Evaluating an intervention aimed at reducing social inequalities in health is a difficult task, explain Valéry Ridde and Pierre Blaise. Nevertheless, the researchers’ most recent work...

A study conducted in Montreal, Canada, shows that before starting school, some children are vulnerable in terms of health, well-being, and social, emotional, and cognitive skills. And...

The more disadvantaged one’s socioeconomic situation, the poorer one’s health. This “social gradient” is consistently observed across all contexts in scientific studies. The “Gradient”...

Created to coordinate public health initiatives at the regional level, the Regional Health Agencies (ARS) have, as a top priority in their roadmap, the goal of reducing social health...

Health impact assessment is a new strategy for anticipating the effects of any project on public health. In particular, it makes it possible to identify, at an early stage, the...

The first Abena study, conducted in 2004–2005 by the InVS, provided a description of the sociodemographic and economic profiles, dietary habits, and nutritional status of food aid...

Despite a steady increase in life expectancy and a general improvement in the health of the population, we are still not all equal in the face of death and/or illness. Health...

This document presents a summary of the work carried out by the expert group convened by Inserm as part of the collective expert review process (see appendix) in response to a request...

Introduction: This study examined the geographic distribution of childhood lead poisoning screening activities in relation to the density of the population at risk of lead exposure in...