[Community health and interculturality]

Gildas Vieira1, Robert Courtois2, Emmanuel Rusch3

  • 1Fédération régionale des acteurs en promotion de la santé (FRAPS), 68 rue Walvein, 37000 Tours, France; CHRU de Tours, Département de santé publique et d'information médicale, équipe émergente 'éducation éthique santé', 37044 Tours cedex 9, France; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, PRES Centre-Val de Loire Université, Département de psychologie, EA 2114 'Psychologie des âges de la vie et adaptation', 37041 Tours cedex, France.

Revue De L'Infirmiere
|March 12, 2018
PubMed
Summary

This study explored how intercultural relationships impact health education for sub-Saharan African populations in France. Findings suggest these connections can improve health promotion strategies and reduce health disparities.

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