The influence of one’s neighborhood on individual health and access to care is now increasingly recognized in health geography, social epidemiology, and public health. However,...

Ensuring social diversity in city centers or neighborhoods that are newly built or undergoing urban renewal is a real challenge. EcoQuartiers are a prime example of this.

The expansion of public transportation and active modes of travel (walking, cycling) helps reduce pollution and improve quality of life. However, certain groups—starting with those who...

The HEAT tool calculates the number of deaths prevented when a city promotes active transportation.

As symbolic spaces of "living together," public spaces can promote mental, physical, and social well-being, but they can also be a source of conflicts over use and nuisances that affect...

Introduced more than twenty years ago, health impact assessment (HIA) aims to determine, at an early stage, whether a project is likely to have positive or negative effects on health, so...

The INPES survey of people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have hearing impairments paints a particularly troubling picture. It highlights poor mental health, higher rates of suicide...

Jacques Fortin passed away on December 1, 2015. A professor, public health physician, and pediatrician, he was a member of the editorial board of La Santé en action. Highly active, he...

Santé publique France, the new national public health agency established by the Law on the Modernization of the Health System of January 26, 2016. Santé publique France combines the...

This literature review highlights the fact that those close to people with disabilities generally express support for their right to a fulfilling sex life. Furthermore, it is noted that...