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ArticleHealth research policy and systems2024

Supporting Ontario public health units to address adverse childhood experiences in pandemic recovery planning: A priority-setting exercise.

Kimberly B Harding, Erica Di Ruggiero, Erick Gonzalez, Amanda Hicks, Daniel W Harrington, Sarah Carsley

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Kimberly B HardingDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
Erica Di RuggieroDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada.
Erick GonzalezFamily Health Division, Niagara Region Public Health and Emergency Services, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON, L2V 4Y6, Canada.
Amanda HicksFamily Health Division, Niagara Region Public Health and Emergency Services, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON, L2V 4Y6, Canada.
Daniel W HarringtonHealth Promotion, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Public Health Ontario, 661 University Avenue, Suite 1701, Toronto, ON, M5G 1M1, Canada.
Sarah CarsleyDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada. Sarah.Carsley@oahpp.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-1537

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backgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic exposures experienced during childhood, for example, neglect. There is growing evidence that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related socioeconomic conditions contributed to an increased risk of ACEs. As public health programs/services are re-evaluated and restored following the state of emergency, it is important to plan using an ACEs-informed lens. The aim of this study was to identify and prioritize initiatives or activities that Public Health Ontario (PHO) could undertake to support Ontario public health units' work towards ACEs-informed pandemic recovery plans.

methodsThe Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative method was adapted to conduct a priority-setting exercise (May-October 2022). Two online surveys were administered with members of the Healthy Growth and Development (HGD) Evidence Network, comprised of public health unit staff working in child and family health/HGD from Ontario's 34 public health units. In the first survey, participants were asked to propose activities or initiatives that PHO could undertake to support Ontario public health units' work towards ACEs-informed planning. In the second survey, participants were asked to score the final list of options against pre-determined prioritization criteria (for example, relevance). Responses were numerically coded and used to calculate prioritization scores, which were used to rank the options.

resultsIn all, 76% of public health units (n = 26) responded to the first survey to identify options. The 168 proposed ideas were consolidated into a final list of 13 options, which fall under PHO's scientific and technical support mandate areas (data and surveillance, evidence synthesis, collaboration and networking, knowledge exchange and research). A total of 79% of public health units (n = 27) responded to the follow-up survey to prioritize options. Prioritization scores ranged from 76.4% to 88.6%. The top-ranked option was the establishment of a new provincial ACEs community of practice.

conclusionsOver three quarters of public health units contributed to identifying and ranking 13 options for PHO to support public health units in considering and addressing ACEs through pandemic recovery planning. In consultation with the ACEs and Resilience Community of Practice, recently formed on the basis of this exercise, PHO will continue to use the ranked list of options to inform work-planning activities/priorities.

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Adverse Childhood ExperiencesCOVID-19Public HealthChildHealth PrioritiesHumansOntarioPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesAdverse childhood experiencesCOVID-19 pandemic recoveryHealthy growth and developmentMaternal and child healthpriority-settingPublic health

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