Développement durable et santé publique. Vers un nouveau modèle d'une santé égalitaire

Sustainable Development and Public Health: towards a new egalitarian-based health model?

By Sylvaine Castellano, Loick Menvielle, François Druy and Adnan Maalaoui

The public health sector, which deals with improving the health on a population level, has encountered many changes lately. Consequently, two opposite views co-exist in providing health care based on fair principles. One is based on the concept of public services; the other is based on economic rationality and efficiency. The article discusses to which extent sustainable development can bridge the gap and reconcile these two approaches.