SmartCHANGE

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Funding: Horizon Europe · May 2023 – May 2027

The SmartCHANGE project addresses the shift from communicable to non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) in developed countries. According to WHO, more than 70% of deaths worldwide are attributed to NCDs, with projected costs rising from 5.5 trillion € (2010) to over 12 trillion € by 2030. Most NCDs share risk factors including obesity, low physical fitness, poor nutrition, and sedentary behavior. The project aims to create trustworthy, AI-based decision-support tools for assessing NCD risk in children and youth.

Objectives

Build accurate machine learning models for predicting lifetime NCD risk (cardiovascular and metabolic disease) in children and youth
Ensure risk-prediction models and AI tools are trustworthy
Develop tools for health professionals and citizens to improve health outcomes
Engage users in requirements elicitation and participatory design
Conduct proof-of-concept studies across four real-world healthcare scenarios in different countries
Develop implementation recommendations and dissemination strategies
Create an exploitation and sustainability plan

Horizon Europe |

SmartCHANGE

Objectives