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Is health education for sale?
Health and well-being are sometimes used as selling points by marketing professionals. The private sector occasionally turns to the public sector for help in developing "health"...
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One barometer doesn't make a spring.
Health surveys that poll the general public—such as the INPES Health Barometer—are valuable to public health because they track changes in behavior. However, this approach has its...
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Breaking the Silence [Feature Introduction].
Following the strengthening of health warning messages on cigarette packs, and then the price increase in late 2003, voices were raised to question France’s policy on preventing...
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Providing Jobs for Homeless Youth [Interview].
Life on the streets takes a heavy toll on those who live there; the “Alternative Work Paid by the Day” program allows participants to work on an hourly basis while also providing...
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Gender and Health [Introduction to the Special Feature].
Introduction to a special issue that provides an overview of current research and best practices on the key topic of gender and health. This special issue is coordinated by Yaëlle...
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Understanding Health as a Social Indicator of Power Relations [Interview].
Public health research must place greater emphasis on a problematized approach to gender and gender relations in order to interpret social reality. Gender-based analysis in the areas...
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Women's Health Movements in the United States: A Socio-Historical Approach.
In the United States, women began organizing to defend their health rights as early as 1830. Feminism and reformism experienced a resurgence starting in 1910, preceding the major...
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Gender Roles and Gender Gaps in the Clinic of Exile.
Comede’s multidisciplinary health center provides care for displaced people in vulnerable situations. In their work to welcome, treat, and support these individuals, healthcare...
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Women continue to shoulder the bulk of infant care because they have no choice [Interview].
While fathers’ involvement in parenting has undoubtedly increased, women continue to shoulder the bulk of infant care during the first few months after birth. Although fathers may put...
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Prostitutes play a vital role in our intervention team [Interview].
The Grisélidis association in Toulouse implements a community health approach: the team is composed primarily of sex workers who provide support to their peers. Involving those...