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Train healthcare providers to care for a diverse patient population.
Without proper reflection, stereotypes can persist within healthcare teams. Professionals struggle to balance clinical protocols and interventions on one hand, and the patient and...
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Mutual Support Group in Lyon: A Place That Heals by Helping People Regain Confidence in Themselves and Others [Interview].
Mutual support can be an alternative to hospitalization. This is the conclusion reached by the Arlequin Mutual Support Group (GEM) in Lyon. GEM members no longer view themselves as...
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Traffic accidents: fears and fatalities.
The road safety measures implemented have undoubtedly contributed to the decline in the number of traffic fatalities on French roads observed over the past two decades. However, in...
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Is health education for sale?
Health and well-being are sometimes used as selling points by marketing professionals. The private sector occasionally turns to the public sector for help in developing "health"...
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One barometer doesn't make a spring.
Health surveys that poll the general public—such as the INPES Health Barometer—are valuable to public health because they track changes in behavior. However, this approach has its...
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France has established a national public health agency: Santé publique France.
Santé publique France, the new national public health agency established by the Law on the Modernization of the Health System of January 26, 2016. Santé publique France combines the...
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Giving a Voice to People with Disabilities [Interview].
The CRéDAVIS association works to destigmatize the sexuality of people with disabilities. It trains professionals (nurses, medical-psychological assistants, educators, managers,...
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Two-thirds of French people use the Internet for health-related purposes.
News sites, forums: French people are increasingly turning to the internet to cross-check information and share their health concerns.
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How do socio-environmental factors during childhood influence health throughout life?
It is during the first year of life that the sensory system, language, and speech develop. A supportive environment for a child influences their overall health and, later on, their...
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Inequalities take root as early as early childhood.
In July 2016, the High Council for Public Health (HCSP) published a report titled "Economic Crisis, Health, and Social Inequalities in Health." One chapter is devoted to early...