Authors

Beatriz Arrazola Ciutad1, Sara Figueres Castel1, Gemma García Hoyo2, Eduardo Clemente Roldán3, Concepción Pueyo Enrique4, Ana Teresa Monclús Muro5

Position

1Enfermera. Centro de Salud de Graus. Servicio Aragonés de la Salud. Graus (Huesca)2Enfermera. Centro de Salud de Castejón de Sos. Servicio Aragonés de Salud. Castejón de Sos (Huesca)3Médico Especialista en Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Dirección de Atención Primaria. Sector Barbastro. Servicio Aragonés de Salud. Huesca4Enfermera y Doctora (Universidad de Zaragoza). Centro de Salud de Monzón. Servicio Aragonés de Salud. Monzón (Huesca)5Enfermera. Dirección de Atención Primaria. Sector Barbastro. Servicio Aragonés de Salud. Huesca

Contact address

Beatriz Arrazola Ciutad. Dirección de Atención Primaria Barbastro. Hospital de Barbastro. Carretera Nacional 240, s/n. 22300 Barbastro.

Contact email: barrazola@salud.aragon.es

Abstract

On March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the situation of pandemic due to COVID-19. The purpose of this article is to share an experience of community healthcare through Health Education, conducted in the Eastern half of the Huesca province (Spain). The objective of the project was to improve the management of measures to prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2 in the population. The activity was conducted between June and August 2020, and it was led by Primary Care nurses. There were four stages of work in different settings: general population, sociosanitary, and teaching (professors and students). Common contents were included (general concepts, hand hygiene, type of masks and their correct use, social distance, correct use of gloves, protocol of action in case of contact or contagion), as well as specific contents for the different groups, addressed in a practical manner. Almost 500 hours were spent in 369 sessions. It was estimated that over 9,000 persons participated (approximately 9% coverage of the total population of the Healthcare Area). There was also high satisfaction in the participants surveyed. This difficult situation has shown the ability of nurses regarding reaction, adaptation, commitment, and teamwork.

Keywords:

health education; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; community intervention; Primary Care; nursing; prevention

Versión en Español

Título:

Prevenir está en tus manos: proyecto de educación sanitaria en la comunidad frente al SARS-CoV-2