Approximately 6 million cervical cancer screening tests (FCU) are performed annually in France, but only 10% of women undergo screening within the recommended interval. It is therefore...

As part of the 2009–2013 Cancer Plan, the 2010 INPES/INCa Cancer Barometer surveys the general public on their perceptions of cancer, its causes, and those who suffer from it... It thus...

Inequalities present at birth widen during childhood, a period during which many lifestyle habits are formed. These health inequalities are linked to all other forms of social...

A little-known profession, "TISFs" visit families in need to support mothers and find practical solutions, so that children can thrive in a supportive environment. How can we support and...

Inequalities are not the result of individual behavior but of living conditions and the environment. Social inequalities in health are very strongly determined by socioeconomic factors....

How can we measure social inequalities in health? This is a particularly difficult task. The three criteria commonly used in population surveys are: socioeconomic status, income, and...

A team of researchers analyzed the international scientific literature to examine the impact of school-based health education on potential reductions in health inequalities. These...

How do inequalities arise, and how are they interconnected? Pierre Volovitch explains how inequalities accumulate and “form a system,” whether they pertain to income, educational...

According to Michael Marmot, chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health, social injustice kills on a massive scale. The links between...