A novel and evidence-informed approach to project sustainability: Maximizing long-term impacts of the Joint Action PreventNCD

<b>Conceptualized through the policy and the accountability cycles, youth engagement and wellbeing economy should be key principles of the sustainability strand of JA PreventNCD, with the potential to increase the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of public health interventions across Europe. Achieving long-term sustainability of outcomes requires particular attention to be directed toward the latter stages of the accountability cycle - enforcement and improvement - which are often underdeveloped compared with the earlier stages of assessment and communication.</b>