[Risk factors and determinants of health]

Abstract

Prevention is everyone's concern. Whether decisions are made on a collective or individual level, they can all help to improve health. Choosing prevention interventions which are proven to be effective and intervening early are two essential elements for an ambitious policy. Particular attention must be paid to behaviour which is known to be harmful for health and on which it is possible to act: diet, smoking and alcohol.

Keywords: determinant of health; déterminant de santé; health; national plan; plan national; prevention; prévention; public health; santé; santé publique.