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...

The 2007 ENTRED study (National Representative Sample of People with Diabetes) provides data on the characteristics, health status, and quality of care for adults with diabetes (8,926...

The vast majority of adolescents aged 12 to 17 consider themselves to be in good health. However, studies on factors related to their behaviors and lifestyles, as well as their use of...

We must acknowledge that France lags behind in the evaluation of health education initiatives and programs. We are behind in terms of the role that prevention and health promotion...

In addition to reference materials, we provide below a series of definitions for concepts that are unfamiliar to public health professionals but useful for understanding issues related...

Today, healthcare providers are increasingly confronted with patients who have chronic illnesses, engage in risky behaviors (smoking, drinking, a sedentary lifestyle, etc.), or face...

The road safety measures implemented have undoubtedly contributed to the decline in the number of traffic fatalities on French roads observed over the past two decades. However, in 2000,...

Health and well-being are sometimes used as selling points by marketing professionals. The private sector occasionally turns to the public sector for help in developing "health"...

Health surveys that poll the general public—such as the INPES Health Barometer—are valuable to public health because they track changes in behavior. However, this approach has its...

Following the strengthening of health warning messages on cigarette packs, and then the price increase in late 2003, voices were raised to question France’s policy on preventing...