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A national health mediation program for and with Travellers and residents of slums and squatter settlements
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...
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Health mediators go door-to-door [Interview]
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.
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The Interpreter: A Bridge Between Patient and Caregiver—Understanding the Doctor’s Questions and Accurately Expressing How You Feel [Interview]
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...
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Cross-Cultural Consultation: Building Bridges Between Languages and Cultures of Origin to Provide the Most Appropriate Care for Children [Interview]
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...
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Mediation, serving as a bridge between healthcare providers and patients, ensures better medical care and improved prevention in sexual health [Interview]
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...
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Toulouse Health Center: Health Mediation Is the Gateway to Accessing Rights and Care [Interview]
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...
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Ikambere Association: Health mediation helps humanize the care journey [Interview]
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...
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Healthcare mediation: a new profession aimed at removing barriers to care and prevention
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...
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Occupation: Health Mediator for People in Highly Vulnerable Situations [Interview]
As part of a pilot program, the Asalée association recruited four "health mediators" two years ago to serve as a link between patients, general practitioners, nurses, and other health...
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Nîmes: Health mediators support those most disconnected from the healthcare system [Interview]
In Nîmes and Beaucaire (Gard), three health mediators reach out to the most vulnerable populations to help them access their rights and healthcare. The mediators’ mission is to improve...