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...

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...

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...

To address the topic of social inequalities in health and early childhood, we have deliberately narrowed the scope of our research by providing a few essential references on inequalities...

Urban planning, community facilities, and transportation are key determinants of residents’ health that are too often overlooked. Yet they serve as effective tools for addressing social...

In France, as in many countries, the impact of socioeconomic inequalities on individuals’ health is evident from a very young age. The proportion of middle school students who report...

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...

The Santé-Ville workshops undoubtedly help reduce social health inequalities. The innovative oral health program implemented in Nanterre as part of this initiative is a case in point....

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:...