It is the skills gained through lived experience—whether of social exclusion or illness—that generate experiential knowledge. This knowledge now serves as a valuable resource for...

Inequalities in access to knowledge are now widely addressed, particularly by health promotion stakeholders. However, inequalities in access to the production of knowledge receive far...

In Belgium, "experts by experience of poverty" are employed as professionals and integrated into federal public institutions. Their past experiences with severe social exclusion are...

Founded fifteen years ago, the University of Patients – Sorbonne supports patient engagement in the healthcare system and beyond by offering degree programs. To validate the experiential...

While people with chronic illnesses have a good understanding of their condition and its impact on their daily lives, they need support to effectively convey this experiential knowledge...

People with disabilities often have very limited opportunities to express themselves. The French Cerebral Palsy Federation has developed the Academy of User Experts, a training program...

As part of the general practice residency program at the Bobigny School of Medicine, about twenty patients with chronic conditions and their caregivers are actively involved in teaching...

The impact of pollution on human health and natural ecosystems, as well as on biodiversity, is a major concern. Amid tensions with institutions, new structures and actors are emerging to...

The city of Marseille has launched a study on the impact of air quality on health. To involve citizens in this process, it sought the assistance of the National Commission for Public...

At the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) in the Netherlands, citizen science is a strategic priority. Many research projects—which focus on people’s daily...