title: [Health workshops for people with social difficulties offered by the IREPS (Pays de la Loire, France): practice and concepts].
abstract: Implemented by the Instance Régionale d'Education et de Promotion de la Santé (IREPS, Regional Authority for Health Education and Promotion) in the Pays de la Loire region of France, the "ateliers santé avec des personnes en difficultés sociales" ("health workshops for people with social difficulties") involve group sessions aimed at providing health education. The workshops involve three key stages (diagnosis of the situation, preparation for sessions and assessment) and are designed to give people control over their health. More than ten years after the introduction of the workshop as part of the Programmes Régionaux d'Accés a la Prévention et aux Soins (PRAPS, Regional Programs for Access to Prevention and Care), this study re-examines the objectives and implementation of the workshops, but also focuses on the skills of the professionals responsible for their implementation. A qualitative study was conducted using semistructured interviews with IREPS professionals, workshop participants and the coordinators of the organizations where the workshops are held. In total, twenty-four people were interviewed and ten workshop meetings were attended, including a workshop at the "Ecole de la Deuxième Chance" in Nantes. The results demonstrate the importance of considering the conditions needed to promote the implementation of the workshops while taking into account the demands of practice. Some of the main objectives are also examined, as is the need for professionals to combine technical and relational skills. The results provide a basis for analyzing the health workshops based on the theoretical foundations of health education. Beyond these theoretical considerations, the study examines the relationship between the workshops and the reduction of social inequalities in health in a context of increasing inequality.
authors: Ancienne stagiaire a l'IREPS de Loire-Atlantique. melanievilleval@gmail.com
authors: Mélanie
authors: M
authors: Villeval
authors: Cécilia
authors: C
authors: Sallé
authors: Patrick
authors: P
authors: Lamour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005602:France; D006126:Group Processes; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D012923:Social Class; D055815:Young Adult