"Social inequalities in health are the result of 'social injustice that kills on a massive scale.' Reducing them is an ethical imperative," stated the World Health Organization (WHO) in...

Social health inequalities stem from the broader social inequalities that shape society, and their existence manifests as a continuum—a social gradient of health outcomes. This is why we...

This "Further Reading" section provides a list of key references and organizations related to social inequalities in health (SIH), the mechanisms that drive them, and the initiatives...

Smoking accounts for nearly half of the gap in life expectancy between the most and least advantaged populations, due to higher smoking rates among the latter.

Policies aimed at addressing social inequalities in health cannot be limited to promoting access to rights and healthcare. The city of Poitiers has made its school cafeterias more...

This issue of *La Santé en action* aims, based on scientific evidence, to place this major issue—which is critical not only for public health but also for the environment—at the top of...

What is nature? Although widely used in everyday language, the term has a more complex meaning than it appears at first glance, one that also depends on cultural systems of thought....

Nature is an essential environment for human societies. Water, air, food production, and medicinal resources sustain populations, and their well-being depends largely on the quality of...

In the Cree language, Miyupimaatiiiun means "to live well." For Canada’s Indigenous communities, whose elders have lived in harmony with ecosystems for hundreds of years, Mother Earth is...

In contemporary societies, the natural world is sometimes viewed as a source of direct harm: certain animals are venomous or toxic, and certain plants are allergenic. It is essential to...