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Health and Vulnerability: Walk-in Clinics for Dental Care.
In 1998, the Law Against Social Exclusion established the Permanent Health Care Access Units (PASS), which provide dental care. For example, the PASS at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in...
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Self-esteem and oral health.
Addressing self-esteem and the factors that promote it is a key strategy: self-esteem and oral health must be harmoniously integrated for public oral health initiatives to be effective....
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Grenoble: An expanded dental care program in underserved neighborhoods.
In Grenoble, a program providing screening and access to dental care has been implemented in schools. Since 2006, this initiative has been expanded in schools located in disadvantaged...
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Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis in France
Many cases of hepatitis A and B could be prevented if vaccination recommendations were followed. Furthermore, targeted screening for risk factors would allow for earlier management of...
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Health surveillance and assessment of emerging infectious risks. Risk analysis methods and criteria
One of the objectives of the early warning and surveillance systems established by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance is to detect infectious threats in order to...
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Health promotion and training in the social sector.
Because it focuses on the social determinants of health (income, education, housing, employment, social support, etc.), health promotion potentially involves many professional sectors,...
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Social Sector Stakeholders: What Role Do They Play in Promoting Public Health? [Introduction to the Feature].
Introduction to the special issue "Social Workers": What Role Do They Play in Promoting Public Health? Coordinated by Maryse Karrer, Project Manager for Health Education, Department of...
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Health Promotion: A Relevant Framework for Social Workers.
Most of the social determinants of health take shape outside the healthcare system, in people’s living and working conditions. Health promotion was designed to foster greater health...
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Effective Interventions for Preventing Accidents in Children’s Daily Lives: A Literature Review.
Preventing everyday accidents involving children is a major public health issue. In this article, we aim to provide an overview of the scientific evidence regarding effective...
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Oral health in adults.
The 2014 Health Barometer provides insight into the oral hygiene practices of adults in metropolitan France. The Ministry of Health, the French National Authority for Health (HAS), and...
