HAPI stands for Health and Psychosocial Instruments. The resource provides information on questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/manuals, projection techniques,various scenarios/tests, etc. in the broad fields of health and the social sciences.

HAPI helps to reduce the “reinvention of the wheel” by providing users with the information from past investigators on specific tools and instruments that have already proven useful. This does not mean that users can simply use/adapt a survey or questionnaire without first seeking permission from the owner/creator, however.

HAPI simply offers a means for investigators to see what’s out there in regard to surveys or instrumentation similar to their research. They can then take the necessary steps to either seek permission of use or develop their own tool if they can’t find one to suit their specific needs.