For the past three years, the Renaudot Institute has been coordinating an action research project to assess the impact of community-based initiatives on three determinants of health:...

Social inequalities in health are widening in France and other European countries. The 27 member states of the European Union have spent four years developing strategies to address these...

A study conducted in Montreal, Canada, shows that before starting school, some children are vulnerable in terms of health, well-being, and social, emotional, and cognitive skills. And...

This "Further Reading" section provides a list of key references and organizations related to social inequalities in health (SIH), the mechanisms that drive them, and the initiatives...

Social health inequalities stem from the broader social inequalities that shape society, and their existence manifests as a continuum—a social gradient of health outcomes. This is why we...

Health promotion has struggled to demonstrate its ability to reduce social inequalities in health. This exploratory study uses the realistic evaluation approach to identify, within five...

"Social inequalities in health are the result of 'social injustice that kills on a massive scale.' Reducing them is an ethical imperative," stated the World Health Organization (WHO) in...

A team consisting of an educator or psychologist and a psychomotor therapist works with families in difficult situations who have young children. The goal is to help them “build” the...

A little-known profession, "TISFs" visit families in need to support mothers and find practical solutions, so that children can thrive in a supportive environment. How can we support and...

Inequalities present at birth widen during childhood, a period during which many lifestyle habits are formed. These health inequalities are linked to all other forms of social...