François Alla - Biography#

Pr. François Alla, MD, PhD, is a professor of Public Health at the University of Bordeaux, where he leads a research team at the Inserm U1219 « Bordeaux Population Health » Research Centre. He is also the head of the Department of prevention of the University Hospital of Bordeaux.

His research fields include health services research and population health intervention research. As part of this effort, he has developed an original methodological research program on the concepts and methods of population health research. His team is now recognized as a leader in France in this field, and therefore is leading the two national accredited research networks. This methodological research supports applied research, in particular on preventive interventions in health care settings (tobacco, alcohol, vaccination, screening, etc.). He authored or co-authored more than 350 articles, books, book chapters and national reports.

He also acts as an expert for a dozen national and international public health and research bodies. Finally, he holds or has held regional and national positions in the governance of research or health policy. He is the current president of the regional conference of health and autonomy (CRSA) of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.