Building Collaborative Advantage Through Smart Capacitating Investment
When Invest4Health started on January 2-23, the consortium was driven by a shared vision: to incentivise a shift from hospital-centric care to smart capacitating investment in health promotion and disease prevention at scale across multiple levels with sustainable returns and localised benefits. The first 18 months saw an immense effort to get people and processes […]
Invest4Health Embarks on Foresight Exercise for Future Health Financing
Invest4Health, an innovative initiative dedicated to transforming public health financing, is launching a foresight exercise to envision the future of health promotion and disease prevention financing by 2040. The need for a new approach to public health financing is more pressing than ever. With public finances in a fragile state, cost-effective strategies spanning multiple sectors […]
Development of SCI-compatible financing methods – Milestones of Work Package 4
The current status of preventive public health and wellbeing interventions in Europe involves a combination of funding from public and private sources. On average, public spending on preventive care accounts for 2.8% of total health expenditure across EU countries, ranging from 0.8% to 4.4%. While there is significant variation between countries, preventive interventions are typically […]
Testbed North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW): Addressing Ergonomic Challenges in the Home Office Environment
The evolution of working environments In recent years, the landscape of everyday working life has undergone a remarkable transformation. With a rising number of employees seizing remote work opportunities, the traditional office setting has evolved. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated this shift, familiarizing people with the advantages of working from home. However, despite the allure of remote […]
Team talks: Exploring perspectives with Invest4Health team members – Coordinating a Horizon Europe project
Let us introduce our team, offering insights into the minds leading at Invest4Health. We’re launching a series of interviews featuring key team members. Join us as we uncover the stories, roles, and unique perspectives that bring the Invest4Health project to life. First, meet Jolanda Van Vliet, our Project Coordinator; Bengt Stavenow, Project Co-Coordinator and Co-Chair […]
Strategic Replication: Introducing Innovative Ways to Finance Health through Social Franchising in Smart Capacitating Investment Models
Social franchising comes into focus as we progress through the complex stages of creating, testing and validating Smart Capacitating Investment (SCI) models. We are developing a comprehensive SCI package for a large-scale showcase. In a strategic move, we employ social franchising as the avenue for widespread replication to support financially our health promotion and disease […]
Using Smart Capacitating Investment in low-resource settings – Invest4Health at a WHO event in Geneva
Last week WHO hosted a well-structured and intense workshop in Geneva, Switzerland on making hospitals fit for purpose. The overarching vision is for hospitals to contribute to primary healthcare-oriented health systems. As such, the event is part of a process of re-imagining care. Three main themes were addressed by over 50 participants who shared experience […]
I4H Newsletter – Issue 1
The Invest4Health (I4H) Horizon Europe project was officially launched in January 2023. It aims to challenge traditional financing methods and revolutionize health promotion and disease prevention funding. Our innovative strategies provide a fresh perspective creating value from health as an investment rather than a cost.
Advancing Health and Well-being
Invest4Health Workshop in Skåne Explored Testbed for Early Coordinated Interventions. On June 9th, a pivotal workshop took place in Skåne as part of the Invest4Health project, which aims to revolutionize health promotion and disease prevention financing through innovative investment models.
Invest4Health at The HealthTech Festival in Oslo
Invest4Health, our initiative to transform health financing and shape policies for optimizing health promotion and disease prevention resources, actively featured in The HealthTech Festival held at Oslo Science Park on June 15th.