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...

Urban planning, community facilities, and transportation are key determinants of residents’ health that are too often overlooked. Yet they serve as effective tools for addressing social...

According to Alfred Spira, director of the Institute for Public Health Research (IReSP), research plays a major role in shedding light on social health inequalities and identifying...

Introduction. Data from the 2005 Health Barometer on perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the use of psychoactive substances allow for analyses based on educational...

Policies aimed at addressing social inequalities in health cannot be limited to promoting access to rights and healthcare. The city of Poitiers has made its school cafeterias more...

The first Abena study, conducted in 2004–2005 by the InVS, provided a description of the sociodemographic and economic profiles, dietary habits, and nutritional status of food aid...

Smoking accounts for nearly half of the gap in life expectancy between the most and least advantaged populations, due to higher smoking rates among the latter.

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...

The municipality of Nanterre in the Hauts-de-Seine department has adopted an early childhood policy aimed at reducing inequality. Half of Nanterre’s residents live in working-class...

In the Bouches-du-Rhône department, a screening program for childhood lead poisoning was organized for children under the age of 6 living in areas with substandard housing. An...