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Bouches-du-Rhône: From screening for childhood lead poisoning to combating substandard housing.
In the Bouches-du-Rhône department, a screening program for childhood lead poisoning was organized for children under the age of 6 living in areas with substandard housing. An...
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Aubervilliers: From the fight against lead poisoning to promoting children’s mental well-being.
In Aubervilliers, children living in buildings at risk are being offered screening for potential lead poisoning. At the same time, a program with a much more comprehensive approach...
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Perpignan: Health Workshops for the Romani Community.
To promote the health of a Roma community living in extreme poverty in Perpignan, professionals went door-to-door to "recruit" women and work with them to develop a program tailored to...
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Breast cancer: Encouraging women to get screened.
In 2000, the General Council, the Health Insurance Agency, healthcare professionals, and patient representatives launched an organized breast cancer screening program in the department...
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Avicenne Hospital: How to Adapt to Migrant Patients.
Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny treats many migrants; professionals with immigrant backgrounds and/or who are migrants themselves have been working there for a long time. Avicenne is the...
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United States, Benin, France: Programs Tailored to Address Inequality.
In San Francisco, a health promotion program helps bus drivers manage stress. In Benin, "women's centers" train young girls to provide them with employment and prevent forced marriages....
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Daily Mobility and Geographic Factors Influencing the Use of Pap Smears in Greater Paris.
Approximately 6 million cervical cancer screening tests (FCU) are performed annually in France, but only 10% of women undergo screening within the recommended interval. It is therefore...
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Does socioeconomic status influence the health risks associated with air pollution? The case of myocardial infarction in the Strasbourg metropolitan area, 2000–2007
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Social inequalities in health as revealed by the INPES/INCa Cancer Barometer survey.
As part of the 2009–2013 Cancer Plan, the 2010 INPES/INCa Cancer Barometer surveys the general public on their perceptions of cancer, its causes, and those who suffer from it... It thus...
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Social inequalities in health begin at a very young age.
Inequalities present at birth widen during childhood, a period during which many lifestyle habits are formed. These health inequalities are linked to all other forms of social...