The Affordable Health Research Centre provide technical support to the implementation of the Affordable Health Initiative (AHI) Health Promoting School (HPS) intervention and in the assessment of progress towards better health and education.
Research opportunities
A multi-centre study was designed to assess the feasibility of implementing the AHI model of HPS in socially deprived areas worldwide and the impact of the intervention on health and education of schoolchildren and their families.
Our work focuses on technical assistance for the maintenance of the AHI model of HPS standards, as well as on the development of schools health policies and health care protocols for AHI schools.
Research activities
Currently, there are over 40 research associates carrying out projects in collaboration with the AHRC. The AHRC has been providing technical support in piloting the implementation and evaluating AHI model of HPS in District Federal (Learn more>); state of São Paulo (Learn more>) state of Minas Gerais, Brasil Afigya Kwabre South District, Ghana (Learn more>); Ife District, Nigeria; and Somalia, in Africa.
-Apply for Grants
-Apply for approval of local ethics committees
-Assess the intention to transform the school in a health promoting school (Mixed methods research).
Note: Protocols and assessment tools are available at Affordable Health Research Centre, under request.
assess the implementation and the impact of AHI HPS model.
Agenda:
-Identify and recruit leading researchers to assess the implementation and the impact of the AHI HPS model;
-Identify means to fund the research;
-Train the data collection team (interviewers, recorders and clinical examiners) on AHI procedures and assessments criteria.
-Run a pilot study;
-Collect baseline data using the AHI data collection tools;
-Collect follow up data using the AHI data collection tools.