Projet HEPARD (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Economic Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The HEPARD (Health Economic Policy Advice with Real World Data) Doctoral Network addresses persistent health inequalities across Europe through a multidisciplinary approach uniting health economics, public health, and advanced data analytics. Despite positive trends in general health and life expectancy, disparities—particularly among socioeconomic groups and regions—continue to challenge policy efforts. HEPARD aims to train researchers in causal inference methods, using observational data to evaluate the real-world impacts of health policies and interventions.  HEPARD focuses on key drivers of health disparities. Through interdisciplinary research clusters, it investigates the effects of lifestyle interventions, family-centered policies, and health insurance systems on health equity. Traditional studies often overlook socioeconomic and contextual factors shaping policy outcomes. HEPARD instead uses quasi-experimental and machine learning methods to analyze real-world data, yielding insights more relevant to Europe’s diverse conditions.  The network’s research program includes four main work packages (WPs): - Real Data Innovation Analytics: Applies machine learning and causal inference to assess lifestyle health interventions in reducing chronic disease. - Family Futures: Studies health policies’ impacts on parents and children, focusing on policies like postpartum support and childcare across diverse European context. - Incentives and Impacts: Examines how various health insurance systems affect equity and access across Europe. - Methodological Cross-Breeding for Enhanced Causal Inference: Develops new causal inference tools by integrating economic and epidemiological approaches.  Together, these WPs create a unified framework for understanding and addressing health inequities, combining methodological innovation with policy relevance to equip early-stage researchers with the tools to design impactful, evidence-based solutions that enhance well-being across Europe.

Mots clés : health economics causal inference policy evaluation social disparities methodological innovation

Participants :
- Leibniz-Gemeinschaft (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 580544.64 €
- Université Babeș-Bolyai (Roumanie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 492485.04 €
- Lakemedelsindustriforeningens service aktiebolag (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (Suisse) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Tandvards-och lakemedelsformansverket (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 0.0 €
- Aok rheinland/hamburg - die gesundheitskasse (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 0.0 €
- Hcb - institute for health care business gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Tilbourg (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 610571.52 €
- Université d'Oslo (Norvège) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 679864.32 €
- Oslo Cancer Cluster (Norvège) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Duisbourg et Essen (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 580544.64 €
- Stichting menzis beheer (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Uppsala (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 649260.0 €