CHEERSNetworkClimate & health research

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CHEERS in practice.

A short introduction to the framework and its use in research. Navigate the slides or read the full text below.

CHEERS Network

Linking climate and health

Population research, environmental observations and individual measurements, brought together around locally defined questions.

  • Understand climate-related health risks
  • Investigate who is exposed and vulnerable
  • Develop and evaluate adaptation with local teams
About CHEERS
CHEERS researchers during the March 2026 scientific visit in Pune

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Slide 1 / CHEERS Network

Linking climate and health

Population research, environmental observations and individual measurements, brought together around locally defined questions.

  • Understand climate-related health risks
  • Investigate who is exposed and vulnerable
  • Develop and evaluate adaptation with local teams
About CHEERS

Slide 2 / Study design

Four complementary components

Each site specifies who receives which measurements, and how the components overlap.

  • Population surveillance
  • Health surveys and assessments
  • Wearable monitoring
  • Household environmental monitoring
Plan measurement assignments

Slide 3 / Scientific framework

A connected research cycle

Measurements support analysis and the design of adaptation studies. Evaluation informs the next research question.

  • Measure health, households and environmental conditions
  • Link observations across people, time and place
  • Design and evaluate locally relevant responses
Explore the measurement tools

Slide 4 / Research settings

Shared methods, local research questions

Established collaborations and developing pilots have different histories, priorities and stages of implementation.

  • Nouna, Burkina Faso: population cohorts and heat-health research
  • Siaya, Kenya: population research, wearables and agricultural work
  • SEACO, Malaysia: CHIMES and heat-health monitoring
  • Vadu, India and Belém, Brazil: pilot preparation
Explore research settings

Slide 5 / The CHEERS way

From population register to field calendar

Document the design before selecting households or assigning instruments.

  • Establish a dated population frame
  • Specify the four components and their eligible populations
  • Agree the statistical design and selection probabilities
  • Preserve the selection record and plan visits across seasons
Read the sampling documentation

Slide 6 / Research collaboration

Develop the next study together

Start with a local question, the population of interest and the expertise each team can contribute.

  • Prepare feasible pilots and field procedures
  • Strengthen measurement quality and data linkage
  • Develop analyses, publications and adaptation evaluations
Contact CHEERS

The web presentation is an editorial introduction. The CHEERS framework paper provides the scientific foundation; study-specific decisions remain with the responsible investigators.