People who have been deaf since birth, who primarily communicate through sign language, have long been denied access to healthcare in their own language. In recent years, however,...

The Mutualité Française plans to establish assessment and rehabilitation centers for people with vision and hearing impairments. A multidisciplinary team welcomes patients there, who...

The Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris has created 150 pictograms to help patients with severe communication difficulties interact with healthcare providers. Healthcare providers use...

The Visual Prescription is unique in that it was developed by users in collaboration with professionals at a community center. It enables people who have difficulty reading and/or...

In Gatineau, Quebec, people with intellectual disabilities selected the words and images that would help them connect with the messages conveyed by public health posters.

The consequences of head injuries are wide-ranging. Intellectual and behavioral disorders account for the bulk of the disability. Reintegrating those affected is often challenging,...

The authors briefly describe an awareness program aimed at educating children about the risks of everyday accidents, in which they participated. The intergenerational approach used is...

The author notes a lack of literature on this approach to the rural population, based on a review of the public health database (BDSP), which primarily reveals studies on the...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), noncommunicable diseases account for 87% of deaths in France. These are primarily cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory...