A System-Oriented Dialogue Model to Design Community Partnerships for More Effective Sars-Cov-2 Prevention in Schools: The Case of Spain

on behalf of the Sentinel School Network Study Group of Catalonia

doi:10.3389/ijph.2023.1605624

A System-Oriented Dialogue Model to Design Community Partnerships for More Effective Sars-Cov-2 Prevention in Schools: The Case of Spain

on behalf of the Sentinel School Network Study Group of Catalonia

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Abstract

Objectives: The European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) COVID-19 guidelines for non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) identify safety, hygiene and physical distancing measures to control SARS-Cov-2 transmission in schools. Because their implementation requires complicated changes, the guidelines also include “accompanying measures” of risk communication, health literacy and community engagement. Although these are considered crucial, their implementation is complex. This study aimed to co-define a community partnership that a) identifies systemic barriers and b) designs recommendations on how to implement the NPI to improve SARS-Cov-2 prevention in schools. Methods: We designed and piloted a System-Oriented Dialogue Model with the participation of 44 teachers and 868 students and their parents from six Spanish schools during 2021. The results were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Participants identified 406 items addressing issues related to system characteristics, which is indicative of the complexity of the challenge. Using a thematic analysis, we defined 14 recommendations covering five categories. Conclusion: These findings could help in developing guidelines for initiating community engagement partnerships in schools to provide more integrated prevention interventions.

Original language	English
Article number	1605624
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	International Journal of Public Health
Volume	68
Issue number	May
Early online date	2 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605624
Publication status	Published - May 2023

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Funding Information:
This work received funding from the CONNECT project, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 872814. It also received support from the Sentinel School Network Study Group of Catalonia, coordinated by CEEISCAT, led by the Ministers of Health and Education (Generalitat de Catalunya) and funded by the CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain (grant number 2017 SGR 252).

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Copyright © 2023 Malagrida, Fernández, Casabona and Broerse.

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This work received funding from the CONNECT project, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 872814. It also received support from the Sentinel School Network Study Group of Catalonia, coordinated by CEEISCAT, led by the Ministers of Health and Education (Generalitat de Catalunya) and funded by the CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain (grant number 2017 SGR 252).

Funders	Funder number
CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain	2017 SGR 252
Ministers of Health and Education
Sentinel School Network Study Group of Catalonia
Generalitat de Catalunya
Horizon 2020	872814
Horizon 2020

Keywords

community partnership
community-based participatory research (CBPR)
COVID-19 prevention
engagement
integrated intervention
system analysis

UN SDGs

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A System-Oriented Dialogue Model to Design Community Partnerships for More Effective Sars-Cov-2 Prevention in Schools: The Case of Spain. / on behalf of the Sentinel School Network Study Group of Catalonia.
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