Inégalités sociales et enjeux liés à la santé des aînés francophones en situation minoritaire : le cas de l’Atlantique et de l’Acadie des Maritimes

Abstract

Demographic aging raises fundamental issues in the response of social actors to the health needs of seniors. The purpose of this contribution is twofold. It consists, on the one hand, of identifying the main health issues facing Francophone seniors in minority communities and, on the other hand, of examining the situation of social inequalities and the resulting living conditions as a determinant of health, as well as to the quality of and access to services from a territorial development perspective. The results of our analysis show that the minority/majority ratio reflects a social inequality which, coupled with other social determinants, contributes de facto to the formation of health disparities, hence the need to implement a policy for seniors living in Francophone minority communities designed to reduce such disparities.