[Teaching quantitative methods in public health: the EHESP experience]. / Enseignement des méthodes quantitatives en santé publique: l'expérience de l'EHESP.

Many scientific disciplines, including epidemiology and biostatistics, are used in the field of public health. These quantitative sciences are fundamental tools necessary for the practice of future professionals. What then should be the minimum quantitative sciences training, common to all future public health professionals? By comparing the teaching models developed in Columbia University and those in the National School of Public Health in France, the authors recognize the need to adapt teaching to the specific competencies required for each profession. They insist that all public health professionals, whatever their future career, should be familiar with quantitative methods in order to ensure that decision-making is based on a reflective and critical use of quantitative analysis.

[The effectiveness of health promotion in France: comments from a round table of French experts]. / L'efficacité de la promotion de la santé en France: commentaires d'une table ronde composée d'experts français.

In order to comment on the situation in France, a panel of six experts originating from the academic, the governmental and the service providing worlds responded to two questions, in a format that left room for significant interaction with the participants. The first question was: According to your own experience, please identify one health promotion or health education initiative that you consider effective. The second: If there was one priority to address in relation to the issue of health promotion effectiveness in France, what would that be? This paper summarises the key elements of the experts' answers to each question.