[Project for an Health Centre. For an interpretation of the post-pandemic as a time of experimentation].

Abstract

. Project for an Health Centre. For an interpretation of the post-pandemic as a time of experimentation. The problems in health care, highlighted by the pandemic that so severely affected the Bergamo area, led to the activation of a multidisciplinary group, that started a path of reflection and proposals, to move the health care from the hospitals to the districts. The consultations and meetings involved not only institutional representatives of health and social care but also schools, municipalities and voluntary associations, and started several projects (some are already ongoing) that promote the contacts with the community, in the idea that health can be achieved only through the involvement and participation of and with the citizens. A model has been proposed to build a district clinic, and several initiatives have been planned: to identify, orient and support adolescents with mental distress; to map existing social and voluntary services and to promote reciprocal knowledge of professionals involved; to improve peer support among students and the self-esteem in students with a troubled background. All initiatives are characterized by a broad involvement of all stakeholders and a down-top approach of strategies and interventions. The experience presented is a blueprint of involvement, participation, and mutual engagement of professionals, lay citizens and communities.