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ArticleHealth promotion international2023

Delivering health promotion during school closures in public health emergencies: building consensus among Canadian experts.

Julia Dabravolskaj, Paul J Veugelers, Boshra A Mandour, Jenn Flynn, Katerina Maximova

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Article in Health promotion international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julia DabravolskajMAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4420-668X
Paul J VeugelersSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, 3-50E University Terrace, 8303 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1K4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8996-0822
Boshra A MandourSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, 3-50E University Terrace, 8303 112 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1K4, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-4110-8614
Jenn FlynnAPPLE Schools, 206-A, 12227 - 107 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5M 1Y9, Canada.
Katerina MaximovaMAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 1T8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9842-1927
St. Michael's Hospital · CAUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes for Health Research 179953
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

School-based health promotion is drastically disrupted by school closures during public health emergencies or natural disasters. Climate change will likely accelerate the frequency of these events and hence school closures. We identified innovative health promotion practices delivered during COVID-19 school closures and sought consensus among education experts on their future utility. Fifteen health promotion practices delivered in 87 schools across Alberta, Canada during COVID-19 school closures in Spring 2020, were grouped into: 'awareness of healthy lifestyle behaviours and mental wellness', 'virtual events', 'tangible supports' and 'school-student-family connectedness'. Two expert panels (23 school-level practitioners and 20 decision-makers at the school board and provincial levels) rated practices on feasibility, acceptability, reach, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and other criteria in three rounds of online Delphi surveys. Consensus was reached if 70% or more participants (strongly) agreed with a statement, (strongly) disagreed or neither. Participants agreed all practices require planning, preparation and training before implementation and additional staff time and most require external support or partnerships. Participants rated 'awareness of healthy lifestyle behaviours and mental wellness' and 'virtual events' as easy and quick to implement, effective and cost-effective, sustainable, easy to integrate into curriculum, well received by students and teachers, benefit school culture and require no additional funding/resources. 'Tangible supports' (equipment, food) and 'school-student-family connectedness' were rated as most likely to reach vulnerable students and families. Health promotion practices presented herein can inform emergency preparedness plans and are critical to ensuring health remains a priority during public health emergencies and natural disasters.

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COVID-19Public HealthAlbertaConsensusEmergenciesHealth PromotionHumansPractice Guidelines as TopicSchool Health ServicesCOVID-19 school closuresDelphi surveyhealth promotion practicespublic health emergenciesschool emergency preparedness plans

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PMID38091618
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