The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) participates in the Joint Action addressing Dementia and Health (JADE Health) under the EU4Health programme. The project focuses broadly on dementia and cerebrovascular diseases. Finnish experts contribute to several work packages (WPs), with particular emphasis on WPs 7 and 8.
WP7 aims to map existing prevention strategies and models in participating countries, estimate the number of preventable dementia and cerebrovascular disease cases in different EU countries, as well as develop and pilot evidence-based training materials for healthcare professionals, the general population, and risk groups.
WP8 develops care and service pathways post dementia diagnosis and provides support for people with dementia, their families, professionals, and stakeholders. Key outputs include an international literature review of effective care practices, pilot projects on post-diagnosis care pathways in 17 participating countries, and recommendations for developing care pathways and practices.
Goals
The main objective is to improve and support the health of EU citizens by reducing the burden of dementia and other neurological disorders at both individual and societal levels.
Implementation
- Seventeen EU countries participate carrying out more than 40 pilot projects during the project period.
- The project includes 10 work packages.
- A comprehensive perspective that encompasses raising awareness, prevention, early detection, treatment and care methods, promoting health equity, improving access to information, and supporting social, cultural, and ethnic diversity.
Funding
EU4Health Programme 2021-2027, Grant Agreement 101183247.
Partners
- Aarhus Kommune - Aarhus Municipality
- As Koeru Hooldekeskus - As Koeru Care Centre
- Bylgarsko Druzhestvo Po Demenzii - Bulgarian Society of Dementia
- Deutsches Zentrum Fur Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen - German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Fundacion Para La Formacion E Investigacion De Los Profesionales De La Salud De Extremadura (Fundesalud)- Foundation for The Training and Research of Health Professionals in Extremadura
- Helsedirektoratet - Norwegian Directorate of Health
- Hrvatski Zavod Za Javno Zdravstvo - Croatian Institute of Public Health
- Istituto Superiore Di Sanita - Superior Institute of Health of Italia
- Lietuvos Respublikos Sveikatos Apsaugos Ministerija - Ministry of Health of The Republic of Lithuania
- Ministeru Ghas-Sahha Ul-Anzjanità Attiva - Malta Ministry for Active Ageing
- Nacionalni Institut Za Javno Zdravje – Slovenia National Institute of Public Health
- Narodni Ustav Dusevniho Zdravi - Czech National Institute of Mental Health
- Orszagos Korhazi Foigazgatosag - Hungary National Directorate General for Hospitals
- Rigas Stradina Universitate - Riga Stradina University
- State Institution Public Health Center of The Ministry of Health of Ukraine - Phc - State Institution Public Health Center of The Ministry of Health of Ukraine
- Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos - Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny - Medical University of Warsaw
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