The French Ministry of Health and Sport has launched a new health portal: www.portailsantejeunes.com.

Through this portal, young people (aged 16-25) will be able to find answers in a variety of health issues that trouble them, namely, sexually transmitted infections/diseases, contraception, alcohol, smoking, substance abuse, depression and nutrition, among other.

To inform the youth and direct them to confidential aid facilities, four sections have been created:

• the section 'Inform yourself' (T'informer) which refers to the thematic information websites developed by Inpes (onsexprime.fr, choisirsacontraception.fr, mangerbouger.fr, etc.);
• the section 'Lets discuss it' (En parler) which is a directory of telephone lines, website addresses and fora to exchange views with health professionals or share their experience (Youth Health Forum, HIV / AIDS Information Service, Tobacco Information Service, etc.);
• the section 'Doc to download' (La doc à télécharger) which makes available Inpes information materials (brochures, leaflets, ...) on each theme, free of charge;
• the section 'Relevant videos' (Les vidéos sur le sujet) which regroups the Inpes prevention campaigns since 2007.

The link www.marvellousmobile.fr inpes_portail allows access to the portal from a mobile telephone. Another solution is to enter the person's telephone number on the portal; the link is then sent by SMS. The portal is also accessible from the Inpes website.

Further information:

• Original article of the 'Artesi' website (in French)
  
• Official website of the 'Health portal for the Youth' (in French)