Since its beginning, JACARDI has worked like an orchestra, bringing together work package leaders, pilot teams, institutions and partners across Europe. Each has contributed a distinct voice, area of expertise and perspective, while working in harmony towards the same goal: improving the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

Voices of JACARDI and policy dialogue

This year, the spotlight will move closer to the heart of JACARDI: the people and organisations whose lives, professional practices, communities and care pathways are directly touched by the pilots. Patients, healthcare professionals, community representatives, cultural mediators, teachers, families, workers, young people and policymakers will share their experiences as active partners in JACARDI’s co-design process. Their knowledge, needs and perspectives help shape, adapt and refine the pilots, ensuring that solutions are grounded in real-life contexts, respond to people’s needs and contribute to meaningful, equitable and sustainable change.

Through first-hand accounts, stories from the field and dialogue with European public health and policy actors, the General Assembly will explore not only what JACARDI has implemented, but what is changing, for whom, and why it matters. Equity will remain our guiding principle, with particular attention to gender dimensions, intersectionality and the needs of populations too often left behind.

The final movement of this journey will look beyond the lifetime of the project: towards sustainability, scalability and the lasting integration of JACARDI’s approaches into European policies and health systems. Together, these many voices will form one shared public health message: meaningful change begins when evidence, experience and action come together as part of the same orchestra.

Find the full agenda here (pdf)

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The pre-conference “Operationalising the Safe Hearts Plan through European Joint Actions” focuses on how evidence generated through European Joint Actions, such as JACARDI and JA PreventNCD, can support the implementation of the Safe Hearts Plan and strengthen cardiovascular health and NCD prevention across Europe.

The session brings together policymakers, researchers, public health professionals, clinicians, civil society representatives, and European institutions to exchange experiences and discuss how Joint Action outcomes can be translated into policy and practice. The programme is designed as a collaborative discussion that leverages diverse expertise to generate insights and support future European-level public health action.

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As part of JACARDI’s contribution to the conference, the project will co-host the pre-conference Operationalising the Safe Hearts Plan through European Joint Actions on 10 November, exploring how European Joint Actions can support the plan’s implementation.

JACARDI will also contribute to the conference through presentations and workshops covering cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention, screening of high-risk populations, health monitoring, health equity, and inclusive health systems. The programme will also highlight the implementation of the Safe Hearts Plan and the role of European collaboration in advancing evidence-based prevention and care.

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The event will showcase how EU4Health and Horizon Europe Health projects in HaDEA’s portfolio contribute to improving cardiovascular health in Europe and advancing the main pillars of the European Commission’s Safe Hearts Plan. Through panel discussions featuring participating projects and policy perspectives from the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) and Research and Innovation (DG RTD), the event will explore opportunities to translate EU-funded collaboration into meaningful progress in cardiovascular health.

The panel discussion on cardiovascular health equity will also feature DUSE and caregIVR, two EU4Health Action Grant projects working in synergy with JACARDI.

Join the discussion in Brussels or online

Join us to exchange perspectives, share insights and help shape the future of cardiovascular health in Europe.

Attend in person: Stakeholders are warmly invited to participate in the discussions in Brussels. On-site places are limited, and participation is subject to confirmation by the organising team. Register to attend in person →

Join online: Unable to attend in person? Register to follow the event remotely →


For further information about the event and full agenda: visit HaDEA’s website →

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