title: [The regionalization of health: an opportunity for health democracy?].
abstract: Health democracy in France has consisted in recognizing individual and collective rights attributed to users of the health system and in making decision-making procedures in health more contradictory. However, this movement has encountered a number of obstacles and barriers since the adoption of the law of March 4, 2002. Seven years later, the recent Act of July 21, 2009, aims to renovate a more vigorous health democracy, including restoring regional conferences on health and governance with the autonomous powers that were conferred to them in the 2002 Act. However, nothing is yet secured; vigilance is essential and should remain high on the agenda.
authors.affiliation: CISS - 5, Paris.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saout
mesh_terms: D003709:Democracy; D005602:France; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*