Housing conditions play a major role in children’s health. The number of families with children who are homeless has increased. Substandard housing often involves multiple risks:...

Quebec has established early childhood centers—childcare facilities for children under the age of 5—with a twofold objective: to promote children’s development and to enable women to...

Noémie Nauleau, who lives with a progressive genetic disorder, has navigated a veritable obstacle course within the medical-social system. Her unwavering tenacity has not only enabled...

Alcohol consumption is a particularly important behavior to monitor, given its deep roots in French culinary and festive culture and the health risks it poses—both in the short term and...

Life on the streets takes a heavy toll on those who live there; the “Alternative Work Paid by the Day” program allows participants to work on an hourly basis while also providing earlier...

The Health Barometers were established in the early 1990s. For nearly twenty years, these epidemiological surveillance surveys have made it possible to track the main behaviors,...

The information the public receives about health risks—and, in particular, about lifestyle-related cancer risk factors—is a key driver—though not the only one—of health behaviors and,...

France has established two national organized cancer screening programs. These screenings are systematically offered to all individuals in the targeted age group based on social security...

Overall, vaccination is viewed positively by doctors and the general public. A study by INPES among general practitioners shows that nearly 80% are very supportive of vaccination. In the...

The majority of general practitioners who participated in this survey see between 10 and 20 patients with diabetes per month. They assert a role in therapeutic education, with two out of...