Promoting health in French schools

In France, attending school is obligatory between the ages of six and 16; public education is free and accessible to all children living in any French department, including those overseas. Education is a national mandate and responsibility, and the curriculum does not differ between schools as students everywhere in the country follow the same one from their age group without any variation. Here, Broussouloux and Houzelle assert the importance of health promotion in French schools.