title: Study on urban healthcare consumption in northern France.
abstract: In Lille (a large city in northern France), the municipal council has set up an Health Observatory in order to provide health information on the city's population, promote educational health policies, foster the development of preventive actions and improve access to the healthcare system. The Observatory works with agencies involved in health in France, such as the CPAM ("Caisse Primaire d'Assurance Maladie", the state health insurer). The purpose of the present study was to describe care consumption by the inhabitants of Lille's 12 districts on the basis of data supplied by the local branch of the CPAM. By using principal component analysis and a hierarchical classification tool, we established a typology of districts according to care consumption. The results of this study can be used to improve decision-making, elaborate better health policies and promote social actions.
authors.affiliation: CERIM, University of Lille 2, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salleron
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duhamel
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sulman
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deken
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beuscart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005602:France; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008492:Medical Informatics Computing; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data