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Explore how CHEERS links health observations, environmental measurements and data analysis. These are research components, adapted to local protocols and priorities.

Methods & research infrastructure

CHEERS research framework

Figure 1

Climate–health research architecture

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Select a component to explore its methods, applications and evidence.

a

Establish & determine

Measure health and exposure

Health-related observations

Wearable biosensorsHeart rate, activity, sleepBlood-pressure monitoringRepeated blood-pressure estimatesSelf-reported healthSymptoms and household contextHealth assessmentSpirometry and functional measures

Environmental exposure

Weather stationsLocal meteorological observationsIndoor microclimateTemperature and relative humidityRemote sensingLand use, vegetation, crop yields3D-printed weather stationsLocal production and capacityAir-quality sensingParticulate-matter prototypeIn development
b

Discover & design

Integrate and analyse

Data preparation

Time alignment, quality control
and provenance

Graph databasesLink individuals, households and environmental observations across time.Data analytics & AIEvaluate missing data, exposure–response associations and exploratory risk patterns.
Research outputs

Exposure–response estimates
Patterns of vulnerability
Intervention hypotheses

c

Evaluate & scale

Evaluate adaptation

  1. Design with local partnersDefine the population, intervention and comparison.
  2. Evaluate effectsAssess health outcomes, acceptability and equity.
  3. Assess transferabilityExamine context, feasibility and uncertainty before wider use.
Related adaptation researchCool roofs Community heat adaptation

Evaluation informs subsequent measurement and study design

Health observationsEnvironmental exposureDevelopment component
Figure 1 | CHEERS research framework. Conceptual architecture adapted from Sandra Barteit’s Freiburg lecture (slides 30 and 65), with complementary instruments from the same lecture. Components and implementation stage vary by study and site. Arrows indicate the research workflow. Analytical methods and adaptation approaches require study-specific evaluation. Sources: Barteit et al. (2023); Barteit et al. (2021).

Health measurements

Health measurements

Environmental measurements

Environmental measurements

Data & analysis

Data integration and analysis

Development

Components in development

Methods exchange & collaboration

Methods exchange and collaboration

Discuss field protocols, measurement quality, data integration or a joint study with the network.

Device examples reflect the lecture and documented studies. Equipment, access, training and responsibilities are agreed by the participating institutions for each project.

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