[Non traumatic lesions of the foot, calluses and nails: socioeconomic impact of an unexplored issue]. / Lésions non traumatiques du pied, cors et ongles: impact socio-écono- mique d'un problème méconnu.

Up to 20% of the general population, especially women and old people, suffer from non traumatic lesions of the foot. These lesions have repercussions on a person's health and wellbeing. Nevertheless, the clinical examination of the foot rarely forms part of routine medical consultations. Using questionnaires and individual interviews, this pilot study investigated the foot problems of 96 patients attending a podiatrist's practice, as well as the level of communication between the patients and their doctor. 85% of the participants said they never talked about calluses and nails with their doctor. The results were confirmed by fifteen individual interviews. Clinicians have an important role to play in the early detection of these lesions, allowing an efficient management of this issue.

[Need for health and human rights training: survey in six French-speaking African countries]. / Besoins de formation en santé et droits de l'homme: une enquête dans six pays d'Afrique Francophone.

The purpose of this study was to assess the need of healthcare and non-healthcare professionals for training in the field of health and human rights as a basis for developing relevant education programs. In 2007 a self-administered survey questionnaire was sent to 360 health professionals and human rights activists in Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Mali, Burkina-Faso, and Ivory Coast. The response rate was 67% (242/360). The most common training needs involved planning tools (87%), types of human rights violations in health systems (85%), risk factors for human rights violations (80%), and human rights monitoring tools (74%). The preferred training approaches were mixed and participative methods (60%) and practical applications as a means of validation (65%). There was a high degree of homogeneity between the needs expressed by the healthcare and non-healthcare professionals. The findings of this survey indicate that healthcare and non-healthcare professionals wish to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent and/or identify human rights issues in healthcare systems and to provide adequate responses. Training programs dealing with human rights in healthcare systems should reflect these needs.

[Should medical schools train students in human rights? An exploratory study among medical students in 46 countries]. / Faut-il former les etudiants en médecine aux droits de l'homme? l'Opinion d'etudiants en médecine de quarante-six pays.

The interest of medical students from 46 countries for human rights issues and training was investigated in a cross sectional study. Training in human rights is demanded by 85,4% of respondents. Nearly 55% consider that such training should be compulsory. Nearly 85% of students consider as specific tasks of a medical practitioner "to prevent actively professional practices that violate basic human rights in the health systems" or "to develop and promote attitudes respectful of human rights in care". Our study suggests that human rights training could be integrated into basic medical curriculum.

[Eating behavior of 12-16-year olds of French-speaking Valais: cross-sectional survey among 962 secondary students]. / Comportements alimentaires des 12-16 ans du Valais romand: enquête transversale auprès de 962 élèves du degré secondaire.

Eating habits that are potentially harmful are picked up during the teens. The aim of the study is to identify the main eating habits of 12-16 year-old teenagers of central Valais in order to plan better targeted health promotion interventions. The study design is cross sectional. An anonymous questionnaire was taken by a sample of 962 teenagers. Some results: 25.2% did not have breakfast every day, 37.0% did not eat neither fruit nor vegetable the day before, 58.2% had a soda drink the day before, 5.5% of the 12 of the 16 year-old ones and 51.2% year old ones drink some alcohol over the weekends. Possible health promotion interventions are listed.

[An innovative program for public health training at the University of Geneva. Program during employment centered on the student and oriented to the population's health needs]. / Un programme innovateur de formation en santé publique à l'université de Genève. Programme en cours d'emploi centré sur l'étudiant et orienté vers les besoins de santé de la population.

Switzerland's first Master degree course in public health was launched in the autumn of 1990 at the Geneva University School of Medicine. It is a 3 year, part-time course, which is learner-centred and community-oriented. The aim of the course is to prepare students to use a multi-disciplinary approach to plan, implement and evaluate activities intended to solve public health problems. Throughout the course, studies plan, implement and evaluate projects concerning health problems they have encountered in their work as health professionals. The curriculum includes individual and group work, discussions and seminars with teachers and students, and brainstorming sessions with specially trained facilitators. The students can thus identify and fulfil individual educational objectives while working on community-related health projects. Priority health needs of individuals and communities are thus the pivotal points of the novel approach to public health training.