When we think about staying healthy, our minds usually go straight to medical solutions: scheduling a medical appointment, getting a prescription, or checking our blood pressure. While these actions are incredibly important, we often overlook one of the most powerful health tools available to us: the people around us. In the world of public health, […]
The community-led research to map local health assets across the Carrus neighborhood starts its most participative part The CAIR Project has reached a pivotal milestone. We are thrilled to announce the official launch of our co-creation phase, an ambitious collaborative journey spanning from 2026 to 2029. This phase represents the beating heart of our project, […]
When we think about our health, we usually imagine hospitals, blood tests, or the biological heritage of our parents. However, science is becoming increasingly clear: the environment where you are born, grow, work, and age determines your wellbeing much more than your DNA. Health goes beyond biology Although advances in genetics are fascinating, the reality […]
For centuries, science was perceived as the exclusive domain of people in white coats working in laboratories. However, in recent decades, this image has been changing radically thanks to citizen science. This global movement invites anyone, regardless of their academic background, to participate actively in the process of scientific research. What exactly is citizen science? […]
The concept One Health is a comprehensive approach that recognizes that human health, animal health, and environmental health are profoundly interconnected. It stems from a simple yet powerful idea: We cannot protect the health of people without also protecting the health of animals and the environment in which we all coexist. This idea was promoted […]
From November 18 to 24, the World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week is celebrated annually. From the CAIR project, which works in the community of Carrús (Elche) with AMR as its central axis, we take advantage of this important event to reflect on what we can do together. Understanding AMR: a global challenge that requires […]
In everyday conversations about health, we tend to focus on diagnoses, treatments, and the latest medical innovations. But have we ever stopped to consider the rationality of the entire system that underpins them? Rationality, in general terms, is the ability to act according to logic and reason. In the health field, it has traditionally focused […]
Health literacy is not just about reading a pamphlet or understanding a prescription, but rather a set of skills (cognitive, communicative, and social) that enable people to access, understand, evaluate, and use health information and services to make healthy decisions. The World Health Organization states that health literacy is both an individual aspect and the […]
In the field of public health, we often encounter solutions that, while well-intentioned, don’t always resonate with the realities of the communities they serve. We tend to focus on individual interventions, such as medication or counseling, without fully addressing the social, economic, and environmental factors that truly impact our health. This is where projects like […]
The CAIR team is very excited to share a significant milestone in the project in the Carrús neighbourhood, in Elche. We’ve taken a big step forward by beginning to collect data through a participatory tool: sociograms. What are sociograms and why are they crucial for improving Community Health? Sociograms are much more than simple graphs; […]
