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Networking in the early stages of life: a mindset.
Françoise Molénat helped develop the perinatal care network in Languedoc-Roussillon (now part of the Occitanie region) to foster mutual understanding and learn to work together. The...
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Paris: A special program to combat lead poisoning in children.
Given its large stock of older buildings with lead-based paint in their homes, the City of Paris has, for the past thirty years, implemented a specific program to combat lead...
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Lead poisoning and access to healthcare in the PACA region.
In 2011, the first child-environment medical clinic opened in Marseille to combat childhood lead poisoning. In 2011, this clinic was transformed into a Mother-Child Health Care Access...
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AcSanté 93 Network: Bringing Stakeholders Together to Prevent Further Precarity [Interview].
AcSanté 93 brings together healthcare facilities, private healthcare professionals, municipal health centers, and associations. Upon arrival, each patient receives a comprehensive...
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Physical activity is a preventive and therapeutic tool for chronic diseases [Interview].
Strasbourg is the first major city in France to have funded prescription-based physical activity for people with chronic illnesses. Since then, some 40 other cities in the World Health...
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The Women's Center addresses the need for comprehensive care for victims of violence [Interview].
The Women’s Center at Delafontaine Hospital in Saint-Denis comprises three units: family planning—including contraception and access to abortion—as well as services addressing female...
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Addressing all the factors contributing to vulnerability among older adults [Interview].
The Toulouse Gerontology Center specializes in identifying frailty and pinpointing its causes in order to collaboratively determine the most appropriate care plan. At the heart of this...
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Women's Shelters in Paris's 18th Arrondissement: A Safe Haven from Street Violence [Interview].
The Women's Center in Paris's 18th arrondissement is a welcoming space for women who use drugs and women in the sex trade. Access is anonymous and free; the space is warm and safe:...
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Health and Work: A Gender-Based Approach to Improving Prevention.
Over the past fifteen years, women have increasingly been taking on jobs involving risk factors that have not been adequately assessed or recognized. And recent preventive policies do...
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Migrant workers living in shelters: therapeutic education for patients with diabetes.
In Vitry-sur-Seine, the city’s health services are organizing therapeutic education sessions in shelters housing retired migrants to improve the quality of life for patients with...