I4H Final event – Smart Capacitating Investment: Paths to Resourcing Scalable, Sustainable Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Save the date: 28 May 2026, Brussels Over the final phase of the Invest4Health project, partners are intensively strengthening and validating the foundations of Smart Capacitating Investment (SCI). Current work focuses on refining the business and financing models developed within the project, testing practical SCI tools together with regional partners, and consolidating lessons from real-world […]
A key scientific publication from Invest4Health: Rethinking how we finance prevention
We are proud to announce that a key scientific publication emerging from the Horizon Europe–funded Invest4Health project has been published in the European Journal of Health Economics.The article, Broadening sources of finance for health promotion and disease prevention: Smart Capacitating Investment, addresses one of the most persistent challenges in public health today: how to mobilise […]
SCI in Play: Key insights from the Invest4Health workshop at the European Public Health Conference
At a recent Invest4Health workshop in Helsinki at the 18th European Public Health Conference, participants from policy, public health, research, and financing communities came together to explore how prevention can be designed and financed as a long-term investment. The workshop focused on translating the concept of Smart Capacitating Investment (SCI) into practical thinking and concrete […]
I4H Newsletter – Issue 6
Dear Reader, Invest4Health is a Horizon Europe project aimed at transforming the way we fund health promotion and disease prevention. We argue that treating these efforts as smart investments in people’s long-term well-being, rather than costs, can lead to stronger and more sustainable health systems. We aim to shift thinking by developing innovative investment models that […]
West Wales joins European efforts to rethink public health investment,transforming diabetes prevention with Invest4Health
Croeso i Gymru (Welcome to Wales) is a country in the southwest of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to the east and the Irish Sea to the west. Part of the UK, Wales has its own devolved government, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), responsible for health, education, and transport. This means the National Health Service […]
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 […]