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01 Oct 26

JACARDI expertise reflected in new EU recommendations on cardiovascular health checks

This significant milestone demonstrates how evidence generated through European collaboration can help shape policies that strengthen prevention, improve access to health checks and support better cardiovascular health outcomes across the EU.
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01 Oct 26

Making screening count: what JACARDI’s Short Guide to Screening offers

JACARDI’s Short Guide to Screening brings together evidence and practical guidance on screening for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, the result of a major collaborative effort across the European consortium. The guide has now helped inform the European Commission’s proposal for a Council Recommendation on cardiovascular health checks, bringing this collective work directly into European policy.

28 Sep 26

Equity Lens: How JACARDI’s local projects incorporate equity and diversity into their work

JACARDI’s Equity and Diversity Maturity Matrix shows that local pilot projects are making progress in embedding equity and diversity in cardiovascular disease and diabetes care. Results from two rounds point to stronger team capacity, more co-design and inclusive communication, while highlighting areas for further work.

28 Sep 26

Voices of Young Professionals: building trust and finding renewed purpose in rural Romania

Young researcher Tommaso Bertossi reflects on a visit to JACARDI’s rural Romanian pilot in Chirnogi, where community nurses, local partnerships and trust are helping improve health literacy and support people living with cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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24 Sep 26

Finding risk before disease: how the Safe Hearts Plan aims to transform prevention

Ahead of the EU Screening Week, we explore how screening can turn silent risks into actionable health information and what makes health checks effective pathways to prevention and care.

23 Sep 26

Smarter screening, stronger prevention: JACARDI at ESC Congress 2026

A key lesson from JACARDI’s screening work, better data, early detection and follow-up were central to the ESC TV Connect discussion with Hanna Tolonen and the European Commission’s Mélodie Bernaux, moderated by Héctor Bueno. Read the article and watch the full interview.

23 Sep 26

PERFECTO closing event: connecting early paediatric FH screening with Europe’s cardiovascular prevention agenda

PERFECTO’s closing event brought together European health stakeholders to advance early paediatric and family-based screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia and connect the project’s results with JACARDI and the EU Safe Hearts Plan.
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22 Sep 26

Joint editorial calls for protecting Europe’s prevention infrastructure

As the EU prepares its next long-term budget, an editorial written by leading experts of JACARDI and JA PreventNCD argues that preserving cross-country cooperation, implementation capacity and accountability mechanisms will be essential for achieving Europe's long-term health goals.

22 Sep 26

Improving nutrition literacy may support healthier diets and reduce cardiovascular risk

A Belgian study shows that linking primary care, specialist care and insurance records is feasible. Its dataset of nearly 77,000 people with diabetes offers insights into care pathways, outcomes, healthcare use and costs, providing stronger evidence for diabetes policy.

22 Sep 26

New study shows how combining health data can support diabetes policy 

A study of 143 women in a disadvantaged area of Florence found that stronger nutrition literacy was associated with closer adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Practical skills such as reading food labels may help inform tailored community interventions.

22 Sep 26

Europe lacks comparable data on cardiovascular disease and diabetes risks among migrant and minority populations

A JACARDI scoping review found major gaps in comparable European data on cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risks among migrant-origin, ethnic minority and Indigenous populations, limiting effective monitoring and equitable prevention policies.

17 Sep 26

First EU Screening Week puts prevention and early detection in the spotlight

The first EU Screening Week will put prevention and early detection in the spotlight from 28 September to 4 October, closely reflecting JACARDI’s work on effective screening and follow-up.