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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I4H Mid-term Workshop
TRANSFORMING HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION FINANCING Join us on December 10, from 10:00 to 12:30 CET, for the Invest4Health Mid-term Workshop—a virtual event hosted by the Invest4Health Horizon Europe project. Invest4Health is challenging traditional financing methods and exploring innovative approaches, including smart capacitating investment, social franchising, and new governance mechanisms, to finance health promotion […]
Engaging citizens in financing preventative health: Introducing the Invest4Health CPAG Citizen Patient Advisory Group!
The Invest4Health consortia partners have committed to involve citizens and patients in the governance of the project by supporting the launch of the CPAG, Citizen Patient Advisory group. The CPAG consists of 12 individual participants, recruited from across Europe, acting in a personal representative capacity, that are examining how best to include the citizen voice […]
Citizen and Patient Involvement – Apply to be our Invest4Health Citizen Patient Advisory Group member
On behalf of the Invest4Health consortium, we seek to appoint individuals (citizens and patients) to a Citizen Patient Advisory Group (CPAG). Invest4Health, this 42-month EU-wide project running until 2027, is taking the first steps in designing and testing new finance and business models that will help healthcare providers, local governments, and communities transform how resources […]
I4H Newsletter – Issue 2
Dear Reader, Welcome to the second edition of the Invest4Health project newsletter, where we mark a significant milestone – one year of progress. The Invest4Health (I4H) Horizon Europe project, launched in January 2023, aims to renew health promotion and disease prevention funding by challenging traditional financing methods. Our innovative strategies view health as an investment rather […]
The Swedish Government promotes more innovative and knowledge-based public health interventions: Invest4Health Aligns with Government Vision
Sweden has embarked on a pioneering journey in public health financing with a strategic initiative led by the Swedish government. The initiative entails the allocation of 10 million kronor annually from 2024 to 2026, aimed at promoting innovative and knowledge-based public health initiatives. The initiative is designed to address critical health challenges effectively. The primary […]
