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A life on the margins for rural youth without a high school diploma
In rural areas, where the job market has also shifted toward the service sector, many young people without qualifications face a harsh yet often unseen precariousness: unstable...
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“School-based counseling services ensure anonymity in rural communities” [Interview]
In French Guiana, 40,000 residents live in remote communities. To improve sexual health education for young people, midwife clinics have been established in several middle schools since...
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“The school nurse plays a key role in networking” [Interview]
At the middle school in Plombières-les-Bains (Vosges), students face the same daily challenges as elsewhere—from relationship issues to the stress of academic performance—which they...
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A mobile health clinic to promote health in mountain communities
Led by the Maison des Familles in Saint-Marcellin-en-Vercors (Isère), the "En route vers la santé" initiative was piloted from 2020 to 2023. A psychologist and a social worker offered...
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Barriers to accessing food in rural areas
The idea that people in rural areas can access high-quality food at a lower cost is quite widespread, thanks to local solidarity, proximity to farmland, or the ability to cultivate a...
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“Toward Dignified, High-Quality Food Through Local Supply Chains” [interview]
Terres de Lorraine is breaking new ground with its "Dignity on Our Plates" initiative, which combines group purchasing from local farmers with shared community gardens on public land to...
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Residents living near vineyards exposed to pesticides
Agricultural areas are not spared from environmental pollution. The PestiRiv study, conducted by Santé publique France and the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational...
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“We want to create a school environment that promotes health” [Interview]
The "My Nature School" project involves the renovation of Maxime-Marchand School, integrating the building, playgrounds, and surrounding environment. It is part of a health-promoting...
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Building a "ruralism" that promotes health
Rural communities often struggle to embrace the concept of health-promoting urban planning, as they are unfamiliar with the tools involved or find them difficult to implement. Yet this...
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Toward Rural Environments That Promote Health: Learn More [Bibliography] »
To round out this report, we have included a selection of resources organized as follows: an overview of current knowledge (reports, data, recommendations), practical guidance for action...