Joint Action on REspiratory Diseases

The Joint Action on Respiratory Diseases (JARED) aims to reduce the burden of chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) across Europe. The project focuses on strengthening prevention, early detection, treatment, and long-term management of CRDs through the integration of innovative digital health solutions, improved access to diagnostic tools, and enhanced health literacy.

The initiative is based on a collaborative, multi-sectoral approach involving healthcare institutions, policymakers, and relevant stakeholders. Particular attention is given to integrating environmental and lifestyle factors into prevention and disease management strategies in order to ensure a comprehensive and holistic response to respiratory diseases.

The project seeks to enhance primary healthcare capacities, improve diagnostic skills, support patient self-management, and promote the uptake of evidence-based recommendations in public health policies. Special emphasis is placed on inclusiveness and improving access to care for vulnerable population groups.

In the short term, the project will establish evaluation frameworks and develop educational materials. In the medium term, it will strengthen healthcare capacities and expand public health interventions. In the long term, JARED aims to achieve a sustained reduction in CRD prevalence and improvements in patients’ quality of life across Europe.

The main results of JARED project:

1. Early detection and prevention:

• Enhance early detection and treatment of asthma/COPD
• Improve diagnostic skills and spirometry use in primary care
• Increase awareness among healthcare professionals

2. Healthcare system optimization:

• Create new patient pathways between primary/secondary care
• Develop and implement asthma/COPD programs
• Improve cross-healthcare cooperation

3. Clinical care enhancement:

• Optimize treatment approaches for mild asthma
• Develop patient self-management support systems
• Improve healthcare professionals’ education skills

4. Support for key populations:

• Enhance health literacy for vulnerable groups
• Implement telemedicine for remote populations
• Improve workplace management of respiratory risks

5. Digital transformation:

• Create patient-friendly digital solutions
• Enable telehealth and specialist connections
• Implement digital self-management tools

6. Prevention focus:

• Promote vaccination and hygiene measures
• Support smoking cessation
• Reduce air pollution exposure

The project aims to reduce chronic respiratory disease burden across Europe through innovative and inclusive approaches.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

PROJECT PARTNERS

• 1. 1ST YGEIONOMIKI PERIFEREIA DYPE ATTIKIS (Greece);
• 2. SERVICIO ANDALUZ DE SALUD (Spain);
• 3. NARODOWY FUNDUSZ ZDROWIA (Poland);
• 4. TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS (Finland);
• 5. AARHUS KOMMUNE (Denmark);
• 6. KLINICKI BOLNICKI CENTAR ZAGREB (Croatia);
• 7. ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA (Italy);
• 8. SLIMIBU PROFILAKSES UN KONTROLES CENTRS (Latvia);
• 9. INSTITUTIA MEDICO-SANITARA PUBLICA – INSTITUTUL DE FTIZIOPNEUMOLOGIE “CHIRIL DRAGANIUC” (Moldova);
• 10.MINISTERIO DA SAUDE (Portugal);
• 11.INSTITUTUL DE PNEUMOFTIZIOLOGIE MARIUS NASTA (Romania);
• 12.REYKJALUNDUR ENDURHAEFINGARMIDSTODSIBS FELAGASAMTOK (Iceland).