[Core competencies for public health teaching: regional framework for the AmericasCompetências essenciais para a docência em saúde pública: um marco regional para as Américas]. / Competencias esenciales para la docencia en salud pública: marco regional para las Américas.

Objective: To present the Regional Core Competency Framework for Public Health (RCCFPH) and the methodology used for its development. Methods: A participatory methodology was used for this descriptive study, using techniques such as questionnaires, discussions, pair work, extreme cases, jigsaw, data evaluation matrices, iterative reviews, and comparative analyses. The study was carried out over nine stages, bringing together experts from public health institutions and schools, as well as primary health care professionals in the Americas. Results: The primary result is the RCCFPH, which is organized around 10 competency domains, all favoring comprehensive teaching. The primary focus is on the disciplinary domain, along with the educational domain. The remaining domains are common to the teaching of any discipline, but each competence was formulated for use within the field of public health, which is what differentiates this framework from others. It is proposed as a regional tool for use from multiple perspectives. Conclusion: The domains and competencies encourage a new perspective on comprehensive teacher training in public health. The RCCFPH can be used as a tool to assess teaching skills and improve the quality of teaching in the Region. It can foster cooperation among educational institutions and is proposed as a facilitator for a Latin American community of practice to address new challenges in public health.

Objetivo: Apresentar o Marco Regional de Competências Docentes em Saúde Pública (MRCDSP) e a metodologia utilizada em sua elaboração. Métodos: Este estudo descritivo empregou uma abordagem participativa, combinando técnicas como inquéritos por questionários, debates, método de pareamento, casos extremos, método jigsaw (quebra-cabeças), matriz de avaliação de dados, revisões iterativas e análise comparativa. O processo foi desenvolvido em nove etapas e reuniu especialistas ligados a instituições e escolas de saúde pública, juntamente com profissionais de atenção primária à saúde nas Américas. Resultados: O resultado principal é o MRCDSP, organizado em torno de 10 domínios cuja interseção promove uma abordagem integral para a docência. É dado um papel de destaque ao domínio disciplinar, e o domínio pedagógico atua como coprotagonista. Os demais domínios são transversais ao ensino de qualquer disciplina, mas a redação de cada competência foi complementada com finalidades situadas no campo da saúde pública, o que diferencia este marco de outros semelhantes. O marco é apresentado como uma ferramenta regional a ser utilizada a partir de múltiplas perspectivas. Conclusão: Os domínios e competências promovem uma nova perspectiva sobre a formação integral de docentes em saúde pública. O MRCDSP pode se tornar uma ferramenta para avaliar as capacidades e melhorar a qualidade do ensino na região. É proposto como um elemento para fomentar a cooperação entre instituições educacionais e a formação de uma comunidade de prática latino-americana, com o objetivo de enfrentar os novos desafios em saúde pública.

The future of public health education: the post Covid-19 era.

The Covid-19 pandemic revealed once again the unsustainable social inequities that resulted in a disproportionate number of illnesses and deaths among different social groups. Public health must take its leading role in public policy to advance the social determinants that affect the health and well-being of populations. Public policy and the workforce must continue to prioritize population's wellbeing and health equity by challenging the status quo. Thus, it is a pressing necessity to evolve and transform public health education by developing and integrating the culture of agile change, embracing structural transformations and shifting to a lifelong learning approach. The paradigm shift in public health education should emphasize interprofessional and intersectoral approaches, the development of human and social competencies, a lifelong learning perspective and the implementation of new pedagogical and technological strategies. A holistic curricular approach which highlights the importance of public policy and the right to health and social justice should also be emphasized. This transformation must occur taking into account/considering faculty development, investment in technology, flexibility for accreditation, and collaboration with employers in various sectors. Public health education must evolve in order to remain relevant and adequately prepare and equip the leaders and practitioners that the world requires. The current crisis is an opportunity to renew and redefine public health education.

Centennial of the School of Public Health of Mexico. Leadership, tradition and competitive advantage.

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Plataforma CLIMSS como herramienta de alfabetización en salud durante la crisis sanitaria de Covid-19.

OBJETIVO: Describir a la plataforma Cursos en Línea Masivos del IMSS (CLIMSS) como herramienta de alfabetización en salud, a través de la evaluación de la eficiencia terminal, la ganancia de competencias y satisfacción de los usuarios de cursos en línea masivos en el tema de Covid-19. Material y métodos. Se analizaron datos de 20 cursos ofertados entre marzo y octubre de 2020. Se evaluaron las calificaciones pre y pos, el número total de registros, el total de cursos terminados y la satisfacción del usuario. RESULTADOS: Se registraron un total de 4.9 millones de usuarios y 10 millo-nes de inscripciones, en todos los estados de la República mexicana, con una eficiencia terminal de 85%, una ganancia de competencias de 30% y una satisfacción de 9.34 (10). CONCLUSIONES: La plataforma CLIMSS ha mostrado ser una herramienta para la alfabetización en salud con un alcance de millones de mexicanos en temas relacionados con la crisis sanitaria Covid-19.

Training in obstetric and neonatal emergencies in Mexico: effect on knowledge and self-efficacy by gender, age, shift, and profession.

BACKGROUND: Continuing education is essential for healthcare workers. Education interventions can help to maintain and improve competency and confidence in the technical skills necessary to address adverse events. However, characteristics of the health provider such as age (related to more critical and reflexive attitude); sex (relationship with gender socialization), profession and work conditions might have an influence on the effect of continuing education efforts. METHODS: A training in the management of obstetric and neonatal emergencies (PRONTO, Spanish acronym for Neonatal and Obstetric Rescue Program: Optimal and Timely treatment) was implemented in 14 hospitals in six Mexican states between 2013 and 2014, with a before-after evaluation design. A total of 351 health providers including physicians, interns, nurses and midwives completed the training and were included in the analytic sample. Mixed-effects regression models were fitted to model changes in knowledge and self-efficacy scores after the training for each training topic. Interaction terms of training with age, gender, profession, and shift were included to evaluate possible heterogeneities of effect. All models considered the within-hospital clustering of participants. RESULTS: After training, all participants showed a significant knowledge gain by an average of 19 percentage points for hemorrhage, 23 for neonatal resuscitation, 19 for shoulder dystocia, and 15 for preeclampsia/eclampsia (p < 0.001). Participants who worked night shifts showed lower scores for overall knowledge, compared with morning shift workers. Interns perceived the lowest self-efficacy while they scored very high in knowledge. Self-efficacy in managing obstetric and neonatal emergencies increased significantly by 16 percentage points in average. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that PRONTO is generally successful in increasing knowledge and self-efficacy on all topics but knowledge and self efficacy levels vary greatly by factors such as work shift. Training should be particularly aimed at personnel working during weekends and night shifts, as well as interns and nurses.

Design and efficacy of an Ecohealth competency-based course on the prevention and control of vector diseases in Latin America.

OBJECTIVE: To design and analyze the efficacy of an Ecohealth competency-based course on the prevention and control of vector-borne-diseases for specific stakeholders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Multiple stakeholders and sectors of the region were consulted to identify Ecohealth group-specific competencies using an adjusted analysis matrix. Eight courses based on the competencies were implemented to train EA tutors. The effectiveness of the course was evaluated through the use of paired- t-tests by intervention group. RESULTS: Strategic, tactical, academia and community stakeholder groups and their competencies were identified. An overall gain of 43 percentage points (p<0.001) was observed in terms of competencies score in trained tutors, which further trained 1 033 people. CONCLUSIONS: The identification of the stakeholders and their competencies proved to be useful to guide training courses to significantly improve the initial competencies and create a critical mass to further advance the EA in the region.

A MOOC as an immediate strategy to train health personnel in the cholera outbreak in Mexico.

BACKGROUND: In September 2013, two cases of cholera were reported in Mexico; 1 week later, a new outbreak was reported in the Huasteca region of Hidalgo. Upon the determination that the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions implemented by health personnel overlooked predefined procedures, the National Institute of Public Health, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, immediately designed the massive open online course "Proper cholera containment and management measures" to strengthen and standardize basic prevention and control practices. METHODS: During the first 5 months, 35,968 participants from across the country finished the course: medical and nursing personnel, health promoters, and hospital staff. To understand the magnitude of the data, an analysis was performed to calculate the MOOC coverage, and multiple linear regression models were generated to relate the score earned in the course to the characteristics of the participants. In addition, a qualitative analysis was performed to identify the dissemination of information, technological barriers, and feedback on course design. A total of 17% of participants were from the state where the outbreak originated, and 33.5% were from its neighboring states. RESULTS: This study shows that the need for information is greater when an emergency occurs, and the involvement of the authorities increased the extent of the training response. CONCLUSION: A MOOC can be a useful training strategy to prepare personnel for emergency situations.

Training Primary Health Professionals in Breast Cancer Prevention: Evidence and Experience from Mexico.

To analyze the key successful factors of a national educational strategy for early breast cancer detection developed in Mexico for primary health care personnel from 2008 to 2014, an educational strategy to train physicians, nurses, health promoters, and medical students from local ministries of health with a competency-based approach was developed and implemented using diverse educational modalities, face-to-face, blended, and a massive open online course (MOOC). Formative and summative evaluations were used during the implementation of the course. A total of 19,563 health professionals were trained from 2008 to 2014. The graduation rate, an average of all educational modalities, was 91 %, much higher than those previously reported in the literature. The factors that might have influenced this success were (1) the training strategy, which was designed according to the characteristics and specific needs of the target groups; (2) the political will and commitment of the country's health authorities; (3) the technological and educational models used; and (4) the punctual follow-up of participants. This study shows that carefully designed educational interventions can improve service professionals' competencies and that regardless of the modality, face-to-face, blended learning, or MOOC, high graduation rates can be achieved. Further evaluation is required to demonstrate that the competencies remained in all target groups after 6 months of the intervention and that the women served by the trained personnel were provided accurate information and timely diagnoses of breast cancer.

[Organizational capacity for continuous improvement of health services]. / Estrategia integral de formación para la mejora continua de la calidad de los servicios de salud.

While the Mexican health system has achieved significant progress, as reflected in the growing improvement in population health, heterogeneity in the quality of services and its impact on health in different population groups is still a challenge. The costs or poor quality represent about 20 to 40% of the health system's expenditure. We need to develop organizational capacity to implement quality management systems in order to identify, evaluate, prevent and eventually overcome the health system's challenges. A competency-based comprehensive strategy for training human resources is proposed including undergraduate and graduate education as well as continuing education, which will contribute to improve the quality function at the various levels of responsibility in the health system. The proposed strategy responds to the context of the Mexican health system, but it could be adapted to other systems and contexts.

Outcome and impact of Master of Public Health programs across six countries: education for change.

BACKGROUND: The human resources for health crisis has highlighted the need for high-level public health education to add specific capacities to the workforce. Recently, it was questioned whether Master of Public Health (MPH) training prepared graduates with competencies relevant to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aims to examine the influence of the MPH programs geared towards LMICs offered in Vietnam, China, South Africa, Mexico, Sudan, and the Netherlands on graduates' careers, application of acquired competencies, performance at the workplace, and their professional contribution to society. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was sent to graduates from six MPH programs. Frequency distributions of the answers were calculated, and a bivariate analysis and logistic regression of certain variables was performed. RESULTS: The response rate was 37.5%. Graduates reported change in leadership (69%), in technical position (69%), acquiring new responsibilities (80%), and increased remuneration (63%); they asserted that MPH programs contributed significantly to this. Graduates' attribution of their application of 7 key competencies 'substantially to the MPH program' ranged from 33% to 48%. Of the 26 impact variables, graduates attributed the effect they had on their workplace substantially to the MPH program; the highest rated variable ranged from 31% to 73% and the lowest ranged from 9% to 43%. Of the 10 impact variables on society, graduates attributed the effect they had on society substantially to the MPH program; for the highest rated variable (13% to 71%); for the lowest rated variable (4% to 42%). Candidates' attribution of their application of acquired competencies as well as their impact at the workplace varied significantly according to institution of study and educational background. CONCLUSIONS: This study concludes that these MPH programs contribute to improving graduates' careers and to building leadership in public health. The MPH programs contribute to graduates' application of competencies. MPH programs contribute substantially towards impact variables on the workplace, such as development of research proposals and reporting on population health needs, and less substantially to their impact on society, such as contributing equitable access to quality services. Differences reported between MPH programs merit further study. The results can be used for curriculum reform.

[School of Public Health of Mexico: educational and technological innovation in the new millennium]. / La Escuela de Salud Pública de México: innovación educativa y tecnológica en el nuevo milenio.

This article was conceived to analyze the work of the School of Public Health of Mexico (ESPM for is acronym in Spanish) from the year 2000 to the present day. One of the highlights that we will examine is the reorientation of the educational work of the school in order to meet the challenges in health and education that emerged during the end of the twentieth century. In order to explain the evolution of this process, we will describe the three main guiding principles that characterize the present work of the school: the pedagogical model's change, the incorporation of the information and communication technologies, and the professionalization in teaching. The purpose of this work is to define those guiding principles, and to expose, through the contrast between past and present, the complete history of uninterrupted work of the School of Public Health of Mexico during its ninety-two years of existence, that has gone beyond the boundaries of the country.

[The use of game engine learning as an education strategy in ecohealth]. / El uso del GELearning en una estrategia de capacitación en ecosalud.

This paper analyzes an educational intervention using Game Engine Learning (GELearning) in the project Leadership in Ecohealth for Vector Born Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean, financed by the IDRC-Canada, and whose training component is coordinated by the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico. GELearning is an educational tool that uses virtual educational games, where participants face real-life situations with clear pedagogical purposes. To learn through GELearning is to simulate situations, very similar to the ones faced in real life. The purpose for using GELearning was to evaluate it as an educational tool, to know the learning impact in participants, as well as to measure how GELearning favored the acquisition of competencies. The results indicate that this tool, besides the benefits already known from the information and communications technologies, contributes to significant learning in an environment that is attractive and stimulating for participants and favors the acquisition of competencies, especially those linked to superior taxonomic levels, which are associated to knowing "how to do" and "how to be".

[The Mexican Public Health School and its continental interaction: 1945-1982]. / La Escuela de Salud Pública de México y su interacción continental: 1945-1982.

This article analyzes a 37 year period during which the Mexican School of Public Health gave priority to teaching over research, related with American projects that promoted students exchange and became part of the group of Latin American Schools of Public Health that created the Latin American association of Public Health Schools (ALAESP). Due to the contribution of the Pan-American Health Organization, the association got together on a regular basis between 1959 and 1979 and the Mexican representatives participated in the discussions held to improve performance within schools and make sure they were all oriented towards the three main priorities: teaching, research and implementation of services in the community. Based upon this context, which was ruled by the OPS, we now analyze the role of the Mexican school in the generation of human resources for health and its performance within the context of Latin American Schools.

[The Mexican School of Public Health: its founding and first years: 1922-1945]. / La Escuela de Salud Pública de México: su fundación y primera época, 1922-1945.

This article analyzes the foundation of the Public Health School of Mexico, which first opened its doors in March 1922. It presents the different circumstances which obliged the sanitary authorities to create and promote the School, based on the historic and educational context of the time. The struggle for disease eradication and the promotion of a culture of prevention among the Mexican population of the time made it necessary to train sanitarians who would contribute to the National Reconstruction period. This trend continued until 1945, when social medicine started to be considered as a flag of action in the field of disease prevention, which promoted actions and policies focused on the rural communities of Mexico.

[Academic modernization of Mexican School of Public Health: 1983-1995]. / Modernización académica de la Escuela de Salud Pública de México: 1983-1995.

In this paper we discuss the recent efforts to modernize the School of Public Health of Mexico (ESPM). In the first part we analyze the conditions in which the ESPM operated at the beginning of the 1980s. In part two we describe the changes introduced in the ESPM between 1983 and 1986, up until its incorporation into the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). In part three we discuss the conceptual renovation which built the platform for the new academic programs introduced by the School between 1987 and 1995. In the fourth part we discuss the construction of the new facilities of INSP and the process of moving to the city of Cuernavaca. The main message of this paper is that the transformations witnessed by the ESPM in the final decades of the past century turned it into a true academic institution which uses research as the motor for training of human resources in public health.

[Intellectual development disorders in Latin America: a framework for setting policy priorities for research and care]. / Trastornos del desarrollo intelectual en América Latina: un marco para establecer las prioridades políticas de investigación y atención.

Intellectual development disorders (IDDs) are a set of development disorders characterized by significantly limited cognitive functioning, learning disorders, and disorders related to adaptive skills and behavior. Previously grouped under the term "intellectual disability," this problem has not been widely studied or quantified in Latin America. Those affected are absent from public policy and do not benefit from government social development and poverty reduction strategies. This article offers a critical look at IDDs and describes a new taxonomy; it also proposes recognizing IDDs as a public health issue and promoting the professionalization of care, and suggests an agenda for research and regional action. In Latin America there is no consensus on the diagnostic criteria for IDDs. A small number of rehabilitation programs cover a significant proportion of the people who suffer from IDDs, evidence-based services are not offered, and health care guidelines have not been evaluated. Manuals on psychiatric diagnosis focus heavily on identifying serious IDDs and contribute to underreporting and erroneous classification. The study of these disorders has not been a legal, social science, or public health priority, resulting in a dearth of scientific evidence on them. Specific competencies and professionalization of care for these persons are needed, and interventions must be carried out with a view to prevention, rehabilitation, community integration, and inclusion in the work force.

[Human resources for health in the context of the reform of the health system in Mexico: professional training and labor market]. / Recursos humanos para la salud en el contexto de la reforma sanitaria en México: formación profesional y mercado laboral.

The role that human resources for health should play in future stages of the Mexican Health System reform is discussed. The following dimensions are considered to guide the discussion: the orientation of training, the institutions responsible for training, the mechanisms to link graduates to health institutions and the ways health workers should respond to the current managerial modifications. Changes should be based on a pre-defined strategic planning exercise based on institutional agreements which allow defining common objectives as well as clear procedures to attain those objectives.

Household wellbeing and health risks in Mexican households with and without migrants: a cross-sectional analysis.

BACKGROUND: Migration between Mexico and the USA constitutes the world's largest migration corridor with more than 13 million movements of people in 2016. Furthermore, Mexico has a complex migration profile, being a country of origin, transit, destination, and return. While there has been discussion on the relationship between migration and development of origin communities, evidence on social and health issues faced by origin households is limited. This case study is a first attempt at documenting, through analyzing a national representative health survey of Mexican households (n = 9474), the relationship between international migration from Mexico and origin household health characteristics. CASE PRESENTATION: Mexican international migration moves largely (90% of migrants) toward the USA. Migration has passed from being mostly circular (from the early to late 1990s) to a permanent pattern of residence in the destination country due to changes in migration policies that have progressively restricted the irregular entrance of immigrants making re-entry more difficult.The present case study compares the socioeconomic, demographic, and health characteristics of households in Mexico with and without emigrants using data from a national representative health survey. Accordingly, in 2016, 5.8% (n = 1,802,980) of all Mexican households reported having a member living abroad.Households with members living abroad were found to more likely be headed by a female (45.8%), have Seguro Popular health insurance, and not to be among the poorest household population. In terms of health profile, a higher frequency of adults with a reported diagnosis of diabetes and/or hypertension (33.9 vs 21.7% for households with vs without emigrants, respectively; p = 0.067), and a higher severity of diabetes reflected a higher probability of hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Results showed that socioeconomic, demographic, and health conditions differed between households with and without emigrants. These differences were determined as not being attributable to migration and cannot be considered as predisposing factors of migration.

Competencias esenciales para la docencia en salud pública: marco regional para las Américas / Core competencies for public health teaching: regional framework for the Americas / Competências essenciais para a docência em saúde pública: um marco regional para as Américas

RESUMEN Objetivo. Presentar el Marco Regional de Competencias Docentes en Salud Pública (MRCDSP) y la metodología utilizada para su construcción. Métodos. Se utilizó una metodología participativa para este estudio descriptivo, donde se combinaron técnicas como la encuesta por cuestionario, el debate, el método de pares, los casos extremos, el rompecabezas (jigsaw), la matriz de evaluación de datos, las revisiones iterativas y el análisis comparativo. Se desarrolló en nueve etapas y agrupó a expertos asociados a instituciones y escuelas de salud pública, junto a profesionales de la atención primaria de salud en las Américas. Resultados. El principal resultado es el MRCDSP, organizado alrededor de 10 dominios cuya intersección favorece la integralidad docente. Se le asigna centralidad al dominio disciplinar y, como coprotagonista, al dominio pedagógico. Los restantes dominios son transversales a la docencia de cualquier disciplina, pero la redacción de cada competencia se complementó con las finalidades situadas en el campo de la salud pública, hecho que diferencia este marco de otros. Se ofrece como una herramienta regional para utilizar desde múltiples perspectivas. Conclusión. Los dominios y las competencias promueven una perspectiva nueva sobre la formación integral docente en salud pública. El MRCDSP puede convertirse en una herramienta para evaluar capacidades y mejorar la calidad de la enseñanza en la Región. Puede fomentar la cooperación entre instituciones educativas y se propone que sea el promotor de una comunidad de práctica latinoamericana para abordar los desafíos nuevos en salud pública.

ABSTRACT Objective. To present the Regional Core Competency Framework for Public Health (RCCFPH) and the methodology used for its development. Methods. A participatory methodology was used for this descriptive study, using techniques such as questionnaires, discussions, pair work, extreme cases, jigsaw, data evaluation matrices, iterative reviews, and comparative analyses. The study was carried out over nine stages, bringing together experts from public health institutions and schools, as well as primary health care professionals in the Americas. Results. The primary result is the RCCFPH, which is organized around 10 competency domains, all favoring comprehensive teaching. The primary focus is on the disciplinary domain, along with the educational domain. The remaining domains are common to the teaching of any discipline, but each competence was formulated for use within the field of public health, which is what differentiates this framework from others. It is proposed as a regional tool for use from multiple perspectives. Conclusion. The domains and competencies encourage a new perspective on comprehensive teacher training in public health. The RCCFPH can be used as a tool to assess teaching skills and improve the quality of teaching in the Region. It can foster cooperation among educational institutions and is proposed as a facilitator for a Latin American community of practice to address new challenges in public health.

RESUMO Objetivo. Apresentar o Marco Regional de Competências Docentes em Saúde Pública (MRCDSP) e a metodologia utilizada em sua elaboração. Métodos. Este estudo descritivo empregou uma abordagem participativa, combinando técnicas como inquéritos por questionários, debates, método de pareamento, casos extremos, método jigsaw (quebra-cabeças), matriz de avaliação de dados, revisões iterativas e análise comparativa. O processo foi desenvolvido em nove etapas e reuniu especialistas ligados a instituições e escolas de saúde pública, juntamente com profissionais de atenção primária à saúde nas Américas. Resultados. O resultado principal é o MRCDSP, organizado em torno de 10 domínios cuja interseção promove uma abordagem integral para a docência. É dado um papel de destaque ao domínio disciplinar, e o domínio pedagógico atua como coprotagonista. Os demais domínios são transversais ao ensino de qualquer disciplina, mas a redação de cada competência foi complementada com finalidades situadas no campo da saúde pública, o que diferencia este marco de outros semelhantes. O marco é apresentado como uma ferramenta regional a ser utilizada a partir de múltiplas perspectivas. Conclusão. Os domínios e competências promovem uma nova perspectiva sobre a formação integral de docentes em saúde pública. O MRCDSP pode se tornar uma ferramenta para avaliar as capacidades e melhorar a qualidade do ensino na região. É proposto como um elemento para fomentar a cooperação entre instituições educacionais e a formação de uma comunidade de prática latino-americana, com o objetivo de enfrentar os novos desafios em saúde pública.

Plataforma CLIMSS como herramienta de alfabetización en salud durante la crisis sanitaria de Covid-19 / CLIMSS online platform as a health literacy tool during the health crisis of Covid-19

Resumen: Objetivo: Describir a la plataforma Cursos en Línea Masivos del IMSS (CLIMSS) como herramienta de alfabetización en salud, a través de la evaluación de la eficiencia terminal, la ganancia de competencias y satisfacción de los usuarios de cursos en línea masivos en el tema de Covid-19. Material y métodos: Se analizaron datos de 20 cursos ofertados entre marzo y octubre de 2020. Se evaluaron las calificaciones pre y pos, el número total de registros, el total de cursos terminados y la satisfacción del usuario. Resultados: Se registraron un total de 4.9 millones de usuarios y 10 millones de inscripciones, en todos los estados de la República mexicana, con una eficiencia terminal de 85%, una ganancia de competencias de 30% y una satisfacción de 9.34 (10). Conclusiones: La plataforma CLIMSS ha mostrado ser una herramienta para la alfabetización en salud con un alcance de millones de mexicanos en temas relacionados con la crisis sanitaria Covid-19.

Abstract: Objective: To describe the Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) or Cursos en Línea Masivos del IMSS (CLIMSS) platform as a health literacy tool by evaluating the terminal efficiency, the competence gains, and the users' satisfaction of the massive online courses offered by the Mexican Institute of Social Security, on Covid- 19. Materials and methods: Data from 20 courses offered between March and October 2020 were analyzed. We evaluated scores from the pre and post-tests, the total number of registries, total courses completed, and users' satisfaction. Results: We registered a total of 4.9 million users and 10 million registrations, in all Mexican states, with a terminal efficiency of 85%, a competence gain of 30%, and a users' satisfaction of 9.34 (10). Conclusions: The CLIMSS platform has proven to be a tool for health literacy reaching millions of Mexicans on Covid-19 related topics.