Alaa AlQurashi

Biographic Data

ID7873316
NAMEAlaa AlQurashi
GIVEN NAMESAlaa
FAMILY NAMEAlQurashi
SIGNATUREALQURASHI A
AFFILIATIONSKing Fahd Medical City
ORCID0000-0003-2631-7535
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Towards a unified regional surveillance system

    Open AccessSami Al Mudarra, Lamis Alghamdi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    In January 2021, the Gulf Health Council (GHC), established the Gulf Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Gulf CDC) in Riyadh, marking a pivotal step in harmonizing health strategies, enhancing knowledge generation, and promoting evidence-based approaches to both communicable (CD) and non-communicable diseases (NCD). The Gulf CDC’s mission includes consolidating the region’s health information systems, crucial for monitoring disease burden …

  • Hail Lifestyle Medicine consensus position statement as a medical specialty

    Open AccessSaleh Alrajhi, Ayman Afify Konswa et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background and importance: Lifestyle choices and practices are often the primary contributors to most preventable chronic diseases encountered in both outpatient and inpatient settings worldwide. Lifestyle medicine (LM) therapeutic interventions have consistently been shown through numerous scientific studies to improve and, in many cases, reverse chronic diseases. Globally, there is widespread acceptance of the 15 core competencies, 6 pillars, a…

  • Compliance With Tobacco Control Policy and Visibility of Cigarette Retailers Around Educational Facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Open AccessHala Aljishi, Dian Kusuma et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Background: In Saudi Arabia, cardiovascular diseases are among the top causes of death and disability, and smoking is one of the leading risk factors, particularly among males. Objective: Our study aims to evaluate the compliance with the anti-smoking law among cigarette retailers and examine the visibility of cigarette retailers around educational facilities in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Methods: We conducted a mapping survey and geospatial anal…

  • Psychological impact of Covid-19 on healthcare workers

    Open AccessSherief Ghozy, Wendy Cross et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2022

    COVID-19 has augmented the psychological distress among HCWs. Factors identified in this study should be considered in managing the wellbeing of HCWs, who had been serving as the frontline drivers in managing the crisis successfully across all participating countries. Furthermore, interventions to address their psychological distress should be considered

  • Covid-19

    Open AccessMuhammad Aziz Rahman, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2021

    BACKGROUND: The current pandemic of COVID-19 impacted the psychological wellbeing of populations globally. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine the extent and identify factors associated with psychological distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study across 17 countries during Jun-2020 to Jan-2021. Levels of psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale), fear of COVID-19 (Fear of COVID-19 Scale),…

  • Density of Fast Food Outlets around Educational Facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Open AccessAlaa AlQurashi, Alaa Ashraf AlQurashi et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    There is a high density of fast food outlets around educational facilities in Saudi Arabia. Effective policies are needed to help reduce potential exposure to fast food among young people in Saudi Arabia and other countries with similar settings