ABOUT THE PROJECT
Project number: 101082462
Project name: Joint Action for the implementation of best practices and research results on Healthy Lifestyle for the health promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases and risk factor
Project acronym: Health4EUkids
Granting authority: European Health adn Digital Executive Agency
Project starting date: 1 December 2022
Duration: 36 months
Official website of the project: https://health4eu.eu/
Health4EUkids aims at the implementation to a broader level and a number of European countries in the field of health promotion and prevention of non-communicable diseases, indicating best practices and specific risk factors from research results on child obesity that have already developed from previous research actions.
The overall goal of the JA is to implement two best practices Grunau Moves established in Germany and Smart Family established in Finland in different MS. The implementation process will include the knowledge transfer between best practice owners (Smart Family and Grunau Moves) and partner organisations from the Member States through the implementation of actions, the cooperation and exchange of knowledge between member states, the organisation of meetings, and related technical support. Also important part of the project is to produce policy developments to foster public health investments at community level in each country member on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases.
Scope of the project will be to promote to participating member states healthy lifestyles in families with children to prevent childhood obesity, to increase physical activity and healthy diet in children, families and communities with a focus on social norms, recognition and self-esteem in deprived districts in member states. Also, to study the different prerequisites for member states by implementing either Grunau Moves or Smart Family. Finally, to prepare the sustainability of these best practices and transfer to other member states based on the acquired knowledge and experience.
The “Health4EUkids” specific objectives are to:
- Increase data and survey the requirements and prerequisite for each Member State to implement proposed best practices.
- To strengthen a cooperative approach in tackling childhood obesity by facilitating the exchange of knowledge and learning skills among Member States and the best practice providers.
- To select and implement actions according two best practices Grunau moves and Smart life that provide the best opportunity to tackle childhood obesity among participating Member States.
- To improve the planning and development of the policies to tackle childhood obesity in MS at the European, national, regional and local level using either of best practices.
- To facilitate transferability and sustainability of Best Practices to member states.
The expected results focus on the identification of concrete challenges in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases and policy solutions in the form of best practices and innovative solutions for collective action between the Member States and the Commission, to tackle the main public health challenges.