Joint Action on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes (JACARDI)

In the JACARDI project, the aim is to develop the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, as well as promote participation in working life despite sickness, by implementing previously proven effective or promising models based on evidence according to national needs. The project involves 21 European countries.

Objectives

The main objective is to manage the effects of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes at the societal, healthcare system, and individual levels, paying particular attention to sustainability, equity and accessibility aspects. The goal is for the operational models to remain in use after the project period.

Implementation

The thematic areas of the JACARDI project include registers and databases, health literacy, risk identification and prevention, care pathways, self-management, and participation in working life. In total, there are 142 operational models ("pilots") to be tested in the project, and their national implementation will be carried out following a systematic development model in collaboration with national stakeholders. The project considers the ethnic and cultural diversity of the population as a cross-cutting theme.

THL (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) leads several thematic areas at the project level. In addition, THL, together with partner organizations, will implement one or more pilots in each thematic area.

Partners

• THL’s partners in Finland:
• University of Eastern Finland  
• Finnish Diabetes Association  
• Finnish Heart Association  
• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health  

Coordinator:

• Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS), Italy  

Partners:

• Sciensano, Belgium  
• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus, Cyprus  
• Hrvatski zavoda za javno zdravstvo, Croatia  
• Statni zdravotni ustav, Czechia  
• Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, Finland  
• Agence nationale de santé publique, France  
• Ministry of Health, Greece  
• Gottsegen György Országos Kardiovaszkuláris Intézet, Hungary  
• Land-læknis Embætti, Iceland  
• Health Service Executive HSE, Ireland  
• Slimību profilakses un kontroles centrs, Latvia  
• Higienos institutas, Lithuania  
• Ministry for Health, Malta  
• Helsedirektoratet, Norway  
• Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu, Poland  
• Ministério da Saúde, Portugal  
• Institutul Național de Sănătate Publică, Romania  
• Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje (NIJZ), Slovenia  
• Fundación para la Formación e Investigación de los Profesionales de la Salud de Extremadura (FundeSalud), Spain  
• State Institution Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Ukraine  

Funding

Funder: European Commission (GA 101126953)  
Implementing agency for funding: European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA)

Contact information

Jaana Lindström
Research Manager
tel. +358 295 248 635
[email protected]

Natalia Skogberg
Chief Researcher
tel. +358 295 247 916
[email protected]

Markku Peltonen
Research Professor
tel. +358 295 248 477
[email protected]

Hanna Tolonen
RDI Director
tel. +358 295 248 638
[email protected]