In this Issue

Table of Contents

Sponsored by the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, New York University Center for the Study of Asian American Health, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, Temple University Center for Asian Health, and Asian American Research Center on Health

Note from the Editor

Introduction: Shining the Light on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health

Winston Tseng, Simona C. Kwon
pp. vii-xiv
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0052
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Heroes and Great Ideas

Transforming and Advancing Health Equity: Dr. Howard Kyongju Koh

Kathy Ko Chin, Jeffrey Caballero
pp. 1-5
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0055
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Championing Partnerships for Data Equity

Ninez A. Ponce, Roxanna Bautista, Edward J. Sondik, Dorothy Rice, Ignatius Bau, Marguerite J. Ro, Winston Tseng
pp. 6-15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0058
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Original Papers

Type 2 Diabetes among 6 Asian Ethnic Groups in California: The Nexus of Ethnicity, Gender, and Generational Status

Z. Jennifer Huang, Chaoyi Zheng
pp. 16-35
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0061
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Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Among Vietnamese Americans: A Community-Based Intervention Trial

Grace X. Ma, Carolyn Fang, Yin Tan, Ziding Feng, Shaokui Ge, Cuc Nguyen
pp. 36-52
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0064
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Overweight and Obesity Prevalence among Public School Children in Guam

Yvette C. Paulino, Rachael T. Leon Guerrero, Alyssa A. Uncangco, Mary Grace Rosadino, Julietta C. Quinene, Zenaida N. Natividad
pp. 53-62
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0066
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Cost Burden of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Whites in Hawai‘i

Tetine L. Sentell, Hyeong Jun Ahn, Jill Miyamura, Deborah T. Juarez
pp. 63-82
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0068
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Reports from the Field

Children’s Healthy Living Program (CHL) Indigenous Workforce Training to Prevent Childhood Obesity in the Underserved U.S. Affiliated Pacific Region

Marie Kainoa Fialkowski, Treena Delormier, Margaret Hattori-Uchima, Jodi Haunani Leslie, Joshua Greenberg, Jang Ho Kim, Jonathan L. Deenik, Michael A. Dunn, Aufa‘i Apulu Ropeti Areta, Rachel Novotny
pp. 83-95
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0054
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Policy, System, and Environment Strategies to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Food Sources to Address Guam’s Disparate Non-Communicable Disease Burden

Mavis Nitta, Charles Tanner, Khrysthynn Narvarte, Patrick Luces, Alexis Silverio, Roselie Zabala, Dioreme Navasca, Angela Sy, Neal A. Palafox
pp. 96-103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0057
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Identifying and Understanding the Role of Key Stakeholders in Promoting Worker Health and Safety in Nail Salons

Thu Quach, Janice Y. Tsoh, Gem Le, Minhthu Le, Alene Pham, Lisa Fu, Vinh Luu, Kim Ngo, Peggy Reynolds
pp. 104-115
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0060
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Improving Access to Healthy Foods for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: Lessons Learned from the STRIVE Program

Simona C. Kwon, Catlin Rideout, Shilpa Patel, Pedro Arista, Edward Tepporn, Jesse Lipman, Sarah Kunkel, Daniel Q. Le, Kathy Ko Chin, Chau Trinh-Shevrin
pp. 116-136
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0063
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Litigation and Community Advocacy to Ensure Health Access for Micronesian Migrants in Hawai‘i

Megan Kiyomi Inada Hagiwara, Seiji Yamada, Wayne Tanaka, Deja Marie Ostrowski
pp. 137-145
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0065
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Defining an Integrative Approach for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Population Health Equity Framework

Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia S. Islam, Smiti Nadkarni, Rebecca Park, Simona C. Kwon
pp. 146-163
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0067
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Community Collaborative for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Los Angeles Koreatown

Parichart Sabado, Angela Jo, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Erica Juhn
pp. 164-170
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0053
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Literature Review

Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity among Asian Americans: A Systematic Review of Literature and Recommendations for Health Care Research

Wenhua Lu, Cassandra S. Diep, E. Lisako J. McKyer
pp. 171-190
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0056
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Risk Factors of Suicide and Depression among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youth: A Systematic Literature Review

Laura C. Wyatt, Tien Ung, Rebecca Park, Simona C. Kwon, Chau Trinh-Shevrin
pp. 191-237
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0059
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Characteristics of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Community Health Worker Programs: A Systematic Review

Nadia S Islam, Jennifer M Zanowiak, Lindsey Riley, Smiti K Nadkarni, Simona C. Kwon, Chau Trinh-Shevrin
pp. 238-268
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0062
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