Les territoires ruraux font l’objet de pr?occupations sp?cifiques en mati?re de sant??: souvent consid?r?s comme des «?d?serts m?dicaux?», ils attirent de plus en plus l’attention des pouvoirs publics. La r?alit? est complexe et diversifi?e en fonction de multiples param?tres. L’objet de cet ouvrage collectif est de comprendre les processus historiques qui ont contribu? ? fa?onner les relations entre les populations des campagnes, les soignants et les autorit?s de toutes natures. Diff?rents ?clairages permettent de comprendre les ?volutions survenues depuis la Renaissance. ? partir d’exemples principalement fran?ais et europ?ens, mais aussi d’?tudes de territoires colonis?s et domin?s, les auteurs s’interrogent sur les formes de la m?dicalisation ? l’?uvre dans les campagnes?: pr?sence de m?decins et d’autres personnels de soins, cr?ation de structures sp?cifiques, relations sanitaires entre villes et campagnes, apports des campagnes au savoir m?dical... En d?finitive, c’est la notion de territoire rural de sant? qui est questionn?e. Des ouvertures sur la situation contemporaine permettent de r?fl?chir ? la p?rennit? des h?ritages et ? l’ampleur des (r)?volutions en cours.
The countryside presents specific issues to consider when studying health care. Often termed medical deserts, rural areas have increasingly become a focus of concern for public administrators. Multiple parameters demonstrate its complex and diversified reality. This collection seeks to understand the historical processes that have contributed to the development of relationships between rural populations, health care providers, and various authorities. A variety of perspectives illuminate the diverse changes that have occurred since the Renaissance. Through an examination of primarily French and European but also colonial examples, the authors investigate various forms of medicalization at work in rural areas: the presence of doctors and other health care providers, creation of specific health care structures, relationships between rural and urban areas in terms of health issues, contributions by country dwellers to medical knowledge, and so forth. The very notion of health care as specific to the countryside is questioned. The status of rural medicine and health care in present times is also addressed to reflect both on continuities with the past and the scope of changes to come.
