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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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Impact of a Transcultural Mediation Program in Pediatric Inpatient Care on the Therapeutic Alliance and Healthcare Costs
A transcultural mediation program has been implemented in hospitals across the Île-de-France region, involving a mediator-interpreter and a physician-facilitator. An evaluation conducted...
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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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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...
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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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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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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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Transition Classes in Martinique: Children Develop Their Skills and Social Skills [Interview].
The bridge class aims to strengthen children’s psychosocial skills as well as parenting skills. The three staff members—a teacher, an educator, and a community worker—help each child...
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Parent-Child Support Centers in Martinique: Supporting Parents, Building Children’s Self-Confidence [Interview].
One in two families in Martinique is a single-parent household. The six parent-child drop-in centers in the region welcome families with children under the age of 6 free of charge. The...
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Urban Planning for Better Health: Introduction to the Report
This thematic report highlights the progress made and the areas where further progress is needed to integrate public health issues into land-use and urban planning initiatives. On the...