This publication provides an overview of the state of public health in France as of 2010. It is the fourth follow-up report on the objectives associated with the Public Health Policy Act...

In the Netherlands, between 1,400 and 2,200 deaths in the summer of 2003 may have been heat-related. The fact that maximum temperatures were lower than in some other European countries...

In recent years, the Ddass and the Cire in the Aquitaine region have been called upon on numerous occasions to handle reports of scabies outbreaks in various types of group settings....

Interview with Bernard Cassou (Professor Emeritus of Public Health, University of Versailles; Health, Environment, and Aging Laboratory; Sainte-Périne Gerontology Center, Paris)....

The ecological approach drives interventions across a continuum ranging from those provided within a microenvironment (e.g., the home) to those offered in broader contexts (local...

Interview with Dominique Dufournet, president of the Bucodes-SurdiFrance association. Having become hard of hearing following a sudden loss of hearing at age 46, Dominique Dufournet...

In Angers, health education professionals, in collaboration with educators, organized a media literacy workshop at a boarding school for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth. The goal was to...

An analysis of the international scientific literature shows that the health status of people with intellectual disabilities is significantly worse than that of the general population....

Marcel Nuss, 56, a father of two, suffers from a genetic condition that has left him completely dependent on others for his daily needs. For nearly a decade, he has been an advocate for...