Newsletter – Final edition – July 2026
Dear Reader, Welcome to the final edition of the Invest4Health Newsletter. Three and a half years ago, we set out to change how Europe thinks about investing in health promotion and disease prevention. This final edition captures where that argument now stands. Specifically, the importance and relevance of smart capacitating investment. It also shows the […]
WHITE PAPER: HARD BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE – SCALING WHAT WORKS IN HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE PREVENTION AND INTEGRATED HEALTH AND CARE THROUGH THE “MISSING MIDDLE”
One of the lasting outcomes of the Invest4Health project is the publication of a new White Paper addressing one of the biggest challenges facing health and care innovation in Europe: how to move successful projects beyond the pilot phase towards sustainable implementation and scale-up. The White Paper, Hard but not Impossible: Scaling What Works in […]
Invest4Health Final Event Hosted by the European Committee of the Regions, 28 May 2026
On 28 May 2026, the Invest4Health consortium welcomed policymakers, researchers, public health professionals, and investors to its Final Conference at the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels. The event marked the culmination of more than three and a half years of collaboration. It opened a discussion on how the project’s results can continue to […]
Invitation to the Invest4Health final event
Newsletter – Issue 820 April 2026 We are pleased to invite you to the Invest4Health Horizon Europe project final event: “Mobilising New Financial Approaches for Equitable Health and Wellbeing.” Date: 28 May 2026 | 09:00–17:15Venue: Brussels, European Committee of the Regions European health systems are facing increasing pressure from ageing populations, workforce shortages, rising costs, and the […]
New ways to finance Health Promotion & Disease Prevention: Invest4Health project workshop at the European Public Health Week 2026
The Invest4Health Horizon Europe project is organising an online workshop at the European Public Health Week on 5 May 2026 focusing on innovative approaches to financing health promotion and disease prevention. Titled “New ways to finance Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: The Invest4Health project and Smart Capacitating Investment as an approach for scaling public health […]
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 […]
Invest4Health Competence Building Programme – Four new testbeds joining the project
In response to the long-standing problems of reactive healthcare funding, made worse by economic crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ageing populations, I4H offers a new approach: treating health, especially prevention, as a smart, long-term investment rather than just a cost. Smart Capacitating Investments At the heart of this vision is Smart Capacitating Investment (SCI). Through SCI, the […]