Titre

Francesca Zaltron

Description

Institution:

University of Eastern Piedmont (UPO) – Department of Law and Political, Economic and Social Sciences (DIGSPES), Italy – Alessandria

Areas of expertise:

Sociology of health and illness; gender; health inequalities; organisation of socio-health services; experiences of illness; ageing and ageism in healthcare; public health protection within a One Health perspective.

Publications & projects:

Age-It – Ageing Well in an Ageing Society (PNRR), Spoke 7 – Cultural and Political Dimensions of Ageing Societies, Task 4 – Ageism, Prejudice and Discrimination. (2023–2026)

PRISMA – Participation and Integration of Migrants in Small and Medium Towns: analysing access and accessibility to social and health services through structures, networks and narratives (PRIN PNRR 2022 – National Research Projects of Relevant Interest, Ministry of the Interior) (2024–2026)

Migrant children’s participation and identity construction in education and healthcare (PRIN 2017 – MIUR) – participation of migrant children in educational and healthcare contexts, with a focus on the management of chronic illnesses at school (2019-2023)

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