Health & Wellness | ODS Unileon | Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

Ensuring a healthy life and promoting well-being at any age is essential for sustainable development. There is an urgent need to eradicate a wide variety of diseases and address many different emerging and persistent health problems. Universities should actively collaborate in improving the health of their community members and in improving public health.

How does the University of León contribute to the achievement of this objective?

3.2. 19.89% of our students graduated in health-related degrees in the 2022-2023 academic year
3.3. Collaborations with health centers
- 3.3.1. Collaborations with health centers
  University Health Care Complex of León
  Agreement between the University of León and the Hospital de León for the creation of a joint collaboration unit.
  Podiatry clinic
- 3.3.2. We develop projects and initiatives that aim to improve or promote health and well-being, including aspects of hygiene, nutrition, family planning, sport, exercise, healthy aging, and other aspects related to health and well-being
  Move with me Programme
  Service-learning project MicroMundo@ule
  Interuniversity Experience Programme
  Extraordinary Chair of Aging in all Ages
- 3.3.3. We led our sports facilities to the local community
  Reservation and rental of sports facilities of the University of León on the Vegazana Campus
  Offer of sports and leisure activities
  Shared use of the sports facilities of the University of León on the Ponferrada Campus
  Agreement with León Women’s Basketball
- 3.3.5. We offer students access to mental health help
  Psychological support programme
  Psychopedagogical Office
- 3.3.6. We have an anti-smoking policy
  Law 28/2005, of December 26, on health measures against smoking
- 3.3.7.We offer University staff access to mental health support
  Psychological care services for the university community

Related Projects

STOP

https://stoptheworm.org/

STOP (Stopping Transmission Of intestinal Parasites) is an EDCTP-funded project that unites five European and three sub-Saharan institutions with one goal: to find a more effective treatment against all species of intestinal worms, also called soil-transmitted helminths. (SDG 3, 15)

Year 2023-24