Joint Action addressing chronic diseases and promoting healthy ageing across the life cycle
Chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer and mental disorders, affects 8 out of 10 people aged over 65 in Europe. Approximately 70% to 80% of health care budgets across the EU are spent on treating chronic diseases. There is a wealth of knowledge within EU Member States on effective and efficient ways to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes type-2. There is great potential to reduce the burden of chronic disease by making better use of this knowledge. JA-CHRODIS has been designed to exploit this potential.
JA-CHRODIS is a European collaboration that brings together over 60 ASSOCIATED AND COLLABORATING PARTNERS from e.g. national and regional departments of health and research institutions, from 26 Member States. These partners work together to identify, validate, exchange and disseminate good practice on chronic diseases across EU Member States and to facilitate its uptake across local, regional and national borders. The focus is HEALTH PROMOTION AND PRIMARY PREVENTION as well as the management of DIABETES and MULTI-MORBID CHRONIC CONDITIONS.
One of the key deliverables is a ‘PLATFORM FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE’, which will include both an online help-desk for policy makers and a clearinghouse providing an up to date repository of best practices and the best knowledge on chronic care.
JA-CHRODIS is a three-year initiative (2014-2017) led by the Institute of Health Carlos III and is being funded by the European Commission and the participating parties.
Chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer and mental disorders, affects 8 out of 10 people aged over 65 in Europe. Approximately 70% to 80% of health care budgets across the EU are spent on treating chronic diseases. There is a wealth of knowledge within EU Member States on effective and efficient ways to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes type-2. There is great potential to reduce the burden of chronic disease by making better use of this knowledge. JA-CHRODIS has been designed to exploit this potential.
JA-CHRODIS is a European collaboration that brings together over 60 ASSOCIATED AND COLLABORATING PARTNERS from e.g. national and regional departments of health and research institutions, from 26 Member States. These partners work together to identify, validate, exchange and disseminate good practice on chronic diseases across EU Member States and to facilitate its uptake across local, regional and national borders. The focus is HEALTH PROMOTION AND PRIMARY PREVENTION as well as the management of DIABETES and MULTI-MORBID CHRONIC CONDITIONS.
One of the key deliverables is a ‘PLATFORM FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE’, which will include both an online help-desk for policy makers and a clearinghouse providing an up to date repository of best practices and the best knowledge on chronic care.
JA-CHRODIS is a three-year initiative (2014-2017) led by the Institute of Health Carlos III and is being funded by the European Commission and the participating parties.