April 2020

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Community Mental HealthCoping with OCD during Covid-19

April 30, 20209 min

While Covid-19 is proving tough for most people, the challenges are heightened in those who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a common mental disorder that causes intrusive and distressing recurring thoughts, urges or images. The most common of these “obsessions” include fear of contamination, fear of causing harm and fear of things not being in order or out of control – scenarios that are all too real these days. “The current pandemic plays on...

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Community Mental Health‘Social isolation scared me — at first’

April 29, 20208 min

Do you remember the last time you spent this much time at home? I don’t. Normally, my days start off at the office, followed by working with my team on Rab3i, a social inclusive buddying platform we’ve founded, then going to the gym for an hour followed by coffee with my training partners and finally coming back home to unwind with some quality family time and, of course, hanging out with my dog. I must...

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Community Mental HealthHow 7 of the UAE’s most positive people are coping

April 29, 2020127 min

We’re all trying to stay positive and get through the Covid-19 crisis, but staying indoors and not knowing when it’s going to be over is a challenge. As the UAE starts to open up, we turned to some of the most positive people we know to find out how they have been coping. Gretta Beckett, global elite tower runner, Dubai I have been injured with a bruised talus bone in my ankle for the last...

by Anna Pukas

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CommunityMore good news you need on Covid-19

April 28, 202013 min

Lockdown, self-isolation, personal protective equipment – the lexicon of Covid-19 is everywhere. With much of the world now in the second month of some kind of restriction, tempers are fraying, but the best part of humanity continues to rise to the surface. Here is more good news from the pandemic. The Together We Are Good campaign by the Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an is a resounding success. More than 8,000 people have signed up...

by Caline Malek

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Community Health Mental HealthHere’s how students can take care of their mental health

April 27, 202012 min

As students continue to adapt to the reality of home schooling in these unprecedented times, experts are offering some recommendations on how to manage their mental health. Concerns were addressed in the recent webinar Health Out Loud x Re:Set Dialogues: Student Life during Covid-19, hosted by Middlesex University Dubai and Re:Set. “Students have been in touch with us regularly,” says Aditi Bhatia, lecturer in psychology and a wellness support group facilitator at the university. “We...

by Anna Pukas

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CommunityWant to help? Sign up at Volunteers.ae

April 26, 20203 min

Like the rest of the world, the UAE is in the grip of the Covid-19 crisis. The skill and good will of its citizens and residents is needed as never before. Volunters.ae is seeking people prepared to offer their skills to help deliver a multitude of services. From medical expertise to listening with a sympathetic ear and reassuring someone in distress to helping the elderly to cope — volunteers.ae would like to hear from you....

by Alexa Mena

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Community Food RamadanRemote Iftar? How this Ramadan is going digital

April 26, 20204 min

This Ramadan, iftaar goes digital. Muslims are trading in the blue light of the mosque for the blue glow of their computer screens.

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Community SustainableReport: Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery

April 26, 20207 min

This story by Jillian Ambrose was originally published by The Guardian, and is republished here as part of the Covering Climate Now partnership to strengthen the media’s focus on the climate crisis. Renewable energy could power an economic recovery from Covid-19 by spurring global gross domestic product (GDP) gains of almost US$100 trillion (Dh367 trillion) between now and 2050, according to a report. The International Renewable Energy Agency found that accelerating investment in...

by Anna Pukas

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Community HealthThe UAE Healthy Future Study goes online

April 26, 20207 min

Are you an Emirati aged between 18 and 40? Would you like to be part of a pioneering study, the first and biggest of its kind in the UAE? Then researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi want to hear from you. The UAE Healthy Future Study is being conducted by the university’s Public Health Research Center to examine Emirati health and the community’s well-documented problems with prevalent diabetes, heart disease and obesity. And as...

by Anna Pukas

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Community SustainableMeet 12 of the UAE’s environmental thought leaders

April 23, 202035 min

This story is a part of Covering Climate Now’s week of coverage focused on Climate Solutions, to mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Covering Climate Now is a global journalism collaboration committed to strengthening coverage of the climate story. Mother Nature is a powerful force, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t need a helping hand. The UAE’s prosperity is built on oil but that goes hand in hand with care for the environment...

by Maddy Black

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Community Fitness Food Ramadan7 trainer tips for a healthy Ramadan

April 22, 202012 min

I am an occupational therapist, CrossFit coach and a personal trainer from Australia based in Abu Dhabi. My goal as a coach here in the UAE is to inspire people to start exercising for the first time and to live a healthier lifestyle through farming good daily habits in nutrition, sleep and stress management. I used to compete in weight-lifting and experienced some pretty brutal weight cuts so nutrition is a huge passion for me. ...

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