Lara Gautier
Biographic Data
| ID | 3581754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lara Gautier |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lara |
| FAMILY NAME | Gautier |
| SIGNATURE | GAUTIER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9515-295X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 42 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Entrepreneurship and self-employment among immigrant women in Canada
How to formulate high-quality lessons learned
appears in the titles of thousands of scientific articles, most do not describe how these lessons were produced or the level of rigor involved in their development. As part of a project aimed at deriving lessons from hospitals' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries (the HoSPiCOVID project), we sought to systematised the process of producing these lessons. To do so, we conducted a rapid review to identify the best ways of devel…
Connecting Health Promotion and Sustainable Development Goals to Enhance the Health of Agrifood Temporary Migrant Workers—a Scoping Review
Temporary migrant workers (TMW) in the agrifood system face social determinants of health (SDoH) that contribute to health inequities. Despite their dual residency, the potential of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to support the health of TMW remains underexamined. SDG transformations provide a framework for implementing interventions and policies. This scoping review aimed to map health promotion interventions and policies for agrifood T…
Responding to the needs of migrants during the Covid-19 pandemic in Montreal and Sherbrooke
This article looks at the influence strategies of actors involved in intersectoral collaborations set up during the COVID-19 pandemic to influence collective decisions. It is part of a participatory research project that sets out to analyze the emergence and implementation of intersectoral initiatives between the community and public services during COVID-19 to better meet the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and non-status migrants in Montreal …
Champions du lien vers les services et de la réponse sensible aux besoins des personnes réfugiées, demandeuses d’asile et sans statut
Les personnes réfugiées, demandeuses d’asile et sans statut connaissent des conditions de vie précaires, causées en grande partie par des structures et des politiques inadéquates qui les empêchent de réaliser leur potentiel d’intégration dans la société. Afin de réduire les facteurs de vulnérabilité qui affectent ces populations migrantes, les organisations des secteurs public et communautaire déploient des efforts de coordination à travers des i…
"Testing "the science
Le bien-être au travail des intervenant·e·s communautaires en temps de pandémie
Le contexte pandémique a exacerbé les inégalités et les problèmes de santé mentale, transformant profondément le travail des intervenant·e·s communautaires et augmentant leur vulnérabilité et épuisement, malgré le rôle essentiel des organismes communautaires. Cette contribution expose une initiative montréalaise de coconstruction d’activités pour les intervenant·e·s, favorisant leur bien-être et offrant un espace de parole et de soutien. Les donn…
Mentorship to strengthen health system leadership
From 2015 to 2019, the "RIPSEC" program launched a mentorship program, transforming the Walungu health zone, in eastern crisis-affected Democratic Republic of Congo, into a “Learning and Research Zone” (LRZ). As part of the program, a local university was tasked with strengthening the LRZ manager’s leadership capacities, including efforts to troubleshoot challenges related to the proliferation of informal healthcare facilities (IHFs). IHFs are un…
Private consulting firms’ intervention in public health policymaking
Context. While there is ample research in the social sciences on the role of private consulting firms in public policy, there is little information about their intervention in managing public health crises and epidemics. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how much public administrations across the globe have been using these firms. The purpose of this exploratory review of the scientific literature is to identify research on the involvement of these …
Responding to Increasing Health and Social Needs of Unprotected Unaccompanied Minors in Paris in the Context of Covid-19
Unaccompanied minors (UMs) are children under the age of 18 who settle in a foreign country without a legal representative. In France, many UMs are left unprotected from child welfare services because assessment systems evaluate that they are not minors. In Paris, the non-governmental organization Médecins du Monde (MdM) offers unprotected UMs medical, psychological, and social care. In March 2020, the lockdown policy to contain COVID-19 constrai…
The Social Determinants of Health in the planning of Covid-19 testing in Amazonas, Brazil
The COVID-19 syndemic has disproportionately affected socially vulnerable populations, such as low-income individuals, Indigenous peoples, and riverine communities. Social Determinants of Health (SDH) have played a crucial role in the state of Amazonas, where unique geography and social disparities pose significant challenges to health access and equity. This article examines whether and how SDH were considered during COVID-19 testing planning in…
Os Determinantes Sociais da Saúde no planejamento da testagem à covid-19 no Amazonas, Brasil
A sindemia da covid-19 afetou desproporcionalmente populações mais vulneráveis do ponto de vista social, como pessoas de baixa renda, populações indígenas e ribeirinhas. No estado do Amazonas, onde a geografia única e as disparidades sociais apresentam desafios significativos para o acesso e a equidade em saúde, os Determinantes Sociais da Saúde (DSS) desempenham um papel crucial. Este artigo analisa se e como os DSS foram considerados durante o …
Considering social inequalities in health in Covid-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impact of social inequalities in health (SIH). Various studies have shown significant inequalities in mortality and morbidity associated with COVID-19 and the influence of social determinants of health. The objective of this qualitative case study was to analyze the consideration of SIH in the design of two key COVID-19 prevention and control interventions in France: testing and contact tracing. Interviews we…
“Mobilizing our leaders”
Introduction: Women play an essential role in health care delivery, and it is vital that they have equal representation in health leadership for equity, innovation, and the strengthening of health systems globally. Yet women remain vastly underrepresented in global health leadership positions, providing a clear example of the deeply rooted power imbalances that are central to the calls to decolonize global health. We conducted a multi-country stu…
Exploring how social inequalities in health have influenced the design of Mali’s Sars-CoV-2 testing policy
In the fight against infectious diseases, social inequalities in health (SIH) are generally forgotten. Mali, already weakened by security and political unrest, has not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the country was unprepared, the authorities were quick to implement public health measures, including a SARS-CoV-2 testing programme. This study aimed to understand if and how social inequalities in health were addressed in the design …
It felt like building a plane while in flight”
Inequality in Covid-19 mortality in Quebec associated with neighbourhood-level vulnerability domains
Did the design and planning of testing and contact tracing interventions for Covid-19 consider social inequalities in health? A multiple case study from Brazil, Canada, France & Mali
“Health for all” and the challenges for pharmaceutical policies
More than 40 years after the Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care, it is time to take stock. A look back at the evolution of pharmaceutical policies reveals the extent to which international health has transformed in the last four decades. The imperative of equitable access to healthcare, reaffirmed in Astana in 2018, has still not been achieved in many countries across the globe, whereas recent Ebola and COVID epidemics have opened up new…
Commment les systèmes de soutien des pays occidentaux se sont-ils transformés et adaptés pour répondre aux besoins des migrants en situation de précarité ? Une étude de la portée [synthèse en français…
Commment les systèmes de soutien des pays occidentaux se sont-ils transformés et adaptés pour répondre aux besoins des migrants en situation de précarité ? Une étude de la portée [synthèse en français]. Un article de la revue Alterstice (Expérience des réfugiés, demandeurs d’asile et migrants sans statut et offre de services de santé et sociaux pendant la pandémie au Québec) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Expérience des réfugiés, demandeurs d’asile et migrants sans statut et offre de services de santé et sociaux pendant la pandémie au Québec
À l’échelle mondiale, la pandémie de la COVID-19 a affecté de manière disproportionnée les migrants en termes de risque d’infection, de santé mentale, de processus d’immigration et d’accès aux services de santé et sociaux et aux ressources de soutien. Face à la COVID-19, les organismes communautaires et les établissements du réseau public de services de santé et services sociaux du Québec ont réagi en adaptant leurs pratiques et en offrant davant…
Santé des mineurs non accompagnés non protégés et adaptation des services en contexte de Covid-19 à Paris
Le débat public a placé la question de la prise de décision en santé sur le devant de la scène, où les choix et leur mise en œuvre nécessitent, pour être compris et acceptés, une transparence allant avec leur médiatisation croissante. Dans ce contexte, le congrès 2021 de la Société Française de Santé Publique a posé la question de l'action face à l'incertitude et la controverse. Face à cet enjeu épistémique, le parti pris a été que la santé publi…
Evidence attack in public health
Bringing evidence into policy and practice discussions is political; more so when evidence from health studies or programme data are deemed controversial or unexpected, or when results are manipulated and misrepresented. Furthermore, opinion and misinformation in recent years has challenged our notions about how to achieve evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM). Health policy and systems (HPS) researchers and practitioners are battling misrepre…
Considering social inequalities in health in large-scale testing for Covid-19 in Montréal
These findings contribute to the reflections on the lessons learned from COVID-19, highlighting that public health programs must tackle structural barriers to accessing healthcare services during health crises. This will be necessary to ensure that pandemic preparedness and response, including large-scale testing, do not further increase social inequalities in health
Exploring the role of social representations in micro-health insurance scheme enrolment and retainment in sub-Saharan Africa
Low enrolment in micro-health insurance (MHI) schemes is a recurring issue affecting the viability of such schemes. Beyond the efforts addressing low subscription and retention in these schemes, little is known on how social representations are related to micro-health insurance schemes enrolment and retention. This scoping review aimed at exploring the role of social representations in shaping enrollment and retention in MHI in sub-Saharan Africa…
How do diffusion entrepreneurs spread policies? Insights from performance-based financing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Reforming the World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently undergoing fundamental reform that is intended to impact its programmes and priority setting and its financial and governing structures. Within the reform debates, new relations of powers are emerging among traditional donors and emerging economies such as the 'BRICS': Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These five emerging economies have formally committed 'to strengthen and legitimise …
It felt like building a plane while in flight”
Inequality in Covid-19 mortality in Quebec associated with neighbourhood-level vulnerability domains
Did the design and planning of testing and contact tracing interventions for Covid-19 consider social inequalities in health? A multiple case study from Brazil, Canada, France & Mali
What links can be made from narratives of migration and self-perceived health? A qualitative study with Haitian migrants settling in Quebec after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
In January 2010, Haiti was hit by a terrible earthquake that pushed thousands of people to migrate. Many of them chose to settle in Quebec, Canada. Years after the earthquake, many Haitians continue to migrate to the Quebec province. Several studies however have shown that this population's socioeconomic status is lower than the provincial average. Given the potential multiple stressors that affect Haitian migrants in Quebec, there are concerns a…
From Amsterdam to Bamako
For the past 15 years, several donors have promoted performance-based financing (PBF) in Africa for improving health services provision. European and African experts known as ‘diffusion entrepreneurs’ (DEs) assist with PBF pilot testing. In Mali, after participating in a first pilot PBF in 2012–13, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene included PBF in its national strategic plan. It piloted this strategy again in 2016–17. We investigated the …
Did the learning agenda of the world bank-administrated health results innovation trust fund shape politicised evidence on performance-based financing? A documentary analysis
The World Bank, co-funded by Norway and the United Kingdom, created and managed an innovative financing mechanism, the Health Results Innovation Trust Fund (HRITF), to support performance-based financing (PBF) reforms in low- and middle-income countries. From its inception in late 2007, until the closing of fundraising in 2017, it has carried out a wide range of activities related to experimenting PBF. In conjunction with the World Bank, which po…
Italy’s contribution to global health
This paper reviews Italian Development Assistance for Health and overall contribution to Global Health from 2001 to 2012. It analyses strategies and roles of central and decentralized authorities as well as those of private non-profit and corporate actors. The research illustrates a very low and unstable official contribution that lags far behind internationally agreed upon objectives, a highly fragmented institutional scenario, and controversial…
Reforming the World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently undergoing fundamental reform that is intended to impact its programmes and priority setting and its financial and governing structures. Within the reform debates, new relations of powers are emerging among traditional donors and emerging economies such as the 'BRICS': Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These five emerging economies have formally committed 'to strengthen and legitimise …
A proposed core model of the new public health for a healthier collectivity
At present, there is no conceptual model by which public health could be represented as intersectoral governance collaborating with society and the state, and acting as a collective on the determinants of health. In this article, our interdisciplinary group, representing core competencies in public health, suggest two complementary conceptual models as frameworks for a diverse public concerned with public health and its core functions. The first …
How do diffusion entrepreneurs spread policies? Insights from performance-based financing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Did the learning agenda of the world bank-administrated health results innovation trust fund shape politicised evidence on performance-based financing? A documentary analysis
The World Bank, co-funded by Norway and the United Kingdom, created and managed an innovative financing mechanism, the Health Results Innovation Trust Fund (HRITF), to support performance-based financing (PBF) reforms in low- and middle-income countries. From its inception in late 2007, until the closing of fundraising in 2017, it has carried out a wide range of activities related to experimenting PBF. In conjunction with the World Bank, which po…
How is the discourse of performance-based financing shaped at the global level? A poststructural analysis
BACKGROUND: Performance-based financing (PBF) in low- and middle-income settings has diffused at an unusually rapid pace. While many studies have looked at PBF implementation processes and effects, there is an empirical research gap investigating the ways PBF has diffused. Discursive processes are paramount elements of policy diffusion because they explain the origins of essential elements of the political debate on PBF. Using Bacchi's poststruct…
Conceptual analysis of health systems resilience
From Amsterdam to Bamako
For the past 15 years, several donors have promoted performance-based financing (PBF) in Africa for improving health services provision. European and African experts known as ‘diffusion entrepreneurs’ (DEs) assist with PBF pilot testing. In Mali, after participating in a first pilot PBF in 2012–13, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene included PBF in its national strategic plan. It piloted this strategy again in 2016–17. We investigated the …
Re-thinking global and public health projects during the Covid-19 pandemic context
This commentary aims to provide a glimpse into some of the early and continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our global and public health projects: research in low-resourced settings; research with vulnerable populations, such as asylum seekers, Indigenous communities, children, and mental health service users; and research with healthcare professionals, frontline workers, and health planners. In the early context of restrictions caused by…
Rethinking development interventions through the lens of decoloniality in sub-Saharan Africa
There has been much talk about decolonizing global health lately. The movement, which has arisen in various communities around the world, suggests an interesting critique of the Western dominant model of representations. Building upon the 'decolonial thinking' movement from the perspective of Francophone African philosophers, we comment on its potential for inspiring the field of global healthinterventions. Using existing literature and personal …
Comment favoriser la communication thérapeutique avec une population vulnérable
En France, les mineurs non accompagnés ( mna ) rencontrent de multiples obstacles qui peuvent avoir des effets négatifs sur leur santé mentale. Les professionnels de la santé et du social qui participent à leur prise en charge doivent développer et mettre en œuvre des approches et outils adaptés aux réalités des mna et qui leur offrent un espace d’interactions le plus ouvert possible. À partir d’une revue de littérature, nous proposons dans cet a…
What links can be made from narratives of migration and self-perceived health? A qualitative study with Haitian migrants settling in Quebec after the 2010 Haiti earthquake
In January 2010, Haiti was hit by a terrible earthquake that pushed thousands of people to migrate. Many of them chose to settle in Quebec, Canada. Years after the earthquake, many Haitians continue to migrate to the Quebec province. Several studies however have shown that this population's socioeconomic status is lower than the provincial average. Given the potential multiple stressors that affect Haitian migrants in Quebec, there are concerns a…
L'utilisation des connaissances pour informer des politiques publiques
Le fait d'utiliser des connaissances explicites pour informer les décisions politiques est de plus en plus encouragé au niveau international, notamment par le mouvement d'information des politiques par les données probantes ( evidence-informed policy making ). Si la valeur sous-jacente à ce mouvement est de rationaliser le processus politique, les recherches en sciences sociales ont depuis longtemps permis d'observer que les connaissances sont de…
Factors influencing variation in implementation outcomes of the redesigned community health fund in the Dodoma region of Tanzania
L’avènement de la couverture sanitaire universelle dans la gouvernance globale
Le contexte de la santé mondiale est propice au processus de co-production des connaissances scientifiques et d’un ordre social et économique du fait de la proximité des différents acteurs (recherche, politique, expertise). Ils sont encouragés à se rapprocher afin de produire des connaissances pour l’action et favoriser les politiques informées par les données probantes. Cela donne lieu à une organisation « centre-périphéries » qui favorise la di…
Adapting care provision and advocating for unprotected unaccompanied minors in Paris in the context of Covid-19
Unaccompanied minors (UMs) are children under 18 who arrive on the territory of a foreign country without the care of a guardian. In many countries their access to social and health care services depends on their legal recognition as minors. For instance, in France, high rejection rates of minor status place unprotected UMs in social precarity, such that in Paris, civil society organizations (CSOs) have stepped in to offer social, medical, and ps…
A scoping review of theories and conceptual frameworks used to analyse health financing policy processes in sub-Saharan Africa
Health financing policies are critical policy instruments to achieve Universal Health Coverage, and they constitute a key area in policy analysis literature for the health policy and systems research (HPSR) field. Previous reviews have shown that analyses of policy change in low- and middle-income countries are under-theorised. This study aims to explore which theories and conceptual frameworks have been used in research on policy processes of he…
“Health for all” and the challenges for pharmaceutical policies
More than 40 years after the Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care, it is time to take stock. A look back at the evolution of pharmaceutical policies reveals the extent to which international health has transformed in the last four decades. The imperative of equitable access to healthcare, reaffirmed in Astana in 2018, has still not been achieved in many countries across the globe, whereas recent Ebola and COVID epidemics have opened up new…
Commment les systèmes de soutien des pays occidentaux se sont-ils transformés et adaptés pour répondre aux besoins des migrants en situation de précarité ? Une étude de la portée [synthèse en français…
Commment les systèmes de soutien des pays occidentaux se sont-ils transformés et adaptés pour répondre aux besoins des migrants en situation de précarité ? Une étude de la portée [synthèse en français]. Un article de la revue Alterstice (Expérience des réfugiés, demandeurs d’asile et migrants sans statut et offre de services de santé et sociaux pendant la pandémie au Québec) diffusée par la plateforme Érudit
Expérience des réfugiés, demandeurs d’asile et migrants sans statut et offre de services de santé et sociaux pendant la pandémie au Québec
À l’échelle mondiale, la pandémie de la COVID-19 a affecté de manière disproportionnée les migrants en termes de risque d’infection, de santé mentale, de processus d’immigration et d’accès aux services de santé et sociaux et aux ressources de soutien. Face à la COVID-19, les organismes communautaires et les établissements du réseau public de services de santé et services sociaux du Québec ont réagi en adaptant leurs pratiques et en offrant davant…
Santé des mineurs non accompagnés non protégés et adaptation des services en contexte de Covid-19 à Paris
Le débat public a placé la question de la prise de décision en santé sur le devant de la scène, où les choix et leur mise en œuvre nécessitent, pour être compris et acceptés, une transparence allant avec leur médiatisation croissante. Dans ce contexte, le congrès 2021 de la Société Française de Santé Publique a posé la question de l'action face à l'incertitude et la controverse. Face à cet enjeu épistémique, le parti pris a été que la santé publi…
Evidence attack in public health
Bringing evidence into policy and practice discussions is political; more so when evidence from health studies or programme data are deemed controversial or unexpected, or when results are manipulated and misrepresented. Furthermore, opinion and misinformation in recent years has challenged our notions about how to achieve evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM). Health policy and systems (HPS) researchers and practitioners are battling misrepre…
Considering social inequalities in health in large-scale testing for Covid-19 in Montréal
These findings contribute to the reflections on the lessons learned from COVID-19, highlighting that public health programs must tackle structural barriers to accessing healthcare services during health crises. This will be necessary to ensure that pandemic preparedness and response, including large-scale testing, do not further increase social inequalities in health
Exploring the role of social representations in micro-health insurance scheme enrolment and retainment in sub-Saharan Africa
Low enrolment in micro-health insurance (MHI) schemes is a recurring issue affecting the viability of such schemes. Beyond the efforts addressing low subscription and retention in these schemes, little is known on how social representations are related to micro-health insurance schemes enrolment and retention. This scoping review aimed at exploring the role of social representations in shaping enrollment and retention in MHI in sub-Saharan Africa…
Repenser la santé mondiale depuis la perspective des penseurs décoloniaux originaires d’Afrique francophone
Le mouvement de la « décolonisation de la santé mondiale » a pris de l’ampleur ces cinq dernières années. Il offre une critique intéressante du modèle de représentations dominant en Occident. En nous appuyant sur des penseurs décoloniaux d’Afrique francophone, nous analysons leur potentiel pour déconstruire les interventions de « santé mondiale ». Nous proposons d’appliquer cette grille d’analyse à la diffusion de dispositifs de planification fam…
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