FHTS “C.R.E.A.T.E.S.”
Social, Economic and Health Impact

Community engagement, Research-based interventions, Entrepreneurship and innovation, Academic excellence, Technology-based solutions, Employment creation and readiness, and Student-centeredness

A vision towards creating good health and well-being of all.

Publication of FHTS Magazine 2026

FHTS Signs MoUs

  • With Commonwealth University St. Lucia to establish Commonwealth University College of Public Health Technologies (CUCOPHT) – LEARN MORE

  • With Commonwealth University College of Medicine (CUCOM), Commonwealth University St. Lucia – LEARN MORE

New FHTS SMAART Center

Established in Srinagar, Uttarakhand.

Launch of “Public Health in Action”

Launch of the “Public Health in Action” curriculum and establishment of Public Health Clubs in schools across Kolhapur, Maharashtra, to nurture health-conscious and socially responsible students.

Milestones, Achievements and Impact

Every Milestone, A Step Towards Change.

SMAART Network and Engagement

SMAART® Network: Connecting Ideas, People, and Opportunities

Academic Highlights

Stay informed with the latest academic highlights and achievements.

What People Say

Hear from our partners, collaborators, and community about their experiences with FHTS.

Research Projects

Drive impactful change through evidence-based healthcare research and data insights.

What’s new?

Recent Events
Recent Publications

What we do

Through collaborative efforts, we strive to create sustainable health solutions, promote evidence-based practices, and develop a future-ready healthcare workforce.

FHTS C R E A T E S
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Community Engagement

Engaging community to assess their needs.

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Research Based Interventions

Designing data driven human centered interventions.

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Entrepreneurship & Innovations

Developing out of box solutions to solve complex public health challenges.

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Academic Excellence

Training the workforce through interdisciplinary programs and curriculum pathways.

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Technology Based Solutions

Building relevant tools to enable evidence informed solutions.

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Employment Creation and Readiness

Empowering individuals to make the world a better place through research, innovation, skills and entrepreneurship.

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Student Centered

Preparing community of learners, practitioners and leaders through experiential learning & mentorship opportunities.

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Unlock your career

FHTS offers several opportunities for all who are interested in population health research, and design, development and implementation of technology enabled interventions to make data meaningful and address growing challenges of the 21st century. FHTS has created programs and opportunities for individuals interested to solving these challenges using data driven, evidence-based, interventions, programs and policies that can facilitate informed decision making.

v-INSPIRE

A Virtual Interactive Novel Support Program for Innovation, Research, and Entrepreneurship aims to address population health challenges of the 21st century. v-INSPIRE focuses on addressing the 21st-century health challenges through a virtual platform that facilitates learning, collaboration, and innovation.

First Module "Introduction to Public Health" Delivered Across 34 Schools in Kolhapur

Public Health Education in High Schools

Preparing the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders

Initiated using the SMAART Model, this framework emphasizes transforming ideas into implementation through Research, Entrepreneurship, Analytics, Informatics, and Management (RE-AIM).

Digital Health Innovations

Interactive dashboards for smarter healthcare analysis and decisions

Screenshot of dashboard: Nutrition Informatics

SMAART Hub for Informatics enabled Nutrition Education (SHINE)

Category: Population Health Surveillance

Nutrition Informatics (NI) describes intersection of nutrition, information, and technology, and it …

Screenshot of Dashboard: Integrated Road Traffic Injury Surveillance

Integrated Road Traffic Injury Surveillance

Category: Dashboard, Population Health Surveillance, m-Health

Integrated Road Traffic Injury Surveillance, India: RTIs are a large and growing public health burde …

Screenshot of dashboard: Oral Health Sciences Center

Oral Health Sciences Center

Category: Population Health Surveillance, m-Health

Oral Health Science Centre PGIMER, Chandigarh is ICMR Task force project on prevention and reduction …

Affiliate Faculty

FHTS is inviting professionals and scholars to join as Affiliate Faculty.

IDEAS-CRG initiative

IDEAS-CRG is Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accessible & Sustainable Collaborative Researchers Group.

Podcast
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SANGYAN is an initiative to facilitate knowledge exchange gateway to Population Health Research, Innovation, Skills and Education.

Discussion Board

COPHI (Community Of Population Health Informatics) is a discussion board where individuals respond to content, teach each other, learn by stating and understanding.

Topic: AI-Driven Disease Surveillance and Early Outbreak Detection

Public Health ki Rasoi
Public Health Ki Rasoi aims to empower individuals using video multimedia to make informed dietary choices by blending nutrition science with cultural and regional practices.

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RISE Initiative

Contact us to contribute or know more about the RISE initiative

We are social

See what’s happening ‘socially’

We are delighted to welcome Sakshi Garg to FHTS!

Sakshi has completed her Master's in Public Health from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany, and joins us as an intern under the v-INSPIRE Public Health Program.

This internship is offered under v-INSPIRE Public Health, an experiential learning program that aims to address population health challenges of the 21st century by enhancing the academic and non-academic skills of students through an innovative and participatory experiential learning experience. The Program offers Internships, Dissertations, Teaching Assistantships and Fellowships. This workforce preparedness initiative has been crafted by Dr. @ashish_joshi_phd,MBBS,MPH, under whose guidance and leadership FHTS has trained 1200+ interns from 15 different countries, representing 240+ institutes and universities.

We look forward to Sakshi's contributions and wish her a rewarding learning experience with us.

#vINSPIRE #PublicHealth #FHTS #Internship #WelcomeAboard
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Upasya Mukherjee to FHTS!

Dr. Mukherjee (MBBS, MPH Pursuing) is currently pursuing his MPH at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), Sonipat, Haryana, and joins us as an intern under the v-INSPIRE Public Health Program.

This internship is offered under v-INSPIRE Public Health, an experiential learning program that aims to address population health challenges of the 21st century by enhancing the academic and non-academic skills of students through an innovative and participatory experiential learning experience. 

The Program offers Internships, Dissertations, Teaching Assistantships and Fellowships. This workforce preparedness initiative has been crafted by Dr. @ashish_joshi_phd,MBBS,MPH, under whose guidance and leadership FHTS has trained 1200+ interns from 15 different countries, representing 240+ institutes and universities.

We look forward to Dr. Mukherjee's contributions and wish him a rewarding learning experience with us.

#VINSPIRE #PublicHealth #FHTS #Internship #WelcomeAboard
AI for Climate Change and Public Health Risk Prediction

Climate change is increasingly becoming a public health challenge. Heatwaves, extreme weather, air pollution, and changing rainfall patterns can affect infectious diseases, respiratory health, cardiovascular conditions, and mental wellbeing.

AI can help connect climate, environmental, population, and health data to identify patterns and predict health risks. These insights could give health systems more time to prepare, strengthen early warning systems, and protect communities most at risk.

But prediction alone is not enough. Data quality, bias, privacy, infrastructure, and the ability to translate predictions into local action remain critical challenges. Responsible AI must complement not replace public health expertise and human decision-making.

This discussion is open on COPHI (Community of Population Health Informatics), a discussion forum anchored in the SMAART framework and envisioned by Dr. @ashish_joshi_phd,MBBS,MPH 

Share your views on:
1. How can AI strengthen climate-related health risk prediction?
2. How can AI-generated warnings be translated into timely public health action?
3. What challenges must be addressed to make these systems reliable and equitable, especially in resource-limited settings?

Share your experiences, perspectives, and evidence-informed ideas.

Join the discussion: https: https://smaartlab.org/discussion-board/public-health-interventions-ai-in-public-health/ai-for-climate-change-and-public-health-risk-prediction/

#AIinPublicHealth #ClimateHealth #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #COPHI #PopulationHealth #SMAART #HealthTech #ClimateResilience #EarlyWarningSystems