Burkina Faso
Nouna
CRSN · Nouna HDSS
Population cohorts, heat and farmer health.
CHEERS Network / Collaborative research
Linking climate
and health.
A research network combining population cohorts, environmental monitoring and wearable measurements to understand climate-related health risks and adaptation.
Climate Change and Health Evaluation and Response System
Resources for research teams
From a research question
to field practice.
Practical guidance, measurement tools and presentation slides. Read online and request the CHEERS PDF collection.
Research settings
Three established collaborations.
Kenya
Siaya
KEMRI · Siaya HDSS
Wearables, agricultural work and HIV research.
Malaysia
SEACO / Segamat
Monash University Malaysia · SEACO
CHIMES monitoring and community heat adaptation.
Projects in focus
Questions pursued across settings.
Nouna & Siaya
Heat to Harvest
Heat exposure, farmer health, work capacity, harvests and nutrition.
Published study protocolSEACO / Segamat
CHIMES
Weather, household conditions and wearable health observations.
Field collection complete · analysis ongoingSEACO / Segamat
Heat Care at SEACO
Community heat literacy and research on cooler homes.
Adaptation researchHeidelberg & research partners
PULSE-AI
Knowledge graphs and AI for linked climate and health data.
Research programme · 2023–2028Nouna & Siaya
Population cohorts / CP1
Long-term population research linked with local environmental measurements.
Established research platformSiaya
Weather, heat & HIV
Wearable and survey research among people with and without HIV.
Published study protocolMore studies, pilots and shared methods
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12 locations · 15 projects and methods contributions
Research, developing work, exchange and coordination.
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Nouna selected. 6 linked projects.
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Nouna
Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (CRSN)
Long-term population follow-up combined with wearable, household and environmental observations. Nouna is the first full implementation described in the CHEERS framework, with integrated research beginning in 2022.
Location profile ↗Projects linked to this setting (6)
- Population cohorts / CP1Established research platform↗
- Heat to HarvestPublished study protocol↗
- Heat & respiratory healthResearch in development↗
- Cool roofsTrial protocol & qualitative evidence published↗
- PULSE-AIResearch programme · 2023–2028↗
- REFRAMEEU grant preparation · Planned 2027–2030Planned core HDSS setting↗
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Research profile: Dr Ali Sié ↗All location contacts ↗Email Dr Ali Sié ↗Kenya · Implemented research
Siaya
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Population-based studies connect weather exposure to wearable measurements of sleep, activity and heart rate. Related projects investigate farmers’ heat strain and weather-related health challenges among people living with HIV.
Location profile ↗Projects linked to this setting (4)
- Population cohorts / CP1Established research platform↗
- Heat to HarvestPublished study protocol↗
- Weather, heat & HIVPublished study protocol↗
- Locally built weather stationsDocumented workshops and field development↗
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Research profile: Dr Stephen Munga ↗All location contacts ↗Email Dr Stephen Munga ↗Malaysia · Implemented research
SEACO / Segamat
South East Asia Community Observatory · Monash University Malaysia
CHIMES combines population follow-up with wearables, indoor measurements and locally developed weather stations. Work in this setting includes respiratory and cardiovascular health and partner-led evaluation of heat adaptation.
Location profile ↗Projects linked to this setting (5)
- CHIMES & CHIMES 2.0Field collection complete; analysis ongoing↗
- CHIMES (CVD)Prospective cohort study · 2025–2026↗
- Heat-CARES / Heat Care at SEACOWellcome-funded adaptation research↗
- Heat, maternal & child healthSeed research · Announced October 2026↗
- Locally built weather stationsDocumented workshops and field development↗
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Research profile: Prof Tin Tin Su ↗All location contacts ↗Email Prof Tin Tin Su ↗India · Developing pilot
Vadu
KEM Hospital Research Centre · Pune
Vadu is adapting the CHEERS approach to a South Asian population cohort. Workshop and pilot development bring together morbidity surveys, household and environmental monitoring, wearables and culturally appropriate mental-health measures.
Location profile ↗Projects linked to this setting (2)
- CHEERS–Vadu pilotDeveloping pilot↗
- REFRAMEEU grant preparation · Planned 2027–2030Planned core HDSS setting↗
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Research profile: Dr Dhiraj Agarwal ↗All location contacts ↗Email Dr Dhiraj Agarwal ↗Bangladesh · Regional exchange
Matlab
icddr,b
Colleagues from icddr,b participate in CHEERS-SEA technical and scientific exchange. The collaboration creates space to discuss how established population surveillance can inform climate and health research.
Location profile ↗Regional scientific exchange
No separate local CHEERS project is currently listed. This location is connected through CHEERS-SEA exchange.
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icddr,b collaboration office · institutional contact ↗All location contacts ↗Email icddr,b collaboration office ↗Thailand · Regional exchange
Kanchanaburi
Institute for Population and Social Research · Mahidol University
Kanchanaburi colleagues contribute to CHEERS-SEA discussions and regional collaboration. Current exchange concerns research methods, environmental exposures and opportunities for comparative population studies.
Location profile ↗Regional scientific exchange
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Research profile: Malee Sunpuwan ↗All location contacts ↗Email Malee Sunpuwan ↗Vietnam · Regional exchange
FilaBavi
Hanoi Medical University
FilaBavi researchers take part in CHEERS-SEA meetings and activities. Regional discussions explore shared climate and health questions and opportunities to connect surveillance expertise across countries.
Location profile ↗Regional scientific exchange
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Research profile: Tran Khanh Toan ↗All location contacts ↗Email Tran Khanh Toan ↗Indonesia · Regional exchange
Sleman
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Sleman researchers participate in CHEERS-SEA scientific exchange. The developing collaboration brings local population-health expertise into discussions of climate-sensitive outcomes and shared study methods.
Location profile ↗Projects linked to this setting (1)
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Research profile: Dr Ema Madyaningrum ↗All location contacts ↗Email Dr Ema Madyaningrum ↗Germany · Coordination & methods
Heidelberg
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH)
An academic hub for CHEERS framework development, digital global health, epidemiology, graph-based data integration and research collaboration. Heidelberg supports field partnerships; it is not an HDSS field cohort.
Location profile ↗These are methods and coordination links. Field research takes place at the study settings named in each project profile.
Coordination and methods connections (9)
- Population cohorts / CP1Established research platform↗
- PULSE-AIResearch programme · 2023–2028↗
- CHIMES & CHIMES 2.0Field collection complete; analysis ongoing↗
- Heat to HarvestPublished study protocol↗
- CHEERS–Vadu pilotDeveloping pilot↗
- Locally built weather stationsDocumented workshops and field development↗
- WHO/TDR learning moduleCompleted development contribution↗
- REFRAMEEU grant preparation · Planned 2027–2030Planned German satellite · Coordination↗
- Belém wearable & environment pilotPilot in preparation↗
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Research profile: Dr Sandra Barteit ↗All location contacts ↗Email Dr Sandra Barteit ↗Brazil · Developing pilot
Belém
Federal University of Pará · Heidelberg collaboration
A developing pilot in the Amazonian setting of Belém connects wearable monitoring with household temperature and humidity measurements. Local training and workflow preparation are documented; collection progress and study outcomes are not yet reported here.
Location profile ↗Projects linked to this setting (2)
- Belém wearable & environment pilotPilot in preparation↗
- REFRAMEEU grant preparation · Planned 2027–2030Planned Brazilian satellite↗
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Research profile: Dr Sandra Barteit ↗All location contacts ↗Email Dr Sandra Barteit ↗Kenya · Planned REFRAME setting
Isiolo
Kenya Medical Research Institute · Isiolo HDSS
Isiolo HDSS is a planned core setting for REFRAME, connecting climate-related livelihood disruption, food insecurity and mental health. This planned work is distinct from the established CHEERS research in Siaya.
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Research profile: Dr Sandra Barteit ↗All location contacts ↗Email Dr Sandra Barteit ↗Japan · Planned REFRAME setting
Kyoto & Ritsumeikan
Kyoto University · Ritsumeikan University
The planned Japanese REFRAME satellite brings together Kyoto University and Ritsumeikan University to examine the transferability of preparedness instruments and educational role-play in a distinct cultural and institutional setting.
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A shared framework for climate and health research.
The Climate Change and Health Evaluation and Response System connects people, places and repeated measurements. Teams adapt the framework to their local research priorities.
01 / Conceptual measurement workflow
Observe health
Wearables, surveys and health assessments follow how people live, work and sleep.
02 / Environmental monitoring · Nouna
Understand exposure
Weather stations and household sensors document local environmental conditions.
03 / Conceptual data relationships
Connect the evidence
Linked data and analytical methods bring observations into a shared research context.
Scientific foundation: Barteit et al. · Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
The CHEERS way: implementation steps and downloadable guides
Published evidence
Published evidence, with context.
The framework / 2023
Widening the lens of population-based health research to climate change impacts and adaptation: the climate change and health evaluation and response system (CHEERS)
Barteit et al. · Frontiers in Public Health
Field observations · Siaya / 2024
Assessment of Heat Exposure and Health Outcomes in Rural Populations of Western Kenya by Using Wearable Devices: Observational Case Study
Matzke et al. · JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Heat and sleep · Nouna / 2023
Assessing the Effect of Extreme Weather on Population Health Using Consumer-Grade Wearables in Rural Burkina Faso: Observational Panel Study
Koch et al. · JMIR mHealth and uHealth
CHEERS workshops and field preparation
Recent activity across the network.
March 2026 / Pune
Preparing the CHEERS–Vadu pilot
Workshop discussions and practical preparation for climate and health monitoring in the Vadu HDSS.
CHEERS workshop
September 2025 / Malaysia
CHEERS-SEA workshop
Scientific exchange on climate-health monitoring and population research at Monash University Malaysia.
CHEERS workshop
September 2024 / Heidelberg
CHEERS and HDSS methods workshop
Joint discussion of surveillance methods, sampling, measurements and field implementation.
CHEERS workshop
Methods & pilot preparationVadu · March 2026 KEMRI · December 2025 CHEERS-SEA · September 2025 Heidelberg · September 2024
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Dr Sandra Barteit
Digital Global Health
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health