Terres de Lorraine is breaking new ground with its "Dignity on Our Plates" initiative, which combines group purchasing from local farmers with shared community gardens on public land to...

The idea that people in rural areas can access high-quality food at a lower cost is quite widespread, thanks to local solidarity, proximity to farmland, or the ability to cultivate a...

In French Guiana, 40,000 residents live in remote communities. To improve sexual health education for young people, midwife clinics have been established in several middle schools since...

There are many factors contributing to farmers’ mental health issues, but there are also protective factors that can serve as the basis for prevention programs. In Occitanie, France’s...

Agricultural areas are not spared from environmental pollution. The PestiRiv study, conducted by Santé publique France and the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational...

The Agricultural Sentinel program, led by the Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA), trains volunteers from rural communities to identify, listen to, and refer farmers in distress. With 8,900...

In rural areas, where the job market has also shifted toward the service sector, many young people without qualifications face a harsh yet often unseen precariousness: unstable...

The Northern Aveyron Regional Health Professional Community (CPTS) has launched a multidisciplinary prevention program targeting some 650 students at five middle schools to improve their...

Led by the Maison des Familles in Saint-Marcellin-en-Vercors (Isère), the "En route vers la santé" initiative was piloted from 2020 to 2023. A psychologist and a social worker offered...

Deeply rooted in local communities, rural family homes (MFRs) provide work-study training to nearly 100,000 people each year. This nonprofit movement promotes a comprehensive educational...