Abstract citation ID: ckac131.460 Multisectoral approach to address Female Genital Mutilation: a case study from Portugal Raquel Vareda R Vareda 1 , J Valente 2 , AM Alho 1 , A Carmona 3 , D Chaves 4 , L Silva 5 , S Ribeiro 6 , M Paixa ˜o 3 , A Leite 7,8 1 Northern Lisbon Public Health Unit, Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration, Lisbon, Portugal 2 Department of Public Health, Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration, Lisbon, Portugal 3 Anto ´ nio Luz Public Health Unit of Amadora, Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration, Lisbon, Portugal 4 Arco Ribeirinho Public Health Unit, Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration, Lisbon, Portugal 5 Sintra Public Health Unit, Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration, Lisbon, Portugal 6 Central Lisbon Public Health Unit, Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Health Administration, Lisbon, Portugal 7 Comprehensive Health Research Center, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal 8 Public Health Research Center, NOVA National School of Public Health, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Contact: raquel.vareda.alves@campus.ul.pt Issue: Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that injury female genital organs for non-medical reasons, with several health impacts. Due to global migration, FGM has been increasingly recognised as a healthcare issue in Europe, affecting nearly 1 million women. In Portugal it is estimated that 5483 migrant women have undergone FGM in the Lisbon region. Intervention is required to tackle this issue. Description: Portugal launched the ‘‘Healthy Practices: End of FGM’’, a multiagency project targeting Lisbon and Tagus Valley region. Project implementation started in Nov 2018 at 5 local public health units (PHU) and was scaled-up to 5 more in Feb 2020. Project comprises 3 main axes: 1) inclusion in public policy instruments; 2) professionals’ education and awareness; and 3) community intervention. We describe inclusion of FGM in public policy, professionals training and changes in FGM recording before and after intervention. Results: Between 2018-2022, inclusion of FGM in municipalities’ migration policies doubled. Between 2019-2021, 110 training sessions (n = 1722 professionals) were promoted. During pandemic years, only 344 (2020) and 202 (2021) were trained. Raising awareness and empowerment to risk communities happened mainly through local/online open sessions, work- shops, flyer distribution, video projections. These occurred in all 10 PHU, mostly through partnerships with Non- Governmental Organizations and municipalities. According to the Portuguese Health Records, until 2018 there were only 300 women registered with FGM. Between 2019-2021, 363 more were added. Lessons: The multisectoral approach allowed PHU professionals to collaborate directly with external organizations from different society sectors. COVID-19 pandemic posed a challenge to implementation, especially in the community intervention axis. Notification numbers increased after interventions, though causality could not be established and impact evaluation is yet to be performed. Key messages:  Multisectoral projects for FGM intervention have specific implementation challenges, including how to justify and evaluate them, that must be considered in each setting.  Training health professionals might increase identification and notification of FGM, but the impact in preventing FGM in the Portuguese reality is still largely unknown. Abstract citation ID: ckac131.461 Comparing perspectives on research needs from stakeholders vs. researchers in an exposome project Sarah Leona Benz S Benz 1 , M Weber 2 , P van den Hazel 3 , S Jansen 4 , A Arat 5 , M White 6 , N Riedel 6 , G Ristovska 7 , I van Kamp 4 , D Schreckenberg 1 1 ZEUS GmbH, Hagen, Germany 2 City of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands 3 INCHES Network, Ellecom, Netherlands 4 RIVM, Bilthoven, Netherlands 5 Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden 6 Department of Social Epidemiology, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany 7 Institute of Public Health of Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia Contact: benz@zeusgmbh.de Background: Exposome research looks into how combined exposures affect human health. The EU-funded Equal-Life project focuses on physical and social exposures in a child’s environment and its effects on children’s mental health and cognitive development in the life course. Perspectives and priorities on what to study in particular might differ between practitioners and research- ers. Therefore, collaboration with external stakeholders from various fields is encouraged to integrate practical experience and link it to the researchers’ aims. Methods: Two Delphi studies were conducted collecting and evaluating research questions to be studied in the project among a) the researchers within the project and b) among external stakeholders from various European countries. The exercise was to evaluate the research questions for group a) based on relevance and testability and for b) e.g. regarding practitioners’ work and options for policies. Involved stakeholders work in health care, and urban planning, among others. Prioritised questions are collated. Findings: Within the researchers’ group, top-rated questions were mainly mechanism-directed in terms of how and to what extent certain factors affect children’s mental health and cognitive development, cumulative effects in different settings, among others. Stakeholders most value research questions on practical issues, e.g. effects of early experiences of discrimina- tion, critical windows in children’s lives that are most sensitive regarding the impact of exposures on mental health and cognitive development, or impact of exposures in early stages of life. Discussion: In comparing approaches of stakeholders and researchers, stakeholders’ input from the practical field can shape the approach of the research process. The second benefit is to derive implications for creating effective interventions and policies to prevent adverse effects of environmental exposures and to foster positive health in children and later on in life. Key messages:  Bi-directional exchange between researchers and external stakeholders can make gaps visible.  Engaging stakeholders into a research process can help sharpening the aim and outcome of a project. Abstract citation ID: ckac131.462 Prospective prediction of alcohol consumption among a Tunisian sample of adolescents Hela Ghali N Zammit 1,2,3 , H Ghali 2,4,5 , R Ghammam 1,2,3 , S Ben Fredj 1,2,3 , W Ben Belgacem 1 , S Boujebha 1 , M Ouertani 1 , A Maatouk 1 , J Maatoug 1,2,3 , H Ghannem 1,2,3 1 Department of Epidemiology, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia 2 Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia 3 LR19SP03, University Hospital Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia 4 Department of Prevention and Security of Care, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia 5 LR20SP06, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia 15th European Public Health Conference 2022 iii597 Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/32/Supplement_3/ckac131.462/6766541 by guest on 27 October 2022