The students of the María Cano University Foundation at the Neiva campus start their community practices; in the Listening Center of commune 10, which is part of the strategy of the mayor of that city, to have «pilot centers of life and peace», which is within the Plan of Collective Interventions with the community. During the day, the students carried out activities to accompany the inhabitants on issues related to healthy eating and healthy lifestyles, specifically with the elderly of the Álvaro Uribe Vélez neighborhood, which was a settlement since 2004, was legally recognized by the administration municipal in the month of October 2021 and has about 2,000 inhabitants and an approximate number of 500 homes.

With the realization of this work of social projection, María Cano seeks to promote changes in lifestyle, habits and customs that favor the community, so that the appearance of diseases and disabilities that can be prevented and avoided. these can lead to their evolution; guarantee comprehensive, staggered, timely and effective care for this group; accompany the rehabilitation of older adults and stimulate community participation in the identification and search for solutions to the problems of older adults who are a fundamental part of society.

The day allowed the realization of talks and recreational activities on healthy eating; At the same time, different physical activities were generated that were led by the Physiotherapy program students, accompanied by the teacher Deisy Yulieth Silva and the support of the ESE Carmen Emilia Ospina. The María Cano University Foundation continues to contribute, through social projection actions, to the fulfillment of the institutional mission to be present in the different local, regional and national contexts; while continuing to be a leader in carrying out different activities that seek to selflessly accompany the inhabitants of the region and the country.

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