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Through a structured approach that allows urban projects to be observed with a holistic view of health, health impact assessment (HIA) encourages partnerships and anticipates health issues as early as possible in the decision-making process of urban programs. The appropriation of the approach by communities, the integration of recommendations and their follow-up are apprehended through the feedback from three HIA carried out in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It appears that the structuring of proposals according to political criteria and technical feasibility is a very effective decision-making tool for elected officials and technicians.

Questing tick abundance in urban and peri-urban parks in the French city of Lyon.

Background: In Europe, ticks are responsible for the transmission of several pathogens of medical importance, including bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) complex, the agents of Lyme borreliosis.