Introduction

A call for proposals for projects has been published in the framework of the Third Health Programme. Scope of the call is to transfer and/or scale-up two existing good and best practices in the area of promotion of health, prevention of and integrated care for non-communicable diseases.

Topics

-Topic 1 - Transferring the Swedish Physical Activity on Prescription Initiative (PPA) to other countries.

The proposals should describe how the concept of PPA will be deployed in the participating Member States, including how the responsible authorities will be involved and their commitment secured with the objective of achieving the sustainable widest possible roll-out of the practice by the end of the action. Actions such as feasibility assessments or studies, legal checks, needs assessment (including training), cost estimations, preparation of replication manuals (including translations where necessary), definition of clinical protocols, design of e-prescription modules, setting up of e-learning tools, study visits and twinning, workshops with stakeholders, etc., would be expected. Indicative budget: 1.3 Million euro. Link with the best practice: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/major_chronic_diseases/docs/ev_20180208_co02_en.p df

Topic 2 - Transferring the Italian CARDIO 50 programme to other countries.

The proposals should describe how the CARDIO 50 programme will be deployed in the participating Member States, including how the responsible authorities will be involved and their commitment secured with the objective of achieving the sustainable, widest possible roll-out of the practice by the end of the project. Actions such as feasibility or needs assessments, revision and translations of materials, preparation of the IT tool for use in other countries, concrete pilot testing in selected regions/cities, study visits, staff exchange and twinning, workshops with stakeholders, etc., would be expected. Indicative budget: 1 Million euro. Link with the description of the best practice: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/major_chronic_diseases/docs/ev_20180208_co04_en.p df.

Eligible applicants

The grants can be awarded to legally established organisations, such as national health authorities, public and private bodies, in particular research and health organisations, universities and higher education establishments.

Partnership

A project proposal must be submitted by at least 3 legal entities from 3 different eligible countries.

Funding

The grants cover 60% of the costs of the project. This figure can rise to 80% in specific cases:

- At least 60 % of the total budget of the action must be used to fund staff;

- At least 30 % of the budget of the proposed action is allocated to Member States whose gross national income (GNI) per inhabitant is less than 90 % of the Union average;

- The proposal must demonstrate excellence in furthering public health in Europe and a very high EU added value. Only one project per topic will be funded.

Project duration

The maximum duration of projects is 3 years.

More information at

http://ec.europa.eu/chafea/health/projects.html