Key Points Total healthcare utilization: increase between August 2, 2022, and August 4, 2022, in hospitalizations following emergency room visits for all causes (age 75 and...

Key Points Météo-France issued an orange alert for the Vaucluse department on August 8, 2022, and a yellow alert for three departments (Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, and...

Key Points From August 2, 2022, to August 4, 2022, a heat wave affected the region, resulting in two departments being placed under an orange heat wave alert and ten under a...

Key points: From May 1 to November 30 each year, Santé publique France coordinates, in conjunction with the relevant Regional Health Agencies (ARS), enhanced seasonal surveillance...

In a patient-caregiver relationship, an interpreter is, by definition, a healthcare mediator. Using an interpreter helps break down the language barrier between healthcare...

In Nîmes and Beaucaire (Gard), three health mediators reach out to the most vulnerable populations to help them access their rights and healthcare. The mediators’ mission is to improve...

In Dunkirk and Grande Synthe (Nord), a health mediator goes door-to-door in disadvantaged neighborhoods to help the most isolated residents access their rights and healthcare.

As part of a pilot program, the Asalée association recruited four "health mediators" two years ago to serve as a link between patients, general practitioners, nurses, and other health...

Stemming from action research, the National Health Mediation Program (PNMS) is an inter-organizational initiative aimed at developing and supporting health mediation projects among and...

This is a new profession: "health mediation" involves creating bridges between the various stakeholders in the healthcare system and individuals facing challenges in their healthcare...