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Sidebar. Chlordecone: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Behaviors Among the Caribbean Population.
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Exposure of the Caribbean population to chlordecone.
Since 1999, several studies have estimated chlordecone exposure among the populations of Guadeloupe and Martinique, either through direct measurement in biological matrices (blood, milk,...
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Chlordecone in the Caribbean: An Updated Assessment of Health Risks [Editorial]
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From water pollution to food contamination: the health management of chlordecone in the Caribbean.
The rediscovery of chlordecone in surface waters in the French West Indies sparked a significant mobilization, first locally and then at the national level. A pesticide used to control...
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Antibiotic use reported through standardized hospital-acquired infection control surveys and its relationship with the ICATB
Objectives. - To describe trends in antibiotic use between 2006 and 2008 in French healthcare facilities and to examine how these trends relate to policies on the appropriate use of...
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Food for the Most Vulnerable: What the National Nutrition and Health Plan Envisages.
The 2006–2010 National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS 2) includes a component focused on ensuring access to adequate food for the most disadvantaged.
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Food environment: current state of knowledge in the United States and Canada
Why is obesity on the rise in the United States and Canada? A team of researchers from Quebec specializing in this issue points out that several factors are at play: the individual and...
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Record Study: What Is the Connection Between Weight, Physical Activity, and the Urban Environment?
The Record study measures social and regional disparities in the Île-de-France region, focusing on individual neighborhoods. Its initial findings show that, even among people with the...
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What role have nonprofit organizations played in the history of food aid?
Food aid is a last resort among the various forms of support provided to the poor. Through public policies—sometimes "punitive," sometimes "charitable"—the government has consistently...
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What do we know about food aid?
About 2 million French people rely on food aid to feed themselves on a daily basis. As a result of the crisis, this figure has reached record levels, according to advocacy groups. Two...
