Key points

• Universal accessibility refers to an inclusive approach that takes into account the differing needs and living conditions of individuals. It aims, in particular, to promote equitable use of the built environment.

Key points

• Outdoor recreational facilities are beneficial to physical health, notably because they provide an environment that encourages physical activity among different population groups. 
• Outdoor recreational facilities provide opportunities for enjoyable activities and facilitate social interaction, and can thus contribute to mental health and well-being. 
• It is necessary to reflect on how to construct outdoor recreational facilities.

• Vulnerability is a concept widely used by public health actors to designate the groups or individuals affected by a measure or intervention. However, this concept is broad and can have several meanings. 
• Designating a vulnerable group within a population with the aim of protecting it from one or more dangers runs the risk of assigning its members an identity or situation that does not always correspond to their experience.

Knowledge about young people’s use of social media and their health is still fragmentary, and very rarely focuses on Indigenous youth. That is why this scoping review explores the extent and nature of knowledge about Indigenous users aged 15 to 29, and the health themes that emerge. 

Adverse childhood experiences in families (e.g. physical violence, sexual violence, exposure to domestic violence, parent with a mental health issues) are one of the factors that increase the risk of suicide. This synthesis of eight literature reviews analyzes the characteristics and effectiveness of interventions implemented outside clinical settings in reducing adverse childhood experiences and their consequences. It also discusses the results obtained regarding suicide prevention.

In Québec, the deprivation index was created first and foremost to overcome the lack of socioeconomic data in most administrative databases. Developing an ecological proxy was the only way to monitor social inequalities related to important health issues such as mortality, hospitalization and the use of health services. The proxy’s main purpose is to assign area-based socioeconomic information to every individual by linking the geography of the census with the one found in the administrative databases.

Given the interconnectedness of jurisdictions around the world, public policies adopted to solve a problem in one jurisdiction often inspire in another the development of policies intended to solve the same problem. When public health actors propose policy options for addressing public health problems, they may include in their proposals policies that have proven effective in other jurisdictions.