PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION Maastricht UMC+ has a long academic and scientific history with regard to knowledge and expertise in relation to health promotion. Within the faculty, a number of groups have incorporated prevention into their research. These groups do high-quality, multidisciplinary research over the whole care chain, from prevention and primary healthcare research to rehabilitation and care of the elderly. The knowledge obtained benefits both patient care and the regional population. Furthermore, researchers are developing knowledge about behaviour change and communication on the subject. The patient lives within a context that determines the course of his or her condition. For chronic patients, appropriate care involves not only treatment of the disease or condition, but also attention to the consequences of the disease for the patient, partner and family; physical and psychological aspects; ability to function in society; and participation in the labour market. 25 Healthy Living 2025 REGENERATIVE MEDICINE Based on recent breakthroughs in biology, materials engineering and biomedical technology, we are working on restoring health and vitality instead of fighting symptoms or making repairs from the outside. Regenerative medicine focuses on developing therapies for tissues and organs that are damaged and do not function properly by supporting the body’s healing capacity. Regenerative medicine thus constitutes a fundamentally different approach to healthcare. It can offer considerable relief from the burden of illness for people who are dependent on dialysis or need an organ donation. REGMED XB The discipline of regenerative medicine focuses on restoring diseased or damaged tissues and organs with the help of innovative techniques. Examples are stem cell transplantation or gene therapy. Such techniques will enable us in the future to fight chronic diseases such as diabetes, arthrosis and kidney diseases; improve quality of life; and reduce healthcare costs. In order to achieve breakthroughs in the area of regenerative medicine, a number of collaborative partners have joined forces at the virtual institute RegMed XB, which stands for Regenerative Medicine Crossing Borders. Various teaching hospitals, universities, healthcare foundations and funds, regional and other authorities, and the business community are involved here. They share knowledge and skills in order to achieve new insights and to create new therapies. HEALTHY PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE The Healthy Primary School of the Future has the aim of studying whether children who play sports together and eat healthy food at primary school perform better and as a result have better physical, emotional and intellectual growth. The Province of Limburg and a large number of external partners, such as the Municipal Health Service, local authorities, companies and foundations are involved in this research. In addition to Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht University is a participant, together with the School of Business and Economics (SBE), Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN), and the Faculty of Law.
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