EDITO
The Weekly No.30‑2026 brings together two demands that are too often opposed: acting on the "causes of the causes" and supporting rather than prohibiting. The new open notebook on social and territorial health inequalities reminds us that territory merely reveals social determinants, and that without proportionate universalism, public action widens the gaps. The same thread runs through happy sobriety, the fight against discrimination in social centres in 93, or the complete protection of children: it is never the individual that needs correcting, but the environments. In the face of digital technology and AI, selection counters the reflex of prohibition with education in critical thinking, human mediation, and psychosocial skills — far more protective than mere age limits. And from philosophy in hospitals to end-of-life care or fertility, one conviction remains: relationships and listening are levers for prevention, not just an added soul. Health Practices thus continues its role as a conduit, making these analyses directly applicable in your field practices.
Daniel Oberlé - Health Practices
NEWS FROM HEALTH PRACTICES
THE OPEN NOTEBOOKS: new thematic file - Social and territorial health inequalities: understanding, measuring, acting
STIs form a social gradient (up to 13 years of life expectancy difference) whose true "causes of the causes" are the social determinants, with the territory being merely a revealer and amplifier. Without proportionate universalism, public action widens the gaps (inverse care law): act on the causes, measure, anchor in territorial governance. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/inegalites-sociales-territoriales
Discover the other open notebooks – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/news-17/the-open-notebooks-of-health-practices-5998
WHITE PAPER: Educating about AI from school – An emergency plan
Training young people to understand and master AI must become an educational priority: beyond tools, develop critical thinking, creativity, and ethics. A citizenship issue — making each student an informed actor who uses AI with discernment rather than being subjected to it. https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/news-17/white-paper-educating-about-ai-from-school-an-emergency-plan-version-1-6063
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HEALTH PROMOTION
Educating about critical thinking: a must in the age of AI
Critical thinking is not about being suspicious of everything but knowing whom to trust: operational definition + 12 levers. The logic of "drops of critical thinking" (a short reflective time integrated into the existing) can be transposed to a workshop, a consultation, or a patient education session. https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/eduquer-a-l-esprit-critique-6072
SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Indicators of well-being and co-benefits of sobriety — Final report (ADEME)
16 territorial approaches show that what matters most (connections, mutual aid, time, nature) has a low material footprint: sobriety does not rhyme with sadness. The real barrier is inequality, not the individual; 17 transferable sheets in the annex – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/indicators-of-well-being-and-co-benefits-of-sobriety-final-report-6069
Fighting against discrimination: the role of social centres in Seine-Saint-Denis
Four social centres in 93 detail modest budget anti-discrimination measures (inclusion, anti-ageism carnival, access to rights). Barriers named without hesitation: budget instability, long timelines, team exhaustion. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/lutter-contre-les-discriminations-le-role-des-centres-sociaux-en-seine-saint-denis-6070
Artificial intelligence in primary education: a systematic review 2020–2025
Summary of 94 studies: the effectiveness of an AI tool depends less on its sophistication than on human mediation, training, and a design thought out for equity. A discernment framework transferable to the medico-social and community health. AI in primary education — systematic review 2020–2025 –https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/artificial-intelligence-in-primary-education-a-systematic-literature-review-2020-2025-6075
When you prohibit without support, use does not disappear: it hides
4.7 million accounts closed in Australia, no evidence of effect on mental health: prohibiting does not eliminate use, it displaces it. The real lever is the design of platforms, not the legal age — a key argument against "why not prohibit?". When you prohibit without support, use does not disappear: it hides – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/quand-on-interdit-sans-accompagner-l-usage-ne-disparait-pas-il-se-cache-6067
PUBLIC POLICIES
Associative employment in 2024 (INJEP)
1.94 million associative employees, but a net EQTP salary 19% lower than the private sector and a third part-time. The up-to-date and contestable statistical ammunition for a grant application or an HR diagnosis. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/the-associative-employment-in-2024-6077
Health Impact Assessment Manual (HIA)
30 years of HIA scrutinised by 90 researchers: the method works, it is the political power dynamics that decide its use. Arguments and frameworks to demand an HIA prior to a development, transport or housing project. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/handbook-of-health-impact-assessment-6065
For comprehensive protection of children — From prevention to reconstruction
20 measures and 5 imperatives for a continuous child protection chain; cost of inaction estimated at €9.7 billion/year. What changes from 6-24 months: checks on suitability, mandatory training, reporting pathways, care for psychological trauma. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/pour-une-protection-integrale-des-enfants-de-la-prevention-a-la-reconstruction-construire-une-chaine-de-protection-continue-6068
POPULATION HEALTH
The mental health of young people in the digital age — Report on the cost of non-Europen
The European Parliament estimates the cost of inaction on the mental health of young people at €1,680 billion (€362 billion for France, the largest contributor). What works: psychosocial skills in schools and low-threshold youth services, rather than age restrictions. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/la-sante-mentale-des-jeunes-a-l-ere-numerique-rapport-sur-le-cout-de-la-non-europe-6066
THEMATIC APPROACHES
Sexual and reproductive health — Part 1. Fertility and overall health / Part 2. Infertility (HAS)
HAS establishes a framework to discuss fertility and family planning with everyone — women, men, disabled or trans individuals — without guilt or fear. Clear guidelines to inform and know when to refer in case of suspected infertility. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/sante-sexuelle-et-reproductive-volet-1-fertilite-et-sante-globale-volet-2-infertilite-exploration-en-premiere-intention-6074
MEDICAL AND SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND SERVICES
End of life: a new legal framework at the heart of the practices of nursing homes, home care services and HAS evaluation
Separate the palliative care law of 26 May 2026 (in force, creating obligations) from the assisted dying law (adopted but suspended by the Constitutional Council). Translate each obligation (training, EMSP, PPA) into concrete expectations, linked to the HAS criterion 2.7.1. End of life: a new legal framework (EHPAD, home, HAS evaluation) – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/end-of-life-a-new-legal-framework-at-the-heart-of-the-practices-of-care-homes-home-services-and-has-evaluation-6076
ACCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE
Social impact assessment of the Chair of Philosophy in Hospital — Summary
Ten years of philosophy in hospital: renewed meaning for caregivers, space for patients' voices, costs of inhumanity avoided. Arguments to defend listening and relationships as levers for prevention (absenteeism, turnover), not as a supplement to the soul. – https://www.pratiquesensante.com/en/blog/practices-15/mesure-d-impact-social-de-la-chaire-de-philosophie-a-l-hopital-synthese-6073
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