundations of health education, the editors of this special issue have compiled several examples of initiatives, which some of the authors...

To illustrate the articles on the theoretical foundations of health education, the editors of this special issue have compiled several examples of initiatives, which some of the authors...

Since mid-2005, INPES has been providing professionals with a CD-ROM to support them in their efforts to educate patients with type 2 diabetes. The first of its kind for the Institute,...

Published in late 2004 by three public health agencies, including INPES, the clinical practice guideline on strategies for choosing a contraceptive method takes into account not only the...