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In preschool, the restroom is a place for play and learning [Interview]
Privacy, safety, accessibility, cleanliness… The issue of school restrooms resurfaces regularly, like a recurring theme. As part of their training at the School of Advanced Studies in...
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Disability rates at the end of a worker’s career are twice as high among front-line workers [Interview]
Garbage collectors, cashiers, bakers, home health aides, janitors, drivers, food processing workers… Approximately 4.6 million private-sector employees continued to work on-site during...
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The contrasting social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19, a health crisis of unprecedented scale, has also been accompanied by a social crisis. This period—and particularly the lockdown—has revealed and exacerbated inequalities in...
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The children of essential workers experienced greater psychological distress
Parents’ work situations played a role in the decline in children’s mental health during the first lockdown, when schools were closed, according to the Confeado study. Children of...
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Socially disadvantaged people on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
The study "The Impact of Social Disadvantage on SARS-CoV-2 Infection Dynamics in France Between May 2020 and April 2021" highlighted the significance of social and regional inequalities...
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Immigrants, who are more frequently exposed, were better at following preventive measures
Contrary to popular belief, the excess mortality observed among immigrants and their descendants cannot be attributed to a failure to follow public health guidelines. In fact, they wore...
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A pandemic that highlights gender inequalities in the face of illness
From the outset of the health crisis, it was observed that women were at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 than men. Studies have shown that this disparity stems not so much from...
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Plague epidemics led to excess mortality among the poorest [Interview]
The history of major epidemics sheds light on the issue of social inequalities in health. Since the medieval plagues, people from disadvantaged groups have always borne the heaviest...
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Our healthcare system is struggling to cover the last mile [Interview]
To curb the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, crisis management initially prioritized eliminating the risk rather than minimizing it. This approach revealed structural weaknesses in...
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People in precarious situations living in shelters have been vaccinated at a higher rate than those living on the streets [Interview]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people in the most vulnerable situations were disproportionately exposed to SARS-CoV-2. Following the launch of the vaccination campaign, a survey conducted...
