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...

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...

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...

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

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.

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...

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...

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...