Christophe FERMANIAN

Christophe FERMANIAN is a Research Engineer at EHESP (École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique), affiliated with the Department of Quantitative Methods in Public Health (METIS). His work bridges academic training in life sciences with professional experience in industry, public laboratories, hospitals, and research organizations. He focuses on mental health, environmental epidemiology, patient safety, and public health surveillance. His research includes large-scale studies such as the School Children Mental Health in Europe (SCMHE) and the WHO's WMH-ESEMED initiative.

Education: DESS in Statistical Methodology Applied to Biomedical Research (University of Paris XI).

Research Themes:

• Children's mental health determinants and policy connections (SCMHE study, 7 countries).
• Adult mental health and religion's role (WMH-ESEMED, 28 countries).
• Air pollution impacts on asthma and cardiovascular events (PAISARC+, ATMOSEP studies).
• Syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and database modeling.
• Patient safety in surgical specialties (collaboration with HAS).
• Nutritional surveillance in young children (Burkina Faso).

Teaching: Leads practical sessions in biostatistics and epidemiology for MPH programs and supervises student internships.

Key Collaboration: Works with Action Contre la Faim on nutritional surveillance and WHO/Harvard on global mental health initiatives.