Project UP Again Sénior
UP Again Senior is a health promotion project through physical exercise, based on a biopsychosocial perspective. The Physical Activity and Health Lab (LAFS) Polytechnic of Beja project is implemented in collaboration with municipalities, associations, and various organizations in the Alentejo region.
CUIDAR+
Cuidar + stands as a project funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, through the GULBENKIAN HOME CARE program, aimed at addressing inequalities in access to care for the elderly. It seeks to develop new models of integrated health care and social support, while also strengthening the intervention capacity of organizations working in these areas. The project includes a multicomponent physical exercise program, individually prescribed, integrated into the home care service, and carried out by the Physical Activity and Health Lab (Polytechnic of Beja).
The ‘LEZÍRIA AND MÉDIO TEJO MORE ACTIVE’ project is an initiative coordinated by the Centre for Research & Innovation in Sport, Physical Activity and Health (SPRINT) and the Rio Maior School of Sport (ESDRM) – Santarém Polytechnic Institute, with the aim of promoting more active and healthy lifestyles among people with diabetes and obesity, through the implementation of consultations to promote physical activity and prescribe exercise in hospital and community settings.