2026-04-13T07:36:50Zhttps://recercat.cat/oai/requestoai:recercat.cat:11351/104102025-10-24T10:21:15Zcom_2072_378070com_2072_378040col_2072_378092
RECERCAT
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Martínez Alguacil, Helena
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Pequeño Saco, Sandra
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Ouaarab Essadek, Hakima
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Montero Garcia, Jordi
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Catasús Llena, Oriol
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Gómez i Prat, Jordi
2025-10-24T10:21:15Z
2025-10-24T10:21:15Z
2023-10-05T12:33:02Z2023-10-05T12:33:02Z2023-09-14
http://hdl.handle.net/11351/10410
Communicable diseases; Community-based strategy; Vulnerable communitiesMalalties transmissibles; Estratègia basada en la comunitat; Comunitats vulnerablesEnfermedades transmisibles; Estrategia basada en la comunidad; Comunidades vulnerablesIn high-income countries, migrant populations have a greater epidemiological vulnerability: increased exposure to infectious diseases, difficulties in diagnosis, case follow-up and contact tracing, and obstacles following preventive measures related to cultural and administrative barriers. This study aims to describe the implementation of a community-based program to address these challenges. The target population is the migrant native population from North Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America resident in Catalonia during 2023. Implementation phases include the identification of the perceived needs, search, recruitment and capacity building of 16 community health workers, and the development of a computer software. From January to June 2023, 117 community-based interventions have been implemented, reaching 677 people: 73 community case and contacts management interventions, 17 community in-situ screenings (reaching 247 people) and 27 culturally adapted health awareness and education actions (reaching 358 people). The program addresses the following infectious diseases: tuberculosis, Chagas disease, hepatitis C, typhoid, scabies, hepatitis B, mumps and tinea capitis. The implementation of a community-based model may be key to improving surveillance communicable diseases, promoting an equitable and comprehensive epidemiological surveillance system.
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Malalties transmissibles - Prevenció
Immigrants
Malalties transmissibles - Epidemiologia
HEALTH CARE::Environment and Public Health::Public Health::Public Health Practice::Communicable Disease Control
NAMED GROUPS::Persons::Emigrants and Immigrants
ATENCIÓN DE SALUD::ambiente y salud pública::salud pública::práctica de la salud pública::control de enfermedades transmisibles
DENOMINACIONES DE GRUPOS::personas::emigrantes e inmigrantes
Implementation of a Community-Based Public Model for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases in Migrant Communities in Catalonia
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