COVID-19 Resources
As COVID has changed the world and all of us, here’s a short list of how Arogya World is adapting, including additional resources to help you and our program beneficiaries.
Arogya Activities in India
Advancing the Dialogue on Workplace Health
a) Work from Home Survey – We asked a number of questions about how Shelter-in-Place and Work From Home policies were affecting you. Report coming in July!
b) Emerging Stronger During COVID Webinar Series: We conducted a number of webinars in India to advance people’s understanding of work from home and return-to-work strategies. Click HERE to see details of the series.
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- When you register for our webinars, you receive an invitation link and will also receive a link to the recording after the meeting which you can watch at anytime!
- Times of India publishes piece by Dr. Meghana Pasi, Nutrition Consultant with Arogya World’s MyThali program, “A balanced meal plan to help survive the lockdown“
- Article by Dr. Meghana Pasi, How to Build Immunity During Home Quarantine, published in The Quint
- Dr. Meghana Pasi, Nutrition Consultant with Arogya World’s MyThali program, participates in Excl health webinar: Working from home in lockdown 2.0
- MyThali tips on Immunity Boosting Foods – and follow us on Instagram, too!
- Updating our Healthy Schools program to be digital for students learning from home.
- Upgrading the mental health aspects of our Healthy Workplaces programming to address working from home, as well as COVID-related anxiety, health, and other concerns.
Arogya Activities in the US
Unpacking COVID-related issues for concerned global citizens.
- Register now for our July 18 webinar on Women + COVID! In Arogya World’s continuing series –Emerge Stronger from COVID – join Dr. Sonja Rasmussen, infectious diseases and public health expert from the University of Florida, and Soon-Young Yoon, Chair of the Board of Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) in what promises to be a spirited discussion. The session will be moderated by Maia Olsen from Partners in Health.
REGISTER HERE FOR THIS WEBINAR
When you register for our webinars, you receive an invitation link and will also receive a link to the recording after the meeting which you can watch at anytime!
- Details of previous US webinars can be found here.
Other COVID-Related Work
Visit here for more details on the new JDRF-Beyond Type 1 Alliance we joined, healthy recipes collected by Renu Advani, and how to submit your stories of how living in COVID times has affected you.
Resources
Here are a few resources about COVID-19, including for specific health conditions:
Covid-19 and Diabetes, www.coronavirusdiabetes.org
Covid-19 and Diabetes, Diabetes Voice
- A short video from eminent diabetes expert Dr V Mohan from Chennai
- An article from Dr Mohan in The Hindu
Covid-19 and Heart Disease, World Heart Federation
Obesity appears to raise COVID-19 risk
Nature: The pandemic and the female academic
The coronavirus is taking a huge toll on workers’ mental health across America
One of the best infographics we’ve seen on the importance of social distancing:
Media Articles + Other Resources
- Times of India published a piece by Dr. Meghana Pasi, Nutrition Consultant with Arogya, “A balanced meal plan to help survive the lockdown”
- How to Build Immunity During Home Quarantine, published in The Quint
- Excl health webinar: Working from home in lockdown 2.0
- MyThali tips on Immunity Boosting Foods – and follow us on Instagram, too!