Life Sciences and Health Promotion

- Acquire the main knowledge related to the behavior and the main psychological functions people use to interact with the environment;
- Develop the ability to relate and communicate effectively and adequately with the individual and with the community, taking into account the cultural differences existing in multi-ethnic societies;
- Acquire the main knowledge concerning the environment-society relationship from the point of view of urban social systems, local communities and rural social systems;
- Know the theories and methods of education and health promotion of the individual and the community;
- Develop the ability to collaborate in the definition of communication methods, programs and training and information campaigns to promote health and safety in working and living environments.

At the end of the course the student must be able to:
· Recognize risk factors in different working scenarios in agricultural settings, and biological risk in healthcare services;
· Implement "Health promotion" projects in the workplaces, including screening activities addressed at the relevant chronic and degenerative diseases.
· Organize the first aid system in a company
· Organize and implement training activities for the workers taking into account particular groups of workers (e.g: seasonal, migrants).