Overview
Goals and Objectives
Our Team
Publications
Collaborators
Projects
Awards
The Health Promotion Research Group (HPRG) is a dedicated multidisciplinary team focusing on advancing knowledge and strategies in the field of health promotion. Our group is committed to conducting rigorous impactful research, formulating evidence-based interventions, and collaborating with various stakeholders to prevent diseases, promote health and well-being within communities and populations, and overall improve the nation's quality of life.
HPRG is actively engaged in a wide range of initiatives, events, and programs that aim to enhance the well-being and quality of life of the community members and to provide a comprehensive understanding of the community's health profile. Through these activities, we raise awareness about health-related matters, encourage healthier lifestyles, and empower individuals to make informed decisions about their health.
It is a multi-disciplinary research group that aims to improve community health and well-being through patient-oriented and population-based research in collaboration with community partners and regional or national networks.
Our researchers collaborate with community partners to promote the health and well-being of the population of different age groups.
We aim that our research collaborations which include community partnerships can be an effective way to broaden the scope and enhance the impact of research aimed at improving public health.
The objectives of the HPRG are to:
- Conduct impactful research to address the health challenges of our community to identify effective strategies and interventions for promoting health and preventing disease.
- Develop evidence-based health promotion programs and guidelines for healthcare providers targeted at specific populations or health issues.
- Develop a health profile of people in all age groups using comprehensive screening/assessment tools.
- Investigate the social, environmental, and behavioral factors and determinants to prevent diseases.
- Implement a multidisciplinary approach to raise awareness about important health issues.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and community partners to implement, monitor, and evaluate the impact of health promotion initiatives and research activities that address the health needs the of UAE population.
- Disseminate research findings through publications, presentations, and educational materials to contribute to the body of knowledge in health promotion.
Research Publications
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Internal Projects
# | Title | PI | Co-PIs | Amount | Dates |
1 | Evidence-based Policies to Improve the Uptake of Dietetics Services in Primary Care: The Case of Sharjah | Prof. Farah Naja | Dr. Hadia Radwan | 72,000 AED |
2023-2024 |
2 | Towards evidence-based recommendations for better Health and Wellness of older adults in the United Arab Emirates | Prof. Wegdan Bani Issa |
Health Promotion Research Group members |
120,000 AED | 2023-2025 |
3 | Effect of Smart Phone Delivered Health-Based Educational Intervention to Improve Dietary Habits and Body Composition of School Children in the UAE |
Dr. Hayder Hasan |
Dr. Hadia Radwan Dr. Mona Hachem |
120,000 AED |
2022-2024 |
4 | Promoting the role of community pharmacists in combatting the NCD epidemic in the UAE. | Prof. Farah Naja | Nutrition and Food Research Group Members |
196,000 AED |
2021-2023 |
5 | Salivary biomarkers of depression in UAE university students undergoing Life Skills Intervention for the treatment of depression". |
Dr. Amna Khalid |
Dr Rizwan Qaisar |
90,000 AED |
2023 |
6 | Physical Activity among People with Multiple Sclerosis: Which Clinical Characteristics are Important? |
Dr. Alham Al-Sharman |
NA | 30,00 AED | 2023 |
7 | Utilization of Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Services in the UAE: An Assessment of Primary Health Care Access |
Dr. Heba Hijazi |
Mohamad Alameddine, Wegdan Bani Issa, Nabeel AL Yateem, Sara Shorbagi, Amina Al Marzouqi |
28,000 AED |
2022-2024 |
8 | Physical activity levels Across Different Age Groups: adaptive and maladaptive neurobiological and neurocognitive compensatory consequences |
Prof. Ibrahim Moustafa | Tamer Shousha, Ashokan Arumugam, Hayder Hassen |
190,000 AED |
2023-2025 |
9 | Are accelerometer-measured sedentary and physical activity levels, dietary habits, and sleep duration associated with overweight/obesity among school children in the United Arab Emirates? |
Dr. Ashokan | Ibrahim Moustafa, Tamer Shousha |
120,000 AED |
2023-2025 |
10 | National Birth Cohort Study of Preterm Infants in the United Arab Emirates. |
Dr. Leila Cheikh Ismail |
Prof. Farah Naja | 199,000 AED |
2022-2025 |
11 | Safe, Effective, Healthy, And Technology-assisted Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Amid COVID-19. | Prof. Farah Naja |
NA | 193,680 AED |
2022-2024 |
External Projects
# | Title | PI | Total Funding | Dates | Funding Organization |
1 | The Impact of Inter-Pregnancy Interval on Maternal and Infant Health: A study for Health Policy Actions | Dr. Heba Hijaz | 63,000 AED |
2021-2023 |
Deanship of research at Jordan University of Science & Technology |
2 | How well do prenatal ultrasound images and clinical data predict the mode of delivery: an analysis to help hospitals containing costs and improving quality. |
Dr. Heba Hijazi |
22,000 AED |
2020-2023 | Deanship of research at Jordan University of Science & Technology |
3 | Development of diffuse optical imaging for the diagnosis and monitoring of peripheral artery disease |
Dr. Heba Hijazi |
324,290 AED |
2021-2024 |
Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Amman, Jordan |
4 | The Gamification, Artificial Intelligence and mHealth Network for Maternal Health Improvement -The GAIN-MHI Project | Prof. Shadi Saleh (AUB) (PI) and Prof. Mohamad Alameddine (Co-PI) | 1,876,800 AED |
2020 –2023 |
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
5 | The effect of satisfaction with work-life balance on mental wellbeing of healthcare professionals in UAE and Oman |
Prof. Mohamad Alameddine |
149,776 AED |
2020 –2023 |
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Science |
6 | Investigating the means to upscale and standardize school nutrition programs in Dubai: Implications for policy and practice | Mohamad Alameddine (Co-PI) |
73,600 AED | 2020 –2023 | Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Science |
7 | Promoting the role community pharmacists in combating the NCD epidemic in the UAE |
Prof. Mohamad Alameddine, Prof. Farah Naja. |
300,000 AED |
2022 –2024 |
Modern Pharmaceutical group |
# | Member Name | Award |
1 | Dr. Hadia Radwan | Trophy presented by His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Districts Affairs Department, in acknowledgment of outstanding community engagement in conducting comprehensive health assessments for senior citizens. |
2 | Prof. Ibrahim Moustafa | Sharjah Islamic Bank Award for Scientific Research (Students' Category). Ms. Aisha Salim Al-Suwaidi. Master student supervised by Prof Ibrahim Moustafa |
3 | Prof. Farah Naja | Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Best Arab Researcher for the medical sciences-Nutrition and chronic diseases category. |