In 2000, the General Council, the Health Insurance Agency, healthcare professionals, and patient representatives launched an organized breast cancer screening program in the department...

Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny treats many migrants; professionals with immigrant backgrounds and/or who are migrants themselves have been working there for a long time. Avicenne is the...

In San Francisco, a health promotion program helps bus drivers manage stress. In Benin, "women's centers" train young girls to provide them with employment and prevent forced marriages....

Approximately 6 million cervical cancer screening tests (FCU) are performed annually in France, but only 10% of women undergo screening within the recommended interval. It is therefore...

As part of the 2009–2013 Cancer Plan, the 2010 INPES/INCa Cancer Barometer surveys the general public on their perceptions of cancer, its causes, and those who suffer from it... It thus...

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...

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 are not the result of individual behavior but of living conditions and the environment. Social inequalities in health are very strongly determined by socioeconomic factors....

How can we measure social inequalities in health? This is a particularly difficult task. The three criteria commonly used in population surveys are: socioeconomic status, income, and...