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Hospital Mediator in French Guiana: Doctors Don't Look Down on Us; They Appreciate Our Work [Interview]
The West Guyana Hospital Center (CHOG) in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni employs four health mediators in the mobile units of the Healthcare Access Clinics (PASS) and the mobile healthcare...
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Healthcare mediation: a new profession aimed at removing barriers to care and prevention: Learn more [Bibliography]
For this special report on health mediation, we offer a collection of resources organized into seven categories: general information; cross-cultural mediation and vulnerable populations;...
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LVR Clinic in Cologne: A Hospital Attuned to Cultural Sensitivities [Interview]
At the Cologne Psychiatric Clinic, healthcare staff are trained in intercultural communication, and professional interpretation and mediation services are available to improve care for...
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Belgium: Intercultural mediation plays a crucial role in patient care [Interview]
Hans Verrept notes that in Belgium, the healthcare system functions less effectively for the immigrant population, which suffers from poorer health. In response to this situation of...
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Health in Action, June 2021, No. 456 Population Health: Combining Scientific Data and Empirical Knowledge
How can we facilitate the transfer and application of scientific knowledge in everyday practice? This issue examines the value of relying on evidence—by integrating both scientific...
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Health in Action, March 2022, No. 459: Urban Planning for Better Health
It is a health determinant that is not sufficiently recognized: urban planning plays a crucial role in the quality of life, well-being, and thus the overall health of every individual....
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Health in Action, June 2022, No. 460 Health Mediation: A New Profession to Remove Barriers to Care and Prevention
This is a new profession in the healthcare sector: health mediators help patients access care and help the general public access preventive services. The widening health inequalities...
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Health in Action, September 2020, No. 453: Ethics, Prevention, and Health Promotion.
How can we reconcile ethics with public health, population health considerations, and health promotion? Some thirty experts, social science researchers, and practitioners in the field...
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Health in Action, March 2021, No. 455: Vulnerable Migrants and Health
This issue is dedicated to the health of migrants. We take a holistic view of health, encompassing health determinants, the environment, socioeconomic status, access to employment,...
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Health in Action, March 2020, No. 451: The Antilles and French Guiana: Promoting Maternal and Child Health
The main feature of this issue focuses on perinatal care in some of France’s overseas departments and regions: the French West Indies and French Guiana. The next issue will focus on...