Search ( 2174 results )
- article
(Updated on )
The Location of Public Services and Housing for Travelers
A survey conducted in four French departments highlights the poor conditions faced by Travellers at the sites designated for them. The environment at these sites is largely degraded.
- article
(Updated on )
Energy poverty affects physical and mental health [Interview].
Winter excess mortality is strongly linked to housing conditions. Among these harmful factors, energy poverty—specifically housing that is ill-suited to heat and cold—affects more than...
- article
(Updated on )
Substandard housing: a devastating impact on mental health
When housing is in poor condition, it fails to fulfill its social and individual functions. This leads to health problems, a lack of stability, and a lack of privacy. Housing becomes a...
- article
(Updated on )
Reunion Island: Helping People Recover by Providing Access to Housing [Interview].
The Réunion-based organization Allons Déor has launched the Gagn'1 Kaz program, which provides independent housing for people experiencing homelessness who are struggling with mental...
- article
(Updated on )
Bringing families back to downtown Besançon by improving housing quality [Interview].
The city of Besançon prioritizes the enforcement of housing safety standards. As such, it alerts the prefect through an investigative report whenever occupants (tenants or owners) are at...
- article
(Updated on )
Lyon: We inspect housing conditions and determine whether the occupants' health is at risk [Interview].
In Lyon, the urban sanitation department has trained one of its technicians to become an indoor environmental consultant. Based on a doctor’s referral, this consultant inspects the homes...
- article
(Updated on )
Housing, shelter, public health: What courses of action should the Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency pursue?
To help ensure that residents of the Île-de-France region, including the poorest, are not housed in substandard and/or unsuitable housing, the Île-de-France Regional Health Agency...
- article
(Updated on )
Helping households in need find or keep housing [Interview].
The "10,000 Supported Affordable Housing Units" program, now part of the National Fund for Support in Accessing and Maintaining Housing, enables social housing providers to offer...
- article
(Updated on )
Above all, we need to speed up housing construction [Interview].
The National Council of People in Shelter (CNPA) operates by drawing on the expertise of the communities it serves. The 114 national and regional delegates are elected by their peers to...
- article
(Updated on )
The Impact of Substandard Housing on Health, as Seen from Healthcare Access Clinics (PASS)
Professionals at healthcare access centers (PASS) note that, for their patients, the issue of housing is frequently raised during consultations with social workers and remains a major...