Dr Dhiraj Agarwal ↗
Vadu population-platform and research contact; confirmed institutional role is Vadu HDSS Principal Investigator
Role / research source ↗New setting, shared methods · Vadu / Pune, India
CHEERS–Vadu pilot
Adapting climate and health monitoring to a South Asian population cohort and its local research priorities.
Developing pilot
CHEERS pilot
Project objectives
Objectives
- Adapt the CHEERS approach to the Vadu population surveillance setting.
- Prepare wearable, household, weather and morbidity measurement workflows with local teams.
- Develop locally appropriate well-being and mental-health questions and assess practical feasibility.
The research question
How can CHEERS methods be transferred and adapted to local needs in South Asia?
Research approach
Research approach
The Vadu collaboration builds on KEM Hospital Research Centre’s population surveillance. Technical workshops and protocol development connect wearable and household measurements, local climate observations, morbidity surveys and mental-health questions. Local feasibility and context determine which elements can be implemented and sustained.
Partner: KEM Hospital Research Centre · Publicly announced pilot expansion in 2026
People & contributions
Research roles and contributions
The Vadu collaboration is developing a locally adapted pilot of CHEERS measurement and research workflows.
Dr Rutuja Patil ↗
Research enquiries and local pilot collaboration, Vadu Rural Health Program
Role / research source ↗Partners & connections
Partner institutions
KEM Hospital Research Centre ↗
Vadu HDSS and local pilot adaptation
Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH) ↗
Digital Global Health, shared methods and academic research collaboration
Partner roles refer to the research and institutional connections documented in the linked sources.
Current status · 12 November 2026
Developing pilot
A March 2026 workshop prepared local adaptation of CHEERS monitoring and questionnaires. Public reporting in November 2026 describes the planned Vadu expansion. The pilot is presented as developing; completed recruitment or health-effect results are not reported here.
Publications & evidence
Related publications
No pilot-specific journal paper has been identified in the reviewed library. These publications provide background methods; the public pilot announcement is linked under sources.
2023Background frameworkMethods
Widening the lens of population-based health research to climate change impacts and adaptation: the climate change and health evaluation and response system (CHEERS) ↗
Introduces the modular CHEERS framework linking population surveillance, environmental measurements and individual health data.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗2023Transferable monitoring protocolStudy protocol
Developing Climate Change and Health Impact Monitoring with eHealth at the South East Asia Community Observatory and Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Malaysia (CHIMES) ↗
CHIMES evaluates the feasibility of sensor-based climate and health research at SEACO, including asthma and COPD.
Methods, findings & limitations ↗Research settings
Research settings
Sources & updates
Sources and updates
- Public report on the planned study ↗
- Public contact / role: Dr Rutuja Patil ↗
- Published professional contact: Dr Rutuja Patil ↗
- Published professional contact: Dr Dhiraj Agarwal ↗
- Public contact / role: Dr Sandra Barteit ↗
Profile reviewed 13 November 2026. Suggest a profile update ↗
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