Mobiliser la sociologie pour une intervention de santé publique attentive au contexte local

Christelle Gramaglia; Clémence Pauline Cécile Pinel; Come Daniau; Carole  Salvio; Florence Kermarec

doi:10.1684/ers.2015.0818

Mobiliser la sociologie pour une intervention de santé publique attentive au contexte local

Christelle Gramaglia, Clémence Pauline Cécile Pinel, Come Daniau, Carole Salvio, Florence Kermarec

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Abstract

The objective of this article is to present the results of qualitative sociological surveys conducted before an epidemiological study and to demonstrate how they help public health professionals to learn about and understand local situations. We particularly stress the utility of dialogue between physicians, epidemiologists and social science researchers as part of a mixed-methods approach that combines quantitative and qualitative studies. A socio-historical approach helped to clarify the context in Salindres, a small town in the Gard district that is home to a major industrial platform and where residents have expressed strong environmental and health concern. As political and economic issues do not promote immediate peaceful discussion of health issues related to industry, it was decided to begin with a qualitative approach based on interviews, to obtain a better understanding of the residents' concerns, their ambivalence about the risks and their efforts to prevent them, as well as their expectations of the authorities. In this case, this innovative method and the knowledge it provided proved to be very useful in adapting the quantitative approach by targeting diseases of specific interest, as well as in improving the wording and objectives of the questionnaire. Our article concludes by discussing the opportunities available to improve the relevance and usefulness of public health interventions.

Originalsprog	Fransk
Tidsskrift	Environnement, Risques et Sante
Sider (fra-til)	490-501
ISSN	1635-0421
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1684/ers.2015.0818
Status	Udgivet - 1 nov. 2015
Udgivet eksternt	Ja

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10.1684/ers.2015.0818

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