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Aubervilliers: From the fight against lead poisoning to promoting children’s mental well-being.
In Aubervilliers, children living in buildings at risk are being offered screening for potential lead poisoning. At the same time, a program with a much more comprehensive approach...
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How the Vanves Maternal and Child Health Center works to combat social health inequalities.
At the PMI in Vanves, a team of professionals offers personalized care to new mothers and their children. The team—comprising pediatric nurses, doctors, a midwife, a psychologist, and an...
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The Local Health Contract: A Tool for Reducing Social and Regional Health Inequalities.
Two teams of French researchers have thoroughly examined two Local Health Contracts in the Midi-Pyrénées region. In doing so, they have identified, in very concrete terms, the challenges...
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Does socioeconomic status influence the health risks associated with air pollution? The case of myocardial infarction in the Strasbourg metropolitan area, 2000–2007
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Diet and Nutritional Status of Food Aid Recipients. Abena Study 2011–2012 and Trends Since 2004–2005
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...
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Exposure to air pollution and social inequalities in health.
Despite a steady increase in life expectancy and a general improvement in the health of the population, we are still not all equal in the face of death and/or illness. Health...
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Perpignan: Health Workshops for the Romani Community.
To promote the health of a Roma community living in extreme poverty in Perpignan, professionals went door-to-door to "recruit" women and work with them to develop a program tailored to...
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Breast cancer: Encouraging women to get screened.
In 2000, the General Council, the Health Insurance Agency, healthcare professionals, and patient representatives launched an organized breast cancer screening program in the department...
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Avicenne Hospital: How to Adapt to Migrant Patients.
Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny treats many migrants; professionals with immigrant backgrounds and/or who are migrants themselves have been working there for a long time. Avicenne is the...
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United States, Benin, France: Programs Tailored to Address Inequality.
In San Francisco, a health promotion program helps bus drivers manage stress. In Benin, "women's centers" train young girls to provide them with employment and prevent forced marriages....