Abstract

ESCUREDO-JIMENEZ, L  and  ARINEZ-FERNANDEZ, MC. Promotion of mental health during the pandemic, actions carried out at the Defense Preventive Medicine Institute. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2022, vol.78, n.4, pp.268-272.  Epub June 26, 2023. ISSN 1887-8571.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1887-857120220004000011.

In the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health and preventive medicine have come to the forefront of action. In this framework, mental health has been greatly affected, health workers and the general population have suffered the consequences of isolation and misinformation, among others. From the Institute of Preventive Medicine Capitán médico Ramón y Cajal, several health promotion actions have been developed in which the psychological approach has been taken into account. During this time, the strategic lines of communication proposed by the World Health Organization have been followed. Likewise, with the aim of supporting the work of health professionals in the Armed Forces, various guides, infographics and other material have been designed and disseminated through the Institute’s website. Special attention has been devoted to pandemic fatigue to reinforce prevention measures and overcome fatigue in the face of the pandemic, in order to change the decrease in risk perception. All these actions have the final objective of maintaining the psychophysical conditions of military personnel in an optimal state to carry out the entrusted missions.

Keywords : health promotion; mental health; psychology.

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