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Promoting Health to Reduce Inequalities [Feature Introduction].
"Social inequalities in health are the result of 'social injustice that kills on a massive scale.' Reducing them is an ethical imperative," stated the World Health Organization (WHO) in...
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Dapsa Network: Supporting families in need and their young children.
A team consisting of an educator or psychologist and a psychomotor therapist works with families in difficult situations who have young children. The goal is to help them “build” the...
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Social and Family Services Technicians: Providing support that is close to parents and children.
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...
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Social inequalities in health begin at a very young age.
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...
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Social inequalities in health as revealed by the INPES/INCa Cancer Barometer survey.
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...
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The Role of Public Policy in Addressing Social Inequalities in Health.
What public policies can be implemented to combat inequality? Pierre Larcher points out that social inequalities in health are often overlooked in national policies. However, in Quebec,...
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Healthcare and prevention: a key tool for reducing inequality.
Access to healthcare and preventive care is one of the social determinants of health. While their role in improving public health is debated, the fact remains that universal access to...
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Health-City Workshops: Undeniable Results, Fragile Resources.
The Santé-Ville workshops undoubtedly help reduce social health inequalities. The innovative oral health program implemented in Nanterre as part of this initiative is a case in point....
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The Health of Middle School Students in France/2014. French data from the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey. Social Inequalities in Health (ISS)
In France, as in many countries, the impact of socioeconomic inequalities on individuals’ health is evident from a very young age. The proportion of middle school students who report...
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Reducing social inequalities in health starting in early childhood: Learn more [Bibliography]
To address the topic of social inequalities in health and early childhood, we have deliberately narrowed the scope of our research by providing a few essential references on inequalities...