The Alimentation Atout Prix tool is used by social workers in their work—from cooking workshops to community gardens and food assistance programs. It is set to undergo an update and modernization.

The 2006–2010 National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS 2) includes a component focused on ensuring access to adequate food for the most disadvantaged.

Why is obesity on the rise in the United States and Canada? A team of researchers from Quebec specializing in this issue points out that several factors are at play: the individual and...

The Record study measures social and regional disparities in the Île-de-France region, focusing on individual neighborhoods. Its initial findings show that, even among people with the...

Food aid is a last resort among the various forms of support provided to the poor. Through public policies—sometimes "punitive," sometimes "charitable"—the government has consistently...

About 2 million French people rely on food aid to feed themselves on a daily basis. As a result of the crisis, this figure has reached record levels, according to advocacy groups. Two...

In Brest, doctors, dietitians, fitness instructors, and other professionals work together at the Défi santé nutrition center. Their goal is to educate the general public and train...

As a risk sociologist, Patrick Peretti-Watel conducted a series of interviews with heavy smokers from disadvantaged communities. He highlights the relative failure of smoking prevention...

In French Polynesia, high levels of alcohol consumption and its widespread acceptance call for a targeted prevention strategy. A study conducted by the Department of Health reveals the...

The "Community Gardens" program in Guadeloupe aims to inform and support families who maintain vegetable gardens that may be contaminated by the pesticide chlordecone, which was used...