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Mission interministerielle de lutte contre la drogue et la toxicomanie (MILDT)

The MILDT (an interministerial organization for the fight against drugs and drug addiction) was established in 1982 and is under the Prime Minister’s authority. Its mission is to lead and coordinate government activities in France. This organization, which takes an interest in all types of addiction including alcohol, tobacco and prescription drugs, provides the general public with information and advice and plays a major role in prevention. ...

Haut conseil de la santé publique (HCSP)

HCSP is involved in defining multiannual public health objectives and ensures that they are achieved. It is an authority on health risk management. It evaluates public health policies and provides the relevant authorities with prospective public health analyses. HCSP publishes expert opinions and reports and the quarterly journal "Actualité et dossier en santé publique". It also had produced from 2002 to 2011 a bimonthly online press review.

Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration (OFII)

The French immigration and integration office (OFII) has a dual mission: it hosts and assists foreigners who wish to migrate to France and assists French citizens and workers who wish to settle abroad. The OFII, a state-run administration, was established under the law of 18 January 2005. It replaces the ANAEM and shares the objectives and support services of the French organization for international migration and ...

Ministère en charge de la Santé

This is the health website of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs intended for a broad public audience. The "Les dossiers" tab covers general health problems and provides practical fact sheets. The "Le ministère" tab details the various ministerial departments. On the right-hand side, the "Etudes, recherches et statistiques" tab provides access to reports and to the Ressac documentary database maintained jointly by the various ...

Service social d’aide aux migrants (SSAE)

Union nationale des associations familiales (UNAF)

Founded in 1945, UNAF has four major roles: to provide public authorities with the benefit of its expertise, to act on behalf of all families, to manage all family services entrusted to it by the State and to represent families in legal proceedings. It manages the URAF network (22 regional unions of family associations) and the UDAF network (100 local unions of family associations). The activites ...

Groupe d’information et de soutien des immigrés (GISTI)

The GISTI is an independent association which specializes in foreigners’ rights. It provides free legal services, produces publications, organizes training and participates in debates on migration policies.

Agence nationale de la Recherche (ANR)

The ANR (French national research agency), aims to increase the number of research projects initiated across the scientific community, encourage competition and peer evaluation. The ANR calls on both public research institutions and private companies with a view to fostering collaboration between public and private laboratories.

Santé et protection sociale : recherches, études, évaluation et statistiques

DREES is under the administrative supervision of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Health. It is a public statistical office. Its primary mission is to provide policy-makers, citizens and social and economic authorities with reliable information and analyses on the population and on health and social policies. DREES carries out studies and formulates projections on the health status of the French population and disseminates its findings. ...

Documentation française (La )

Documentation française mission is to produce publications, disseminate information and keep the general public up-to-date on political, administrative, economic and social events in France and abroad. It provides access to online resources: events, government reports, maps, an international chronology and the Vie Publique portal.