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Re: EU Horizon bid
by Sassi, Franco 30 Mar '26

30 Mar '26

Dear Jeroen, Thank you for your prompt reply, and apologies for the duplication of messages (my fault). I am very pleased you are interested, in principle. I appreciate your transparency in declaring your possible involvement in another bid. Normally, we would expect partners to be engaged exclusively in one bid, but I do realise that we are asking you at a very late stage, when other commitments may have been made, so I will leave it to you to judge how to handle the potential conflict. We have been working together for long enough to trust each other, I think. I am leading a proposal for this call, in collaboration with a number of National Public Health Institutes and Universities, as well as youth organisations. The proposal builds in part of the two large European Joint actions PreventNCD and JACARDI, as well as on previous Horizon projects that members of the consortium have coordinated. We are working on three health areas that are strongly associated with young people's behaviours in the age range on which the call is focused (12-25). These are obesity and metabolic health; mental health; and addictions (broadly covering, alcohol, tobacco, substance use, gambling, screen addictions etc.). We have identified two key transitions within the relevant age range. The transition from early to late adolescence (age 12-18, coinciding with secondary school years) and the transition from secondary school to tertiary education/work/independent living (age 19-25). For each of these two age subgroups, we have created intervention packages that include multiple components, as follows: 1. For the age group 12-18 (current plan is to implement this in Norway, Slovenia and Spain): * Health and digital literacy * Self-management of digital media use * Health promoting environments and nudges * Resources and services 2. For the age group 19-25 (current plan is to implement this in Germany, North Macedonia and Ukraine): * Health and digital literacy * Device-assisted monitoring and feedback * Health promoting environments and nudges The structure of the project if reflected in the attached simplified work package diagram. I would like to draw your attention, in particular, to WP3, which is designed to establish the focus of the project within three key health areas, identified as: obesity and metabolic health; mental health; and addictions (broadly covering, alcohol, tobacco, substance use, gambling, screen addictions etc.). WP3 will assess the behavioural underpinnings of those conditions, and how they have evolved over time, with a view to strengthening intervention frameworks and informing the design of interventions that will be implemented as part of the project. WP3 will examine trends over time in the incidence of conditions in those three areas in young people, and changes in risk exposures that have been driving those trends. If you (and other relevant colleagues from your University) were willing to take on the leadership of WP3, we believe this would strengthen the proposal. We have other academic partners who can cover the individual health areas I mentioned above, such as Imperial for obesity, NYU for addictions, and NIJZ (Slovenian National Public Health Institute) for mental health. So, you would be well supported. Please, let me know what you think, and we can discuss more in detail the contents of that work package. Franco From: Lakerveld, J. (Jeroen) <j.lakerveld(a)amsterdamumc.nl> Sent: 26 March 2026 08:59 To: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk> Cc: Olney, Jack J <jack.olney(a)imperial.ac.uk> Subject: Re: EU Horizon bid CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Dear Franco, Thanks for your kind invitation. I would be happy to join. Jack (in CC) also send an email along the same lines yesterday evening, and here is what I responded: Dear Jack, Good to hear from you. And many thanks for reaching out regarding the call. I am keen to hear more. To be fully transparent, I am *probably* part of another proposal for that same call. But they started late and did not yet formally include me. Our role there would be to provide some environmental exposure input for an app so that it can prompt context-specific messages to users. Participation in one proposal does not restrict partners to also participate in another; and I can be fully committed. But if this would be problematic for you and if my role would be substantial, I can retract from that other proposal. So, happy to hear more and perhaps discuss it in a short call? Best wishes, Jeroen [cid:image001.png@01DCBD13.EA298490] Dr. Jeroen Lakerveld Associate professor Vice-director, Amsterdam Public Health research institute Department of Epidemiology & Data Science Location VUmc | Medical Faculty Building van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands T: 0031 (0)6 24858837 | E: j.lakerveld(a)amsterdamumc.nl<mailto:j.lakerveld@amsterdamumc.nl> www.upstreamteam.nl<http://www.upstreamteam.nl/> | www.gecco.nl<http://www.gecco.nl/> | www.obct.nl<http://www.obct.nl/> [cid:image002.png@01DCBD13.EA298490] [cid:image003.png@01DCBD13.EA298490] [cid:image004.gif@01DCBD13.EA298490] ________________________________ Van: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk>> Verzonden: donderdag 26 maart 2026 09:53 Aan: Lakerveld, J. (Jeroen) <j.lakerveld(a)amsterdamumc.nl<mailto:j.lakerveld@amsterdamumc.nl>> Onderwerp: EU Horizon bid Dear Jeroen, I do apologise for this last minute request. We are working on a grant application in the current call on Behavioural interventions for NCD prevention in young people (EU Funding & Tenders Portal<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…>). The proposal is well advanced, but for various reasons we have an important gap that we need to fill, and I believe you would be a very appropriate partner to do that. The work would tie in very nicely with aspects of OBCT. It is a crowded call, so I would like, first of all, to ask if you are already involved in other bids. If not, my next question is whether you would be interested, in principle, in joining a proposal at this late stage (the deadline is 16/4). Of course, we would limit our demands on your time and would minimise the inputs required. Based on your answers to the above questions, I will be happy to share more details about the proposal and your potential role. Looking forward to hearing from you. Franco Franco Sassi PhD Chair in International Health Policy and Economics Director, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation (CHEPI) Imperial Business School London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom Email: f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk> Tel: +44(0)207 594 9157 ______________________________________________________ AmsterdamUMC disclaimer : www.amsterdamumc.org/nl/disclaimers.htm<http://www.amsterdamumc.org/nl/disclaimers.htm>

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Z-Health management meeting 1st April
by Sheehy, Lorraine 30 Mar '26

30 Mar '26

Dear all Hope you had a good weekend. I may need to move the meeting on the 1st April to 11am-12pm GMT (12-1pm CET). Can you let me know if this would work for you please? Many thanks Lorraine [cid:image001.png@01DCC01D.DE59BD80] Lorraine Sheehy EA to Franco Sassi and Centre Administrator Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation Imperial Business School Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK T: +44 (0)20 7594 9173 W: imperial.ac.uk/business-school<http://wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/>

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Re: [EXT] RE: Time Sensitive: EU Proposal on Behavioural intervention for NCD prevention in young people
by Sassi, Franco 30 Mar '26

30 Mar '26

Dear Kremlin, Thank you for your efforts. The consortium is now complete. The proposal and budget are in a reasonably advanced state. We can send drafts to you and Pierre by Wednesday at the latest. However, we have not yet had a chance to discuss the role of WHO. Please, let me know what you think of the following: 1. If WHO were to participate as a sub-contractor, we would need to identify specific deliverables that could form the object of a contract. These could be policy briefs and other dissemination/knowledge translation activities for EU and WHO Member Countries. 2. If WHO were to participate as a full partner, we could envisage your support in the design of the multi-component intervention packages, leading to some kind of WHO endorsement of the intervention approach, which may facilitate further uptake. This could be in addition to the deliverables envisaged at point 1. Franco From: WICKRAMASINGHE, Kremlin <wickramasinghek(a)who.int> Sent: 27 March 2026 19:30 To: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk> Cc: WILLIAMS, Julianne <williamsj(a)who.int> Subject: FW: [EXT] RE: Time Sensitive: EU Proposal on Behavioural intervention for NCD prevention in young people Importance: High CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Hi Franco, Please see below , the reply from head of the unit. May be we have a small chance , get them to compare both proposals. They will select the best one with high chance of success. Do you know the budget for this one , full total and WHO proportion ? Also can you give me a hint about where the project proposal is now. Best wishes Kremlin From: ROCA, Pierre <rocap(a)who.int<mailto:rocap@who.int>> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2026 7:11 PM To: WICKRAMASINGHE, Kremlin <wickramasinghek(a)who.int<mailto:wickramasinghek@who.int>>; AKOPIAN, Kristina <akopiank(a)who.int<mailto:akopiank@who.int>> Cc: WILLIAMS, Inga <lohsei(a)who.int<mailto:lohsei@who.int>>; CHERTOYANOVA, Natalia Dimova <chertoyanovan(a)who.int<mailto:chertoyanovan@who.int>>; WILLIAMS, Julianne <williamsj(a)who.int<mailto:williamsj@who.int>>; Biviano, Florencia <bivianof(a)who.int<mailto:bivianof@who.int>> Subject: Re: [EXT] RE: Time Sensitive: EU Proposal on Behavioural intervention for NCD prevention in young people Dear Kremlin, What's the actual level of development of the project proposal and budget ? Depending on this information and if you can get all fensa info / clearance initiated early next week we could assess if joining the proposal is still realistic. I will call you during the weekend if you are available. Best Pierre Roca Unit Head - Resource Mobilization WHO Regional Office for Europe +4591179600

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FW: Z-HEALTH, Intervention packages and responsibilities
by Sassi, Franco 29 Mar '26

29 Mar '26

From: Bragg, Marie <Marie.Bragg(a)nyulangone.org> Sent: 29 March 2026 16:21 To: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk>; Tsai, Krystle <Krystle.Tsai(a)nyulangone.org>; Dupuis, Roxanne <Roxanne.Dupuis(a)nyulangone.org> Subject: Re: Z-HEALTH, Intervention packages and responsibilities CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Hi Franco, Krystle and I pulled together comments from what you shared in your email (see attached). We are happy to write sections of the grant if you are able to point us to the appropriate documents/sections where we can contribute! Looking forward to seeing everyone in tomorrow’s meeting. I can attend the vast majority of the meeting, but have to step out for 15 minutes for a brief team meeting at 945am NY time. Best wishes, Marie From: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk>> Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM To: zhealth-consort <zhealth-consort(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:zhealth-consort@imperial.ac.uk>> Cc: zhealth-mgmt <zhealth-mgmt(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:zhealth-mgmt@imperial.ac.uk>>, IRATI ERREGUERENA REDONDO <irati.erreguerenaredondo(a)bio-sistemak.eus<mailto:irati.erreguerenaredondo@bio-sistemak.eus>>, ANE FULLAONDO ZABALA <ane.fullaondozabala(a)bio-sistemak.eus<mailto:ane.fullaondozabala@bio-sistemak.eus>> Subject: [Z-health-consortium] Z-HEALTH, Intervention packages and responsibilities [EXTERNAL] Dear All, Thank you to all those who have been able to participate in the two consortium meetings last week. Both have been extremely helpful in getting to the next step of development of the proposal. Based on the inputs received last week, I have developed two “intervention packages”. You may find descriptions of those packages attached to this message, and in the shared Box folder (sub-folder “Interventions”). In order to help you follow the logic of those intervention packages, please, note the following points: 1. Based on comments received (no age group should be left out within the range provided by the call), I have collapsed the three originally envisaged transitions into two. The first will cover the age range from 12 to 18 and will be labelled transition from early to late adolescence. Intervention package 1 is designed to help this transition by preventing the formation of unhealthy habits, creating and consolidating healthy habits. Intervention package 2 will do the same in the later age group (19-25) supporting the transition to tertiary education/work/independent living. 2. Different domains in each intervention package reflect the structure I proposed on Friday, with several adaptations and specifications. 3. I am circulating these intervention descriptions as proposals (albeit an advanced one, that I would not expect to change to any large extent at this stage). The design of intervention package 1 is ultimately the responsibility of WP4 (led by NIPH) and its partners, and the design of intervention package 2 is the responsibility of WP5 (leadership yet to be assigned – any volunteers or proposals for additional partners who could do it, please, do come forward). 4. The attached intervention descriptions are key tools to be used when approaching country partners whom we expect to implement interventions. WHAT WILL WE THE ASK NEW PARTNERS IN POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENTING COUNTRIES? * What I see as the “ideal” approach here (and I would like to emphasise this is the ideal, but reality may require compromise) is that we include 6 countries implementing interventions in Z-HEALTH, three focusing on the age group 12-18, and three on the age group 19-25. The attached document describing Intervention package 1 currently lists Norway, Slovenia, and possibly Spain (Basque country - TBC) as the three implementing countries. We still need to determine what implementing countries will work on the later age group. * It is not expected that a single organisation (e.g. the Public Health Institute) takes care of implementing the entire package. They can work with other partners (locally or from other countries) on components they need support with. We could even envisage that implementing countries may be given the option of dropping one domain from the intervention package, if they really feel it would be difficult to implement in their countries, but this would not be ideal, because the different domains are meant to address different stages of the habit formation process, as set out in the project’s conceptual framework. * The value of implementing and evaluation a whole package of interventions is that this will enable us to assess synergies between components and across NCD areas. There would be easier options, potentially, involving countries picking and choosing from a menu of singe-domain/single-transition intervention options, but I think this would be inferior to the plan I have described before, and would reduce the value of the project. Apologies that this message is getting long, but I would like to address the issue of responsibilities for individual dimensions in the final part of this email, because we need those responsible to start shaping up the relevant tasks. The dimensions of each intervention package are listed below, along with the individual actions they involve. I have added the names of those I would expect to take responsibility for each of them. Please, look for your names in the list below and assess whether you agree with the proposed allocation and whether you are prepared to work on designing the relevant actions over the coming week (so that we can review those in the next Consortium meeting on 30th March). Intervention package 1 Domain 1. Health and digital literacy. a. TUTCH health literacy programme. [The CHOICE Foundation (Sweden) are interested in joining the proposal and can work with the European Medical Students’ Association [suggested by Katja, we can follow up with a direct contact and include them too] b. Digital literacy programme. [Marisa Miraldo (Imperial) on mis-information management; volunteers sought in support (Daniel, University of Cologne ? Damon, NYU? Others?)] Domain 2. Self-management of digital media use. [I would see the design of all three components here to be led by NYU, but others are welcome to support if interested] Domain 3. Healthy school environments and nudges. [WHO and EuroHealthNet can oversee this domain, specific contributions may be envisaged from Marisa and Daniel, especially on (a) and (b); others?] Domain 4. Resources and services. [Matey’s team NIJZ, supported by other countries implementing this intervention] Intervention package 2 Domain 1. Health and digital literacy. 1. Health literacy programme. [Possibly Ane, Irati, Biosistemak] 2. Advanced digital literacy programme. [Marisa, NYU team?] Domain 2. Device-assisted behavioural monitoring and feedback. [we need volunteers here] 1. Physical activity 2. Sleep [this could be covered by Matej’s team, but also potentially by NIPH?] 3. Eating patterns and diet [This would have to be Imperial] 4. Probably not suitable Domain 3. Healthy environments and nudges. 1. Food and physical activity environments [Marisa may work on this, but I realise her name is down too many times in this list] 2. Addictive product environments [maybe Daniel, again?] 3. Mental health environment, possibly resurrecting the idea of using the ABC framework. [would EuroHealthNet be interested in covering this?] I look forward to hearing from you. Franco ______________________________________ This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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Z-HEALTH budget and GANTT
by Loredana Marmora 27 Mar '26

27 Mar '26

CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Dear all, A short update. I worked on the set up of the budget and uploaded it in the restricted area (and attached). It contains: * "Top-down" sheet with rough allocations among WPs * “PMs Personnel costs” sheet. You can “play” with PMs allocation and all figures will be updated automatically * “Travel costs” sheet with estimates of travel costs per partners * “Other costs” sheet (empty so far) * “Detailed budget” and “Summary table” sheets with a summary of the previous sheets. I set up also the GANTT chart (attached and on box) with the tasks defined so far. Please note that WP1 currently contains a task dealing with ethical issues. In case we decide to keep WP2 Ethics we must adjust the WP1 description accordingly Best regards, Loredana

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Re: Z-HEALTH, Intervention packages and responsibilities
by Sassi, Franco 27 Mar '26

27 Mar '26

Dear Ane, Irati, Thank you very much for confirming your interest in participating in the proposal. The role you propose is absolutely fine. We will make sure you are adequately supported by other partners in the design of the intervention components. We can also think of involving an additional local partner to support you in the implementation, if you think it would be useful. I am including the proposal management team in this message, so that they can contact you directly about the information we need in order to formally include Biosistemak in the proposal. Franco From: ANE FULLAONDO ZABALA <ANE.FULLAONDOZABALA(a)bio-sistemak.eus> Sent: 27 March 2026 08:32 To: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk> Cc: IRATI ERREGUERENA REDONDO <IRATI.ERREGUERENAREDONDO(a)bio-sistemak.eus> Subject: Fwd: Z-HEALTH, Intervention packages and responsibilities CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Dear Franco Sorry for late reply. From the Básquet Country we could participate as a pilot site for intervención 2 for Young people 18-25 years old. This could be a great continuity for the JACARDI work. However, we cannot assume more responsibility as task or wp lead, o creador of interventions. Thanks a lot Ane Enviado desde mi iPhone Inicio del mensaje reenviado: De: "Sassi, Franco" <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk>> Fecha: 19 de marzo de 2026, 19:33:12 CET Para: zhealth-consort <zhealth-consort(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:zhealth-consort@imperial.ac.uk>> Cc: zhealth-mgmt <zhealth-mgmt(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:zhealth-mgmt@imperial.ac.uk>>, IRATI ERREGUERENA REDONDO <IRATI.ERREGUERENAREDONDO(a)bio-sistemak.eus<mailto:IRATI.ERREGUERENAREDONDO@bio-sistemak.eus>>, ANE FULLAONDO ZABALA <ANE.FULLAONDOZABALA(a)bio-sistemak.eus<mailto:ANE.FULLAONDOZABALA@bio-sistemak.eus>> Asunto: Z-HEALTH, Intervention packages and responsibilities Dear All, Thank you to all those who have been able to participate in the two consortium meetings last week. Both have been extremely helpful in getting to the next step of development of the proposal. Based on the inputs received last week, I have developed two “intervention packages”. You may find descriptions of those packages attached to this message, and in the shared Box folder (sub-folder “Interventions”). In order to help you follow the logic of those intervention packages, please, note the following points: 1. Based on comments received (no age group should be left out within the range provided by the call), I have collapsed the three originally envisaged transitions into two. The first will cover the age range from 12 to 18 and will be labelled transition from early to late adolescence. Intervention package 1 is designed to help this transition by preventing the formation of unhealthy habits, creating and consolidating healthy habits. Intervention package 2 will do the same in the later age group (19-25) supporting the transition to tertiary education/work/independent living. 2. Different domains in each intervention package reflect the structure I proposed on Friday, with several adaptations and specifications. 3. I am circulating these intervention descriptions as proposals (albeit an advanced one, that I would not expect to change to any large extent at this stage). The design of intervention package 1 is ultimately the responsibility of WP4 (led by NIPH) and its partners, and the design of intervention package 2 is the responsibility of WP5 (leadership yet to be assigned – any volunteers or proposals for additional partners who could do it, please, do come forward). 4. The attached intervention descriptions are key tools to be used when approaching country partners whom we expect to implement interventions. WHAT WILL WE THE ASK NEW PARTNERS IN POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENTING COUNTRIES? * What I see as the “ideal” approach here (and I would like to emphasise this is the ideal, but reality may require compromise) is that we include 6 countries implementing interventions in Z-HEALTH, three focusing on the age group 12-18, and three on the age group 19-25. The attached document describing Intervention package 1 currently lists Norway, Slovenia, and possibly Spain (Basque country - TBC) as the three implementing countries. We still need to determine what implementing countries will work on the later age group. * It is not expected that a single organisation (e.g. the Public Health Institute) takes care of implementing the entire package. They can work with other partners (locally or from other countries) on components they need support with. We could even envisage that implementing countries may be given the option of dropping one domain from the intervention package, if they really feel it would be difficult to implement in their countries, but this would not be ideal, because the different domains are meant to address different stages of the habit formation process, as set out in the project’s conceptual framework. * The value of implementing and evaluation a whole package of interventions is that this will enable us to assess synergies between components and across NCD areas. There would be easier options, potentially, involving countries picking and choosing from a menu of singe-domain/single-transition intervention options, but I think this would be inferior to the plan I have described before, and would reduce the value of the project. Apologies that this message is getting long, but I would like to address the issue of responsibilities for individual dimensions in the final part of this email, because we need those responsible to start shaping up the relevant tasks. The dimensions of each intervention package are listed below, along with the individual actions they involve. I have added the names of those I would expect to take responsibility for each of them. Please, look for your names in the list below and assess whether you agree with the proposed allocation and whether you are prepared to work on designing the relevant actions over the coming week (so that we can review those in the next Consortium meeting on 30th March). Intervention package 1 Domain 1. Health and digital literacy. 1. TUTCH health literacy programme. [The CHOICE Foundation (Sweden) are interested in joining the proposal and can work with the European Medical Students’ Association [suggested by Katja, we can follow up with a direct contact and include them too] 2. Digital literacy programme. [Marisa Miraldo (Imperial) on mis-information management; volunteers sought in support (Daniel, University of Cologne ? Damon, NYU? Others?)] Domain 2. Self-management of digital media use. [I would see the design of all three components here to be led by NYU, but others are welcome to support if interested] Domain 3. Healthy school environments and nudges. [WHO and EuroHealthNet can oversee this domain, specific contributions may be envisaged from Marisa and Daniel, especially on (a) and (b); others?] Domain 4. Resources and services. [Matey’s team NIJZ, supported by other countries implementing this intervention] Intervention package 2 Domain 1. Health and digital literacy. 1. Health literacy programme. [Possibly Ane, Irati, Biosistemak] 2. Advanced digital literacy programme. [Marisa, NYU team?] Domain 2. Device-assisted behavioural monitoring and feedback. [we need volunteers here] 1. Physical activity 2. Sleep [this could be covered by Matej’s team, but also potentially by NIPH?] 3. Eating patterns and diet [This would have to be Imperial] 4. Probably not suitable Domain 3. Healthy environments and nudges. 1. Food and physical activity environments [Marisa may work on this, but I realise her name is down too many times in this list] 2. Addictive product environments [maybe Daniel, again?] 3. Mental health environment, possibly resurrecting the idea of using the ABC framework. [would EuroHealthNet be interested in covering this?] I look forward to hearing from you. Franco

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Re: Possible involvement in EU grant proposal
by Sassi, Franco 27 Mar '26

27 Mar '26

Dear Robert, I apologise for the delay in getting back to you on the EU proposal. We have been very busy developing aspects of the proposal, and I have been delayed in relaying more information to you. You will find two documents attached to this message, which describe the components of the two intervention packages we are planning to implement as part of the project, aimed at the age groups 12-18, and 19-25, respectively. Our plan is to implement each package in three countries, so with 6 implementing countries in total. At the moment, it looks like the countries will be Norway, Spain, Slovenia, Germany, North Macedonia, Ukraine, and possibly UK. The first component of each intervention package, as you will see, is a “Health and digital literacy” education programme. The exact content of these programmes will be the result of co-creation with youth organisations and local stakeholders, but we would like to structure the health literacy component around your intervention model. We would ask you to help us design those health literacy programmes and to train the medical students who will be delivering the programmes. I assume this will require a certain degree of language and cultural adaptation, relative to the model you are applying in the Swedish context, but you will be working closely with country partners in this adaptation work, so you will be well supported. At the end of the project, you will have a fully exportable model that can be adapted for implementation in more countries. If you are happy to proceed on this basis, I suggest we go ahead with the administrative formalities involved in joining the EU grant proposal. I am including the proposal management team in this email, so that they can follow up with you on what’s needed from the CHOICE Foundation at this stage to make you a partner in the proposal. We will need to quantify the time commitment of the CHOICE Foundation’s staff, so that we can assign a budget to your organisation in the project. I look forward to hearing further from you. Franco From: Robert Åkesson <robert(a)stiftelsenchoice.se> Sent: 17 March 2026 13:27 To: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk> Cc: Olney, Jack J <jack.olney(a)imperial.ac.uk> Subject: Re: RE: Possible involvement in EU grant proposal CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Add sender to Safe Senders List <https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/add-recipients-to-the-safe-sende…> Dear Franco, Thank you for the detailed explanation – this is very helpful and the proposal sounds both important and well aligned with our work. The focus on early adolescence and health literacy, as well as the involvement of medical students, seems like a particularly strong approach and a good fit with what we do at CHOICE Foundation. I would be very interested to learn more about the planned intervention package and how you envision our role in shaping the training and delivery. It would also be helpful, when possible, to understand the expected level of involvement and timeline for partners at this stage of the proposal. I look forward to your follow-up message. Best regards, Robert - Vänliga hälsningar Robert Åkesson CEO Insamlingsstiftelsen Choice Tfn: +46 (0)70 795 71 98 robert(a)stiftelsenchoice.se<mailto:robert@stiftelsenchoice.se> www.stiftelsenchoice.se<http://www.stiftelsenchoice.se> [cid:image001.png@01DCBDF6.78872700] 17 mars 2026, 13:10 centraleuropeisk normaltid, skrev Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk>>: Dear Robert, Thank you for your prompt and interested reply. Let me answer first your two specific questions. We are working on a proposal that will be submitted to the European Commission (DG Research) on 16th April, so this is not yet approved or funded. We are still in the process of shaping it up. On your other question, we would include the CHOICE Foundation as a partner receiving funding from the EU, like all partners in the project. Let me try to provide additional information on the scope of the proposal in this message. I will then follow up later today or tomorrow with a more comprehensive description of the intervention package in which we would like your Foundation to contribute. The proposal is focused on three key health areas that are strongly associated with young people's behaviours (age 12-25, this is prescribed by the EU call). The three areas are obesity and metabolic health; mental health; and addictions (broadly covering, alcohol, tobacco, substance use, gambling, screen addictions etc.). We are breaking up the prescribed age range into two key transitions, one in the earlier age range (12-18) from early to late adolescence, and the second in the later age range (19-25), from school to tertiary education or work. We would see your involvement mainly in the earlier age range, if the information I have on your approach is accurate. For each of these transitions, we are developing a multi-component intervention package that covers multiple dimensions related with behaviour and habit formation in young people. In the adolescence age range, we envisage the intervention package to be implemented in secondary schools, covering the following four domains: (a) health and digital literacy; (b) self-management of digital media use; (c) healthy school environments and nudges; and (d) provision of resources and services. Your approach would fit within the first domain, as a way of improving children’s health literacy in the three health areas mentioned above. We are exploring the possibility to work with EMSA, the European Medical Students’ Association, who may be able to help us deploy the intervention in at least three countries (Norway and Spain would be two of them, we are currently selecting a third one), but we would be counting on your organisation’s experience to support the design of the training of medical students and the organisations of the format and contents of the sessions to be delivered in schools. As I mentioned, I will follow up with more details about the intervention package and the current structure of the proposal and partners in a separate email. Franco From: Robert Åkesson <robert(a)stiftelsenchoice.se<mailto:robert@stiftelsenchoice.se>> Sent: 17 March 2026 06:48 To: Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk>> Cc: Olney, Jack J <jack.olney(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:jack.olney@imperial.ac.uk>> Subject: Re: Possible involvement in EU grant proposal CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Dear Franco, Thank you for your kind email and for reaching out. We are pleased to hear about your proposal, and the CHOICE Foundation is indeed interested in exploring the possibility of contributing to this project. Before proceeding further, I would appreciate receiving some additional details about the proposal, particularly regarding the overall scope, planned interventions, and the expected role of CHOICE Foundation. I also have a couple of initial questions: • Would participation in the project require any financial contribution from our side? • Has the proposal already been submitted or approved, or is it still under development? I look forward to learning more and continuing the discussion. Kind regards, Robert - Vänliga hälsningar Robert Åkesson CEO Insamlingsstiftelsen Choice Tfn: +46 (0)70 795 71 98 robert(a)stiftelsenchoice.se<mailto:robert@stiftelsenchoice.se> www.stiftelsenchoice.se<http://www.stiftelsenchoice.se> [cid:image001.png@01DCBDF6.78872700] 16 mars 2026, 14:00 centraleuropeisk normaltid, skrev Sassi, Franco <f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk>>: Dear Robert, I am following up on a contact that my colleague Jack Olney established with you over the past weekend. I am leading the development of a grant proposal under a current EU Horizon programme call on Behavioural interventions for the prevention of non-communicable diseases in young people. I have recently come across the work of the CHOICE Foundation, and I find it very interesting and potentially a great fit for our proposal. I wonder if you would consider a collaboration on this proposal. This would involve exporting your intervention model to at least three European countries (at the moment we are not planning interventions specifically in Sweden) and supporting implementation in those countries. In each of the countries in which we intend to implement interventions, we are partnering with the relevant National Public Health Institutes, and we have the support of the European Office of the WHO. If you have an interest in exploring this opportunity, I would be happy to provide further details about the proposal and to discuss a possible role for the CHOICE Foundation. I look forward to hearing from you. Franco Franco Sassi PhD Chair in International Health Policy and Economics Director, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation (CHEPI) Imperial Business School London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom Email: f.sassi(a)imperial.ac.uk<mailto:f.sassi@imperial.ac.uk> Tel: +44(0)207 594 9157

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HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-STAYHLTH-02 - proposed intervention FPG
by Giovanna Giuffrè 27 Mar '26

27 Mar '26

CAUTION: This message came from outside Imperial. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and were expecting this email. Dear All, I am writing regarding the call HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-STAYHLTH-02: Behavioural interventions as primary prevention for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) among young people and the intervention proposed by Prof. Chieffo. I have presented the intervention outline to the Coordinator, Prof. Franco Sassi, who would like to arrange a call to better understand the intervention and explore whether and how it could potentially be included in the proposal. As is often the case with these projects, there are challenges related to balancing geographical representation and the involvement of different actors. In addition, there is question of timing - rather strict - I am afraid. Prof. Franco Sassi would be available next week: on the 19th 10.30-11.30am and 4-4.30pm GMT. Kindly let me know if you are available at any of the indicated times. I hope this discussion may lead to a fruitful exchange and potentially to a collaboration—if not within this proposal, perhaps in another opportunity. Best regards, Giovanna Giovanna Giuffrè Senior Researcher - Foresight [Logo]<https://www.isinnova.org/> T: +39 06 3212655 M: +39 320 0131083 ggiuffre(a)isinnova.org<mailto:ggiuffre@isinnova.org> www.isinnova.org<http://www.isinnova.org/> Via Sistina 42 00187, Rome [LinkedIn icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/isinnova---institute-of-studies-for-the-in…> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/ISINNOVA>

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by Olney, Jack J 27 Mar '26

27 Mar '26

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by Olney, Jack J 27 Mar '26

27 Mar '26

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