Dubai's Health and Happiness Challenge

The 'Health and Happiness' Challenge has been launched to motivate the community to adopt healthier lifestyles through engaging health activities.

This effort aims to boost public health and improve the overall quality of life for all residents.

This initiative is open to all community members aged 18 and above and is developed in partnership with Core Direction, a platform known for monitoring fitness and health.

Participants can track their physical activities and achievements through advanced tools available on a smart app and fitness tracking devices.

Dr. Ramadan Al Blooshi, Advisor to the Director General of the DHA and Acting Director of the Public Health Protection Department, emphasized the significance of this initiative.

It underscores DHA's commitment to enhancing community health and happiness.

He pointed out DHA's ongoing efforts to make Dubai one of the most active cities globally by promoting steps toward better public health and an active lifestyle that enhances overall wellbeing.

Dr. Al Blooshi further explained that the challenge, which will be conducted over 125 days from September 9th to January 12th, will feature a variety of activities and challenges for all age groups, encouraging movement and physical activity.

The interaction among individuals and groups during the challenge fosters cooperation and positive competition, creating a supportive environment that aligns with DHA's vision of a healthier and happier community.

Digital Platform:

Dr. Al Blooshi mentioned that participants could monitor their physical activities through the Core Direction platform, which provides smart tools and applications to help them achieve their health goals and improve fitness.

Joining the Challenge:

Ali Thani Obaid Al Mheiri, Public Health Protection Consultant at the DHA, explained the registration process.

Interested individuals can join the 'Health and Happiness' challenge by creating an account on the Core Direction platform, downloading the specific app, and linking it to a fitness tracker or smartphone.

The platform offers a user-friendly interface for participants to track their progress and achieve their health objectives during the challenge.

Once registered, participants become part of the 'Health and Happiness' community, keeping them informed about events and opportunities within the challenge, maximizing their engagement.

Al Mheiri highlighted the benefit of early participation to increase chances of earning points and reaching health targets. Participants can also enter prize draws by accumulating at least 625 points during the challenge.

30 Winners:

Al Mheiri explained that points are accumulated by tracking daily activities such as walking and running, improving heart rates during sports, logging activities, and inviting friends and family to join.

Collecting 625 points or more automatically enters participants into a draw for valuable prizes, with 30 winners selected from each category, encouraging continued dedication to health goals.

He added that DHA would organize community activities as part of the challenge, with additional evaluation methods available on the challenge's website, providing regularly updated information about upcoming events and ways to earn points and win prizes.

Medical check-ups will also be available to participants during community events, and winners will be celebrated during DHA's participation in the Arab Health Exhibition from January 27th to 30th, 2025.

Al Mheiri expressed gratitude to all partners supporting this initiative and helping achieve its goals to improve public health.

Source: menafn

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