The National Council of People in Shelter (CNPA) operates by drawing on the expertise of the communities it serves. The 114 national and regional delegates are elected by their peers to...

In Lyon, the urban sanitation department has trained one of its technicians to become an indoor environmental consultant. Based on a doctor’s referral, this consultant inspects the homes...

In the Lyon metropolitan area, small mobile homes have been set up since the COVID-19 lockdown to house women with their children and minors. The nonprofit organization Le MAS manages...

The city of Besançon prioritizes the enforcement of housing safety standards. As such, it alerts the prefect through an investigative report whenever occupants (tenants or owners) are at...

Initially designed for adults, the "Housing First" program—which provides housing for homeless individuals and offers them personalized support—has recently been adapted for people under...

The Réunion-based organization Allons Déor has launched the Gagn'1 Kaz program, which provides independent housing for people experiencing homelessness who are struggling with mental...

To round out this report on housing as a major determinant of health, we have compiled a list of resources organized into six categories: Social Inequalities in Health, Housing and...

This special issue on housing presents a non-exhaustive overview of the scientific literature on substandard housing. In addition, several experimental, innovative, or long-term programs...

The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that access to quality housing is one of the basic prerequisites for leading a healthy life. It is a major determinant of health....

The emergence of infectious disease outbreaks is the result of complex dynamics influenced both by environmental conditions conducive to the development and spread of infectious agents...