Building a regional database of experiential knowledge on health promotion and digital tools, France

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Abstract Issue Digital technology has become an increasingly important aspect of our lives. This growth also creates a lot of concerns among professionals and families. In France, health promotion (HP) actors are more and more being called on to discuss and analyse the issue of health and digital technology, but knowledge on this subject is not always shared. Furthermore, there is no inventory about experiential knowledge which could explain how the interventions in this particular field are designed. The Good Ideas and Promising Practices (BIPP) approach has been elaborated by the Regional Health Promotion and Education Association in Auvergne Rhône Alpes (FRANCE) to fill this gap. Description The BIPP approach aims to identify interventions perceived as promising to inspire HP actors who support the digital practice of young people, as well as their parents and the educational community. The BIPP inventory process is based on 7 steps and relies on local partnership to identify innovative interventions. Collected actions are classified by major areas of intervention and offer HP actors a selection of what has been put in place in terms of digital tools. The most promising practices are selected to build a database of experiential knowledge. Results 90 interventions were identified. 60 interventions were selected according to the validated criteria: sustainable, iterative interventions, empowering people and affecting vulnerable groups. A process of experience capitalisation, based on the adjusted method developed by a national multidisciplinary committee, has been carried out for the most notably promising interventions, and videos have been made to enhance knowledge transfer in HP and digital tools. Lessons The BIPP approach has produced a lot of contents that HP actors can draw inspiration from. The process shared within a partner network can easily be replicated in other settings and countries. Key messages In addition to scientific knowledge, experiential knowledge on digital tools interventions is useful and must be shared in HP community to enhance the quality of interventions. Promising practices in health promotion can be formalised by the BIPP replicable inventory process to build up and share knowledge to support other interventions, decisions and advocacy.