Engaging in Horizon Europe
In 2024 we are also working towards integration of a Nordic Wellbeing approach into the larger European research framework called Horizon Europe. The programme supports thousands of projects on all kinds of important issues for the future of Europe and Europeans, but obviously this also means that wellbeing in practice is very important.
The NWA team has a lot of previous experience from European research and collaborative projects – from FP5 to Horizon 2020 and now also Horizon Europe, and are also drawing upon these experiences to help form new consortia and ideas.
This covers projects on promotion of a range of diverse topics like healthy diet, food safety, food education, cancer, child obesity, and remote working arrangements.
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Communities and people
In 2019, a strong consortium of Nordic health stakeholders created a joint vision paper – the Nordic Health 2030 report – a result, that clearly shows a need for a different balance and focus in health and healthcare to prioritise the role and value of citizen involvement, engagement, and action to deliver systemic health and wellbeing in a future-fit and sustainable society.
In 2020-2022 the European Health Futures Forum executed an extensive Three Horizons analysis on the future of European health and the role of both the healthcare sector and skills in future health professionals. The study clearly showed the importance of nurturing local social activity and connectivity to enable a wider system change towards wellbeing.
These two processess and reports was a basis for building the Nordic Wellbeing Academy (NWA) and to practically explored how to best deliver hands-on mindsets, changes, and hope for people across the Nordics and beyond. And how to better leverage existing and new concepts and ideas into practical social or physical actions that can transform lives.