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In Beaumont (Puy-de-Dôme): A community worker is fostering social connections for isolated seniors.
In Beaumont (Puy-de-Dôme), workshops on fall prevention, memory, nutrition, physical activity, and intergenerational activities involving children help isolated seniors rebuild social...
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Body mass index of children aged 7 to 9 enrolled in grades 2 and 3 in France in 2016
After an increase in the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) among children in France up until 2000, the rate had since stabilized. The third edition of the study on the body...
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Health Promotion: A Guide to Improving the Quality of Initiatives.
More than 3,500 organizations in France are working to promote public health, with financial support from the government and local authorities. In partnership with nine of these...
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In Brazil, health promotion is organized at the local level.
Since 2006, Brazil has had a national health promotion policy. The goal is to improve the population’s health by addressing economic, social, and health determinants. Brazil has thus...
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The knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of the French public regarding the risks associated with mobile phones.
The public is witnessing disputes among experts regarding the potential health impacts of electromagnetic waves, particularly those emitted by cell phones and their cell towers. The...
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The impact of migration type on risky behaviors.
Demographers Richard Lalou and Victor Piché revisit the question of how migration affects the epidemic. Their study in Senegal shows that migration appears to have a restraining effect...
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Health and social services professionals in the French Ministry of Education. [Introduction]
Addressing student health is a matter of concern for the entire educational community. Health professionals—nurses and doctors—and social workers who work in schools are employees of the...
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An exploratory study on knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward palliative care and end-of-life support.
Launched in 2002 for a four-year period, the National Program for the Development of Palliative Care and Support follows on from the law of June 9, 1999, which establishes the right of...
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Developing Social and Emotional Skills in Children and Youth [Introduction to the Feature].
Introduction to the special issue “Developing Psychosocial Skills in Children and Youth,” coordinated by Béatrice Lamboy, Ph.D. in Psychology, Program Director, INPES. Jacques Fortin,...
