Public Health

Advisory and Consultancy which includes:

Public Health

Cother Hajat is a UK trained and certified Public Health Physician and Professor. She has worked as an NHS Consultant in Public Health, including as Cardiovascular lead for 2 UK Health Authorities, as well as the lead for Chronic Disease at the Ministry of Health in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Her work on establishing a chronic disease prevention programme has been widely published and presented in high profile media articles. Subsequently, she has worked as an adjunct Professor of Public Health and an independent advisor on public health issues.

Academic publications:

• https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=cother+hajat&oq=cother

• Lead author of the award-winning World Economic Forum White Paper on Vitality’s programme to increase physical activity and improve lifestyle behaviours. IHuman-Centric Health: Behaviour change and the prevention of Noncommunicable Disease. In Collaboration with Willis Towers Watson. Jan 2017. Recognised as a leading health innovative programme:

• http://www.biznews.com/health/2017/01/19/discovery-global-approval-davos/

• http://www3.weforum.org/docs/IP/2016/HE/HCH_Report2017.pdf

• Lead author of the White Paper “Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Global State”, presented at the World Economic Forum Impact meeting of the UN General Assembly (available at https://lnkd.in/etb9eAJ). This work led to the development of a ‘high-needs patient pathway’ by the Mount Sinai Health System in New York.

• Authored the Gulf Region progress report on behalf of the WHO EMRO for the UN declaration on Cardiovascular Disease and WHO Global Monitoring Framework.

• Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Global State, Hajat C, Stein E, Yach D. A white paper presented at the World Economic Forum Impact meeting of the UN General Assembly (available at https://lnkd.in/etb9eAJ).

• Vitality’s programme to increase physical activity and improve lifestyle behaviours. In Human-Centric Health: Behaviour change and the prevention of Noncommunicable Disease. A White Paper World Economic Forum. In Collaboration with Willis Towers Watson.Jan 2017. Recognised as a leading health innovative programme:

• http://www.biznews.com/health/2017/01/19/discovery-global-approval-davos/

• http://www3.weforum.org/docs/IP/2016/HE/HCH_Report2017.pdf

• Prevention of Chronic Disease. Derek Yach, Gillian Christie, Cother Hajat. TEDxMonteCarlo 2016. Available at: https://journals.lww.com/progprevmed/Fulltext/2017/02000/What_I_Have_Learned_about_Advocating_for_Health.2.aspx and http://www.tedxmontecarlo.com.

• Multiple Chronic Conditions. The Economist Intelligence Unit In Press. C Hajat et al.

• Diagnosing Healthcare in the GCC: A Preventative Approach. The Economist Intelligence Unit 2016. C Hajat et al. https://eiuperspectives.economist.com/healthcare/diagnosing-healthcare-gcc-0/white-paper/diagnosing-healthcare-gcc

• Diabetes in the Gulf: The Policy Challenge. The Economist Intelligence Unit December 2015. C Hajat et al. http://www.economistinsights.com/sites/default/files/DiabetesintheGulfThePolicyChallenge.pdf

• Why do women gain weight in the workplace? Women’s Health Magazine. In press C Hajat.

• Are Women Less Healthy Than Men in the Workplace? Hajat C. Corporate Wellness. Available at: http://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/worksite-wellness/women-less-healthy-men-workplace/

• Health: Our Business II. C Hajat & D Yach. Report of the Global Chief Medical Officer Network. Available at: https://www.bupa.com/~/media/files/site-specific-files/our%20purpose/workplaces/health%20our%20business%20ii.pdf

• Physician, Heal Thyself. C Hajat & D Yach. Mail & Guardian. 7^th August 2015. http://mg.co.za/article/2015 08-06-physician-exercise-thyself

• Placing the Power of Prevention in the Hands of Doctors. C Hajat. Linkedin Pulse. 13^th August 2015. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/placing-power-prevention-hands-doctors-cother-hajat

• Life Expectancy: What to Expect. C Hajat. Linkedin Pulse. 31^st March 2016. Available at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/life-expectancy-what-expect-cother-hajat?trk=prof-post

• Universal Healthcare and Informal Workplaces. Hajat C. 2016. Available at: http://thevitalityinstitute.org/uhc-informalworkplaces/?utm_content=37702944&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

• Women’s Health and the Workplace. Hajat C. 2016. Available at http://thevitalityinstitute.org/womens-health-workplace/?utm_content=37312470&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

• If Patients Don’t take care of their health, who will? C Hajat, J Fikree The National. 2^nd Jan 2013.http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/if-patients-dont-take-control-of-their-health-who-else-will

• Do you want a 12-12-12 baby or how about a natural delivery? J Fikree, C Hajat. The National. 12th Dec 2012http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/do-you-want-a-12-12-12-baby-or-how-about-a-natural-delivery

• Lunchboxes are the gateway to a life of healthy eating. C Hajat, J Fikree. The Nationalhttp://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/lunch-boxes-are-the-gateway-to-a-life-of-healthy-eating

• Parents are key to good habits even before children are born. J Fikree, C Hajat. The Nationalhttp://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/parents-are-key-to-good-habits-even-before-children-are-born