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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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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....
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Public policies to reconnect people with nature
The link between the environment and health takes many forms. While recent years have primarily focused on zoonoses and the impact that deforestation can have on the transmission of...
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Preserving nature to protect public health: Learn more [Bibliography]
To complement this special issue on the impact of nature on health, we have included background materials such as reports and books. This compilation also offers practical resources and...
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"Funny Birds!" Brings Generations Together to Preserve Biodiversity [Interview]
The League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) launched "Funny Birds!" in 2018. Accompanied by a nature guide and volunteers, residents of a nursing home for the elderly (Ehpad) team up...
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In nature, students help and cooperate with one another more than they do in the classroom [Interview]
Teaching outside the classroom is not yet a widespread practice in France, although it has recently gained traction due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the elementary school in Mancenans...