Key Points Météo-France issued an orange alert for the Gard department on August 8, 2022 (the 9th consecutive day) and a yellow alert for 9 other departments in the region. Total...

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 of...

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...

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.

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

Psychologist Amalini Simon analyzes transcultural consultations, which involve several levels of mediation: the first with an interpreter, when the patient and their loved ones do not...

Originally from Burkina Faso, Sié Dionou is a nurse and health mediator at four Parisian hospitals. Working alongside the social worker, he helps patients communicate with healthcare...

At the Toulouse Health Center, five health mediators work in two underserved neighborhoods: they serve as a bridge between and support for healthcare professionals, helping patients and...

The Ikambere association, based in Saint-Denis (93), supports women facing serious health issues who are in highly vulnerable economic and social situations. It is one of the very first...

Health mediation is an important tool in the fight against social health inequalities. It supports individuals—whose various vulnerabilities keep them from seeking care or prevent them...