During veterinary inspections, freshwater fish have occasionally been found to contain levels of chemical pollutants exceeding the permissible limits for human consumption. This...

For the second time, a survey conducted in parallel with the 2003 SUMER survey—and carried out in accordance with the principles of occupational questionnaire analysis by an industrial...

Objectives: To estimate the incidence of hospitalizations caused by a healthcare-associated adverse event (HAAE) in medical and surgical wards of public and private healthcare...

Proceedings of the symposium organized by Fil Santé Jeunes, an initiative of the Ile-de-France School for Parents and Educators, in October 2010, featuring numerous profiles, reports,...

Oral presentation at the ADELF-SFSP International Conference on "Public Health and Prevention," held in Bordeaux from October 17 to 19, 2013.

Introduction.—In France, the repeated cross-sectional surveys ESCAPAD (Survey on Health and Behaviors during the Defense Readiness Call-up) and Baromètre santé measure the prevalence of...

Introduction.—Dropout rates are high in trials involving psychosocially vulnerable populations, yet little is known about the factors contributing to dropout in this context. A better...

The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion advocated for a broader vision of health and a shift in health services toward greater emphasis on health promotion beyond the provision of care....

Introduction.—Patient therapeutic education (PTE) has developed very rapidly over the past decade. It is now included in the Public Health Code. Defining the competencies of PTE...