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Pictograms to help patients communicate with their caregivers.
The Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris has created 150 pictograms to help patients with severe communication difficulties interact with healthcare providers. Healthcare providers use...
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A visual guide to preventing medication errors.
The Visual Prescription is unique in that it was developed by users in collaboration with professionals at a community center. It enables people who have difficulty reading and/or...
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A city in Quebec is creating public awareness posters featuring people with intellectual disabilities.
In Gatineau, Quebec, people with intellectual disabilities selected the words and images that would help them connect with the messages conveyed by public health posters.
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Head injuries. How should they be treated? What is the prognosis?
The consequences of head injuries are wide-ranging. Intellectual and behavioral disorders account for the bulk of the disability. Reintegrating those affected is often challenging,...
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Two generations come together to prevent accidents involving children.
The authors briefly describe an awareness program aimed at educating children about the risks of everyday accidents, in which they participated. The intergenerational approach used is...
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A Literature Review on Rural Health in France.
The author notes a lack of literature on this approach to the rural population, based on a review of the public health database (BDSP), which primarily reveals studies on the...
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Addictive behaviors.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), noncommunicable diseases account for 87% of deaths in France. These are primarily cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory...
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The Health Status of the Population in France. Monitoring of the Objectives Set Forth in the Public Health Act. 2009–2010 Report.
This publication provides an overview of the state of public health in France as of 2010. It is the fourth follow-up report on the objectives associated with the Public Health Policy Act...
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When doctors and pharmacists try their hand at health education.
For one year, general practitioners and pharmacists—who received training and compensation—were able to devote time and resources to incorporating an educational component into the care...
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Stigmatization, homophobia, and scapegoats.
The suicide rate is higher among young people who are discovering that they are gay or bisexual. The realization of this "difference" from prevailing societal norms causes suffering that...