Arogya

TO PREVENT NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION AND LIFESTYLE CHANGE.

HEALTHY SCHOOLS: HEALTHY SCHOOLS IS AROGYA WORLD'S FIRST PROGRAM AND IS A PROVEN TWO-YEAR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTHY LIVING EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT TEACHES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 TO 13 THE BASICS OF EATING RIGHT AND INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, (IMPORTANT BEHAVIORS FOR PREVENTING DIABETES), BEFORE CHILDREN'S LIFESTYLE HABITS ARE SET. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EDUCATED OVER 500,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN ACROSS 12 STATES IN INDIA, SOME 60% OF WHOM LIVE IN RURAL OR UNDERDEVELOPED AREAS. THE ORIGINAL PILOT SHOWED A 15% IMPROVEMENT IN AWARENESS AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE. CURRENTLY, THE PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED WITH PARTNERS INCLUDING AGASTYA FOUNDATION, ASHOKA, CHILD IN NEED INSTITUTE, HRIDAY, SCHOOL HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT PROGRAM, AND SRU INNOVATIONS. STANFORD MEDICINE'S CENTER FOR ASIAN HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IS DOING THIRD-PARTY ANALYSIS AND VALIDATION OF OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM'S IMPACT DATA. IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A RAPID ASSESSMENT OF THE DIGITIZED VERSION OF THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO COVID IN 2020, AND THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT SHOWED ENCOURAGING RESULTS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION BEGAN WORKING WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS TO DEPLOY THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING IN GOA WHERE 20,000 CHILDREN WERE REACHED THROUGHOUT THE STATE, IN MAHARASHTRA IN THE THANE DISTRICT WHERE OVER 2,000 STUDENTS WERE REACHED, AND IN UTTAR PRADESH'S BANDA DISTRICT WHERE THE PROGRAM WAS DELIVERED TO 8,000 CHILDREN.

GLOBAL ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS: THROUGHOUT 2021, AROGYA WORLD ENGAGED IN AND SPOKE AT NOTABLE FORUMS AND CONFERENCES AND CONTINUED THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO ADVANCE HEALTH PREVENTION AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY IN INDIA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. THESE ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: BEING FEATURED AT EMORY UNIVERSITY'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF INSULIN SYMPOSIUM; WORKING WITH THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY TO ORGANIZE THE HEALTHY WORKPLACES WORKSHOP ON CHALLENGES, POLICIES, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR EMPLOYEES DURING THE PANDEMIC; AND FOUNDER & CEO, DR. NALINI SALIGRAM, BEING RECOGNIZED AS A 2021 PHILANTHROPY LEADER BY INDIASPORA.ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WAS SELECTED FOR THE COVETED GOOGLE AI FOR SOCIAL GOOD PROGRAM AND WILL USE THE RESOURCES TO MAKE THE MDIABETES MESSAGING MORE COMPELLING AND EFFECTIVE THROUGH THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI).AROGYA WORLD'S GALA WAS HELD ON WORLD FOOD DAY, OCTOBER 16TH, VIRTUALLY AND WAS A BIG SUCCESS. SPECIAL GUEST, MICHELIN STAR CHEF VIKAS KHANNA, JOINED FOUNDER & CEO DR. SALIGRAM FOR A CAPTIVATING CONVERSATION ON THE IMPACT OF FOOD ON HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INTRODUCED A NEW YOUNG PROFESSIONALS INITIATIVE CALLED AROGYA CHANGEMAKERS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING AWARENESS, SUPPORT AND FUNDRAISING FROM YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.AROGYA WORLD ALSO RESPONDED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN INDIA BROUGHT ON BY COVID-19 BY ESTABLISHING A COVID SOLIDARITY FUND. THE ORGANIZATION RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE ADDITION OF MORE ICUS IN HOSPITALS IN TIER 2 CITIES IN INDIA, STARTED LISTENING CIRCLES TO OFFER BROAD-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL HEALTH INFOKITS TO PARTNERS AND HEALTHY WORKPLACES.

MYTHALI: IS A NUTRITIONAL TOOL THAT WAS DEVELOPED BASED ON THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION OF NUTRITION GUIDELINES AND FASHIONED AFTER THE UNITED STATES' MYPLATE TOOL. IT SHOWS CLEARLY, IN PICTURE FORM, WHAT COOKED FOOD SOMEONE SHOULD EAT, AND IN WHAT QUANTITIES, AT EACH MEAL. MYTHALI WAS FIRST DEVELOPED FOR URBAN WOMEN TO EMPOWER THEM TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. WITH A GRANT FROM CIGNA FOUNDATION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS LEVERAGED SOCIAL MEDIA, INFLUENCERS, CELEBRITY CHEFS SUCH AS CHEF SABY AND VAH CHEF, GROUPS SUCH AS BANGALORE FOODIES CLUB AND SHEROES, AND DISSEMINATED EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES WRITTEN BY THE ORGANIZATION'S NUTRITIONIST, TO PROMOTE EATING RIGHT AMONG URBAN INDIANS. MYTHALI HAS REACHED OVER 27 MILLION PEOPLE TO DATE.IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED SEVERAL TARGETED MYTHALI CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING THE HIGHLY SUCESSFUL #HEALTHYWALIDIWALI, A SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORT TO MOTIVATE CONSUMERS TO EAT ONE BALANCED MEAL EACH DAY THROUGH A 30-DAY PLEDGE IN ADVANCE OF THE MAJOR INDIAN FESTIVAL DIWALI, AND OTHERS WHICH GARNERED EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE AND HELPED BUILD MYTHALI BRAND AWARENESS ACROSS INDIA. ADDITIONALLY, A HIGH-PROFILE, EXPERT MYTHALI ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS ASSEMBLED TO HELP LEAD THE DIRECTION AND STRATEGY FOR THE PROGRAM.

HEALTHY WORKPLACES: IS A 2013 CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE COMMITMENT FROM AROGYA WORLD IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED WITH COMPANIES IN INDIA TO EARN RECOGNITION AS HEALTHY WORKPLACES (BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD AND PLATINUM LEVELS) ACCORDING TO CRITERIA THE ORGANIZATION CO-CREATED WITH INDUSTRY IN 2012. WITH A GRANT FROM THE CIGNA FOUNDATION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTINUED WITH PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND BUILT A TRANSFORMATION PLAN. BY SHAPING THE CULTURE OF COMPANIES, THE ORGANIZATION IS HELPING EMPLOYEES LEAD HEALTHY LIVES THROUGH A WORKPLACE NO-TOBACCO-USE POLICY; EASY ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; IN ADDITION TO WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND LEADERSHIP ENDORSEMENT. IN 2020, MENTAL HEALTH WORKPLACE CRITERIA WERE ADDED IN COLLABORATION WITH HARVARD PROFESSORS, ON PAR WITH THE PHYSICAL HEALTH CRITERIA PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED. TO CREATE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHLY WORKPLACE CRITERIA.SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED, THE ORGANIZATION REACHED OVER 3.3 MILLION EMPLOYEES ACROSS 159 COMPANIES BY END 2021. 35 OF THE COMPANIES ARE AT THE PLATINUM LEVEL, AND TRACK QUANTITATIVE EMPLOYEE HEALTH DATA. IN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED 14 NEW COMPANIES AS HEALTHY WORKPLACES, AND THESE WERE THE FIRST TO BE ASSESSED ACCORDING TO COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICAL HEALTH-MENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LAUNCHED A COVID-19 COMPENDIUM, WHICH HIGHLIGHTED EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY MULTIPLE COMPANIES IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.MDIABETES: THE ORGANIZATION LEVERAGES MOBILE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY AS A SMART SOLUTION TO THE NCD CRISIS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 1.2 BILLION MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS IN INDIA, MAKING THE USAGE OF THIS WIDESPREAD TECHNOLOGY AN EFFICIENT TOOL FOR EDUCATING LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION. MDIABETES IS THE ORGANIZATION'S PROVEN MOBILE PHONE MESSAGING PROGRAM THAT HAS A CUMULATIVE REACH OF 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE TO DATE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES BY SENDING THEM TEXT AND VOICE MESSAGES IN THEIR LOCAL LANGUAGE, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT DIABETES PREVENTION AND HEALTHY LIVING. IN MARCH 2021, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE RURAL INDIA SUPPORTING TRUST (RIST), THE ORGANIZATION FORGED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RENOWNED LV PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE (LVPEI) IN HYDERABAD, INDIA TO EDUCATE 100,000 VILLAGERS THROUGH MDIABETES VOICE MESSAGES SENT IN THEIR LOCAL LANGUAGE, TELUGU. THIS PROJECT BUILDS UPON PAST MDIABETES PROJECTS WITH THE INTEGRATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND REINFORCEMENT OF THE MESSAGES BY FRONTLINE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS.