One of the strategies of health promotion is to develop life skills people considering themselves as the main health resource. A workshop has to get its participants become «asset» to make decisions and create health, focusing on the development and acquisition of skills in a motivating group and in order to achieve health objectives. The concepts behind the design of a workshop are: participatory planning, training, meaningful learning, group learning and participatory techniques. The steps to follow to design a workshop and facilitate their application are: Stage 0, founding; initial stage, host and initial evaluation; central or construction stage based learning in the acquisition of knowledge, attitudes and skills, and final stage or evaluation.

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation to the Spanish context of the Place Standard tool to undertake participatory evaluations in place-based communities. A back-translation method was used to obtain an adapted version of the original Place Standard tool. The translated version was reviewed by a multidisciplinary committee of experts and validated using the Delphi method. The final version of the adapted Place Standards tool (Entornos de Vida in Spanish) consists of 14 dimensions and 99 items. 21% of the items presented semantic difficulties during the translation. Total consensus through the Delphi panel was reached on 72% of the items. The analysis resulted in changes to the wording, and organization of the items, and the inclusion of new or modified questions to reflect the characteristics of the Spanish context. The validation of the Entornos de Vida tool will enable the evaluation of place-based communities characteristics/physical and socio-economic contexts in a participatory and equitable manner that focuses on social determinants of health. Its application in scenarios that take into account processes of local health action will support the practice of health promotion and equity, and centre the attention and action on the physical and socio-economic contexts with the aim to learn how places and municipal policies can affect health and well-being.

Objetivos: Determinar el Sentido de Coherencia (SOC) en jóvenes de 2 Centros de Menores (CM) de la Comunidad Valenciana, conocer la opinión de sus profesionales sobre SOC y que estos jóvenes identifiquen activos para su salud. Material y método: 45 jóvenes autocumplimentaron el test SOC-13. Las variables categóricas se expresaron como frecuencias absolutas y relativas; las cuantitativas, mediante medias con intervalos de confianza (IC) al 95%. Se diseñó y realizó una entrevista grupal a 5 adolescentes internos y un cuestionario de preguntas abiertas a 6 profesionales. Se realizó análisis de contenido temático y por categorías. Resultados: La media de puntuación de SOC es 54,4 (IC 95%: 53,9 a 59,8). Respecto a las dimensiones del test, manejabilidad: 17,6 (IC 95%: 16,5 a 18,8); comprensibilidad: 19,6 (IC 95%: 18,1 a 21,1); y significatividad: 17,1 (IC 95%: 16,0 a 18,2). Los jóvenes identifican activos internos como "hacer deporte" y "ser positivos"; y externos como "personas (familia y amigos)" y "espacios relacionados con la actividad física". Los profesionales opinan que SOC valora aspectos relevantes para la vida del centro y que los jóvenes obtendrán una puntuación moderada. Discusión: El nivel de SOC obtenido es moderado y similar a otras poblaciones. Los resultados presentan limitaciones relacionadas con la obtención de la muestra, pero invitan a seguir investigando sobre SOC y diferencias socioculturales de jóvenes; y SOC y activos identificados. Los activos podrían dinamizarse por los propios jóvenes con el apoyo de profesionales y del entorno familiar y comunitario

People’s health assets (HA) mapping process and design dynamization strategies for it are paramount issues for health promotion. These strategies improve the health heritage of individuals and communities as both the salutogenic model of health (SMH) and health assets model (HAM) defend. Connecting and mobilizing HA and strengthens the ‘sense of coherence’ (SOC) are both related to enhancing stress active and effective coping strategies. This study aims to describe the HA present in a population of certified nursing assistant students (n = 921) in Spain and then to explore their relationships with the SOC, the motivation to choose healthcare studies and their academic performance. A great variety of HA were identified and mapped. Findings showed that individuals with greater motivation towards self-care and ‘caring for others’ as internal HA, possessed higher SOC levels and a strong vocation for healthcare work. Differences in HA were identified according to gender, age and employment situation. Consistent connections between the care–relation factor and vocational factor with interpersonal and extrapersonal HA were reported. Evidence and results substantiated the salutogenic and asset-based approach as a proper strategy to strengthen SOC, dynamize their HA map, reinforce the sense of calling and enable Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) students to buffer against caregiving-related stress and thrive in their profession.

(1) Background: The social determinants that maintain health inequalities are organized in the physical, social, and economic contexts of neighborhoods and municipalities. Their characteristics influence the behaviors and choices of the people living in them, with an impact on their health and well-being. In recent years, several local applications and urban development tools have been designed to learn how to promote the development of health and wellness environments. Aim: The purpose was to test the properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Place Standard Tool through its implementation in a Valencian community municipality. (2) Methods: Metric properties were analyzed from a sample of 242 participants. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the sociodemographic data and to describe item responses. Cronbach’s alpha was used to provide a measure of the internal consistency, whereas the Kaiser–Meyer Olkin test was relied upon to study the relationship between different variables. (3) Results: The questionnaire showed an internal consistency index of 0.849 and a KMO of 0.842, with a single factor variance of 81.50%. (4) Conclusions: The Spanish adaptation of the Place Standard Tool is a valid tool for assessing neighborhoods and municipalities with a focus on social determinants of health and equity.

FUNDAMENTOS // La prevalencia de exceso de peso en población infantil española es del 36,1%, pero la diferencia entre quienes pertenecen a familias de renta baja y alta es del 16%, por lo que reducirla es una prioridad. El objetivo de la acción conjunta Health4EUKids es la implementación de buenas prácticas de promoción de la salud y prevención de la obesidad. El objetivo de este trabajo fue replicar y contextualizar una buena práctica basada en intervenciones en el entorno donde se vive que contribuya a reducir la obesidad infantil en población vulnerable en seis comunidades autónomas. MÉTODOS // Se adaptó la metodología original de investigación al contexto real de la práctica y posibilidades del proyecto. Se identificaron determinantes del entorno obesogénico y se utilizaron, a través de una herramienta participativa, para sistematizar las conversaciones con diferentes grupos sociales de los barrios. Se constituyeron el grupo motor y la red de salud, se realizaron análisis de situación, se priorizaron acciones y se realizaron los mapas de activos. Con toda esta información el grupo motor diseñó un conjunto de acciones. RESULTADOS // La guía se organizó en seis pasos y se armonizó la metodología en los ocho pilotos. La participación comunitaria y las herramientas participativas fueron fundamentales para la contextualización a las características locales. Se llevaron a cabo doce estructurales, diecinueve de Participación y Capacitación Comunitaria y catorce programáticas. CONCLUSIONES // Con este proyecto se visibiliza y consigue, en varios contextos locales, implicar a la población para contribuir a mejorar la alimentación y la actividad física a través del conocimiento, las habilidades, la práctica y la optimización de los entornos donde se vive.