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Transdisciplinary Health Economics: A Vision for 2050 and the Role of Invest4Health
Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, a key partner in the Invest4Health (I4H) project representing Bangor University, has published a forward-looking editorial in the Global Health Economics and Sustainability journal. Drawing on her 35-year career, Professor Edwards calls for a significant shift in health economics—from a narrow focus on healthcare services to a more “transdisciplinary” approach. This involves collaborating across economics, public health, climate science, and the social sciences to address our most pressing health challenges. These...
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Kicking Off the Next Phase: Invest4Health launches Competence Building Programme with Four New Regional Testbeds
Invest4Health: Rethinking How We Fund Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Invest4Health (I4H) is a Horizon Europe-funded project that brings together 22 partners, including eight regional testbeds, to rethink how we fund health promotion and disease prevention. In response to the long-standing problems of reactive healthcare funding, worsened by economic crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ageing populations, I4H offers a new approach: treating health, and, especially prevention, as a smart, long-term investment instead of just a cost. Smart...
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New regions join Invest4Health
Following the closure of our Open Call on March 14, which received seventeen applications, we are excited to select and welcome a new group of regional testbeds to the Invest4Health project. These regions, chosen from the applications we received, will help test and refine innovative financial and investment models for health promotion and disease prevention. Their participation will allow us to gather more real-world experiences and improve how economic resources are used to create healthier communities. The new testbeds will benefit from capacity-building...
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CITIZEN PATIENT INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH-RELATED DECISIONS - INVEST4HEALTH CITIZEN PATIENT ADVISORY GROUP
Regarding health promotion and disease prevention, public health professionals and policymakers decide whether to implement or finance an initiative in the best-case scenario or, in some cases, financial departments or less knowledgeable decision-makers judge whether a program should continue or be discontinued. However, the people most affected – citizens – rarely shape these choices. At Invest4Health, we believe this needs to change. Health investments are not just about budgets and financial models. They directly impact people’s lives,...
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Invest4Health Open Call
WELCOME TO THE INVEST4HEALTH OPEN CALL PAGE! DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO 14 MARCH 2025 17:00 CET Through this open call, we invite regions to build their competence on novel financial and investment models through simulation exercises for health promotion and disease prevention initiatives.  Your participation can help us generate impact on local, national, and international levels!  Please CLICK HERE to read our Open Call document, which outlines this call’s activities, criteria, and terms.  WHO CAN...
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Team Talks: Exploring perspectives with Invest4Health team members - Leading on research on Smart Capacitating Investments
Occasionally, we introduce some of our team members, offering insights into the minds leading Invest4Health. Our interviews feature key team members, uncovering the stories, roles, and unique perspectives that bring the Invest4Health project to life. Meet one of our researchers, Maureen Rutten, who leads Work Package 2 on Framing and communicating Smart Capacitating Investments. She is the leader of one of our Invest4Health research teams that is developing a theoretical framework to better understand Smart Capacitating Investments (SCIs), which...
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Rethinking Financing for Health Promotion: Making a supportive health ecosystem
Kollektiva, a partner organization within the Consolid8 EU-funded project consortium, contacted Invest4Health for an interview as part of their efforts to learn from and exchange ideas with social innovation ecosystems across Europe. Their project focuses on actively engaging with initiatives that drive social innovation, making Invest4Health a valuable case study. Our collaboration began when Invest4Health was represented in the INTEGER webinar in September, sparking their interest in our work. This interview explores how Invest4Health addresses...
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Exploring the Invest4Health testbeds - Region Skåne, Sweden, focusing on tackling health inequalities in mental health and wellbeing amongst children
Building on knowledge and experience in social investments, Invest4Health aims to develop sustainable funding mechanisms that stimulate collaboration and incentivise investment within and across sectors while challenging traditional governance and funding models in health promotion and disease prevention. The lead partner of Invest4Health is Region Skåne. Still, at the same time, Skåne is one of the four Invest4Health test bed regions – a natural environment to apply, evaluate and refine different governance and investment models for interventions...
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Invest4Health Testbed Galicia: A Telemedicine Project for Empowering Patient Care
Understanding Galicia’s healthcare challenges Galicia region, located in the northwest of Spain, with a population of 2.7 million, is characterized by its unique demographic and geographical challenges. Many of its inhabitants live in sparsely populated rural areas, contributing to significant difficulties in ensuring comprehensive health and social care coverage. Rising demands on healthcare systems, increasing fragility, and the region’s rural nature all present obstacles to delivering efficient and accessible care.Key challenges in the...
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Invest4Health Mid-Term Workshop Report
Invest4Health (I4H) is a Horizon Europe project with eighteen partners, including four regional testbeds designed to challenge traditional methods of financing health promotion and disease prevention. By introducing innovative strategies such as Smart Capacitating Investment (SCI), social franchising, and new governance mechanisms also involving citizens, the project redefines health as a long-term investment rather than merely a cost. I4H emphasizes community-centred approaches, delivering socially equitable services while linking health outcomes...
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