Managing obesity is often an uphill battle, marked by a lack of information and stigmatization, which only adds to the psychological and physical suffering of overweight individuals....

To avoid stigmatization, public health professionals must exercise vigilance in two key areas: first, in the very design of their interventions, and second, in their day-to-day practice.

Stigmatization, an inherent risk in any public health initiative, undermines prevention and, moreover, can be harmful to society. Quebec anthropologist Raymond Massé explains why the...

The Youth Experimentation Fund supports innovative initiatives that improve young people’s access to prevention and care. In particular, it has developed and evaluated four peer-led...

In Lugano, Switzerland, a college of social and health sciences conducted a three-year pilot program in peer education. Student volunteers were trained to serve as peer mentors within...

A look back in time. 1955: patient education at the Beaurouvre sanatorium. Dr. J.-J. Hazemann recounts his experience in an article in *La Santé de l'homme*. His project exemplifies what...

Éric Le Grand invites readers to explore seventy years of archives from *La Santé de l'homme*. As a historical journal, it has chronicled the transformations of French society: the...

Language barriers are detrimental to patients who do not speak the healthcare provider’s language. Based on this observation, the National Observatory on Mental Health, Vulnerabilities,...

Due to a lack of organization and financial support, the option of using a trained interpreter remains largely unknown in France and is not widely accessible to professionals in the...

While fathers’ involvement in parenting has undoubtedly increased, women continue to shoulder the bulk of infant care during the first few months after birth. Although fathers may put...