EuroHealthNet responds to consultation on ‘Cardiovascular diseases – health checks’

The EU Safe Hearts Plan is the first ever EU approach to tackling cardiovascular disease, with the goal to reduce cardiovascular premature mortality by 25% by 2035. EuroHealthNet responded to a call for evidence on health checks under the initiative, outlining that inequalities must be addressed through deliberate design choices across the full screening pathway.

In response to the call for evidence, EuroHealthNet calls for:

• Embedding equity across the full screening pathway,
• Making screening gender-responsive,
• Requiring active outreach to those with the highest unmet need,
• Treating digital inclusion as a structural challenge, not only as a literacy problem,
• Using the European Health Data Space to monitor equity, not only coverage.