Aragón Health School

The School of Health constitutes an instrument of the Department competent in health matters, for comprehensive care centred on the person through greater patient training to enhance autonomy in their relationships with the health system.
The Health School develops its activity throughout the territory of the Aragon region, promoting access to training for patients and caregivers in person and through its virtual platform, thus contributing to the equity and sustainability of the health system.
The activities developed by the Aragon School of Health has as its purpose to:
a) Schedule a training offer for patients with courses, workshops, seminars and sessions with expert professionals and patients, prioritizing, among others, the figure of the patient involved and peer training.
b) Design and maintain a web platform that provides training resources to patients, caregivers and family members by disseminating information for decision-making.
c) Train health system professionals in the acquisition of training skills aimed at patients to collaborate in the different activities of the School of Health.
d) Support patient representative entities in projects and activities related to the objectives of the School of Health.
e) Promote the production of teaching materials and resources aimed at improving information, literacy and patient training.
f) Organize activities that facilitate the exchange of good practices both within the Aragon health school and with other patient schools.