Ensuring social diversity in city centers or neighborhoods that are newly built or undergoing urban renewal is a real challenge. EcoQuartiers are a prime example of this.

The expansion of public transportation and active modes of travel (walking, cycling) helps reduce pollution and improve quality of life. However, certain groups—starting with those who...

The HEAT tool calculates the number of deaths prevented when a city promotes active transportation.

As symbolic spaces of "living together," public spaces can promote mental, physical, and social well-being, but they can also be a source of conflicts over use and nuisances that...

Introduced more than twenty years ago, health impact assessment (HIA) aims to determine, at an early stage, whether a project is likely to have positive or negative effects on health,...

The INPES survey of people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing impairments paints a particularly troubling picture. It highlights poor mental health, higher rates of suicide...

Jacques Fortin passed away on December 1, 2015. A professor, public health physician, and pediatrician, he was a member of the editorial board of La Santé en action. Highly active, he...

Introduction to the special issue "Social Workers": What Role Do They Play in Promoting Public Health? Coordinated by Maryse Karrer, Project Manager for Health Education, Department of...

Most of the social determinants of health take shape outside the healthcare system, in people’s living and working conditions. Health promotion was designed to foster greater health...

Noémie Nauleau, who lives with a progressive genetic disorder, has navigated a veritable obstacle course within the medical-social system. Her unwavering tenacity has not only enabled...