In Grenoble, a program providing screening and access to dental care has been implemented in schools. Since 2006, this initiative has been expanded in schools located in disadvantaged...

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...

At the Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU), some staff members are receiving training in cultural diversity based on a concrete issue: the way healthcare providers approach patient...

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,...

Without proper reflection, stereotypes can persist within healthcare teams. Professionals struggle to balance clinical protocols and interventions on one hand, and the patient and...

Mutual support can be an alternative to hospitalization. This is the conclusion reached by the Arlequin Mutual Support Group (GEM) in Lyon. GEM members no longer view themselves as...

The road safety measures implemented have undoubtedly contributed to the decline in the number of traffic fatalities on French roads observed over the past two decades. However, in...

Health and well-being are sometimes used as selling points by marketing professionals. The private sector occasionally turns to the public sector for help in developing "health"...

Health surveys that poll the general public—such as the INPES Health Barometer—are valuable to public health because they track changes in behavior. However, this approach has its...

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...