One of the challenges in research and education is to be innovative in helping society to develop sustainable applied technology, i.e. applied health technology that keeps pace with the need in society, both nationally and internationally for technology development in health promotion and prevention as well as in healthcare and social services. The School of Health Science at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) has the stated aim of moving in that direction as new areas of research and education are formulated. The School has defined Health and Technology and Sustainable Active Ageing as the two main focal areas for research and education. To emphasise the importance of bringing research and education into line with each another, a “Bachelor programme in Public Health Science aligned to Community Planning”, was established and started in 2009.