Health visitors (HVs) and environmental health officers (EHOs) are the healthcare workers (HCWs) who, in the Italian National Health Service, mainly operate in the prevention departments of local health authorities, guaranteeing the territorial activities specifically declared with the respective professional profiles. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it was necessary to reallocate all HCWs supporting Hygiene and Public Health Services involved on the front lines of the emergency, in order to perform preventive activities and to take immediate action to fight the spread of the virus. By means of an IT survey consisting of three sections, this study investigated how 960 HVs and EHOs dealt with this reallocation, with the shifting in service assignment, and with the perceived level of fatigue and pressure, through the application of skills acquired from university training. The synergy among the preventive health professions, the ability to work in a multi-professional team, and the complementary training of HCWs represent the main strengths for overcoming future public health challenges, aimed at protecting human health.

Marcotrigiano, V., Pattavina, F., Blangiardi, L., Salerno, G., Dalena, A., Del Bianco, F., Di Fant, M., Fabbro, A., Forgiarini, M., Lanzilotti, C., Wachocka, M., Marchet, P., Mazzurana, M., Rizzi, R., Russo, C., Salerno, F., Vailati, M., Stingi, G. D., Laurenti, P., Ferro, A., Cinquetti, S., Napoli, C., The Preventive Health Professions in Italy: The Efficient Use of Resources, Skills and Best Practice during the Pandemic, <<HEALTHCARE>>, 2022; 10 (10): 1906-1906. [doi:10.3390/healthcare10101906] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/220984]

The Preventive Health Professions in Italy: The Efficient Use of Resources, Skills and Best Practice during the Pandemic

Pattavina, Fabio
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Wachocka, Malgorzata
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Laurenti, Patrizia
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2022

Abstract

Health visitors (HVs) and environmental health officers (EHOs) are the healthcare workers (HCWs) who, in the Italian National Health Service, mainly operate in the prevention departments of local health authorities, guaranteeing the territorial activities specifically declared with the respective professional profiles. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it was necessary to reallocate all HCWs supporting Hygiene and Public Health Services involved on the front lines of the emergency, in order to perform preventive activities and to take immediate action to fight the spread of the virus. By means of an IT survey consisting of three sections, this study investigated how 960 HVs and EHOs dealt with this reallocation, with the shifting in service assignment, and with the perceived level of fatigue and pressure, through the application of skills acquired from university training. The synergy among the preventive health professions, the ability to work in a multi-professional team, and the complementary training of HCWs represent the main strengths for overcoming future public health challenges, aimed at protecting human health.
2022
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Marcotrigiano, V., Pattavina, F., Blangiardi, L., Salerno, G., Dalena, A., Del Bianco, F., Di Fant, M., Fabbro, A., Forgiarini, M., Lanzilotti, C., Wachocka, M., Marchet, P., Mazzurana, M., Rizzi, R., Russo, C., Salerno, F., Vailati, M., Stingi, G. D., Laurenti, P., Ferro, A., Cinquetti, S., Napoli, C., The Preventive Health Professions in Italy: The Efficient Use of Resources, Skills and Best Practice during the Pandemic, <<HEALTHCARE>>, 2022; 10 (10): 1906-1906. [doi:10.3390/healthcare10101906] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/220984]
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