The Degree Course in Health Assistance, born out of the collaboration between the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and the University of Parma, prepares and qualifies to the profession of Health Care Assistant, the professional in charge of disease prevention and health promotion and education in all phases of one's life. The activity refers to individuals, families, schools and the community and is carried out by identifying people's health needs, health determinants and risk factors, and the priorities for preventive, educational and remedial intervention, to be activated in various contexts, also with the use of specific techniques and tools. The training course allows students to acquire knowledge of a clinical-etiological nature, public health, preventive medicine and health education within the psycho-pedagogical and communicative spheres, and is useful for developing the behavioural and non-behavioural skills needed to implement effective preventive and educational interventions for the resolution of health problems. The training pathway consists of theoretical teaching activities (frontal lectures, seminars, work in small groups), professionalising activities organised in laboratories and internships to be carried out in various healthcare facilities in the area, under the supervision of tutors, to acquire full mastery of all the necessary professional skills and their immediate use in the work environment. At the end of the training course the student obtains the title of Health Care Assistant, thus becoming the health care professional responsible for the protection and promotion of the health of individuals of all ages and in all conditions. Once the training has ended, the healthcare assistant can work in the various services of the public and private healthcare institutions, both as an employee or freelance. The degree course in Health Assistance provides access to a second cycle degree in Prevention Health Professions Sciences or to a Professional Master's Programme – first level.