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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

  1. Introduction: Shining the Light on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health
  2. Winston Tseng, Simona C. Kwon
  3. pp. vii-xiv
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0052
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Heroes and Great Ideas

  1. Transforming and Advancing Health Equity: Dr. Howard Kyongju Koh
  2. Kathy Ko Chin, Jeffrey Caballero
  3. pp. 1-5
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0055
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  1. Championing Partnerships for Data Equity
  2. Ninez A. Ponce, Roxanna Bautista, Edward J. Sondik, Dorothy Rice, Ignatius Bau, Marguerite J. Ro, Winston Tseng
  3. pp. 6-15
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0058
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Original Papers

  1. Type 2 Diabetes among 6 Asian Ethnic Groups in California: The Nexus of Ethnicity, Gender, and Generational Status
  2. Z. Jennifer Huang, Chaoyi Zheng
  3. pp. 16-35
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0061
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  1. Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening Among Vietnamese Americans: A Community-Based Intervention Trial
  2. Grace X. Ma, Carolyn Fang, Yin Tan, Ziding Feng, Shaokui Ge, Cuc Nguyen
  3. pp. 36-52
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0064
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  1. Overweight and Obesity Prevalence among Public School Children in Guam
  2. Yvette C. Paulino, Rachael T. Leon Guerrero, Alyssa A. Uncangco, Mary Grace Rosadino, Julietta C. Quinene, Zenaida N. Natividad
  3. pp. 53-62
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0066
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  1. Cost Burden of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Whites in Hawai‘i
  2. Tetine L. Sentell, Hyeong Jun Ahn, Jill Miyamura, Deborah T. Juarez
  3. pp. 63-82
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0068
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Reports from the Field

  1. Children’s Healthy Living Program (CHL) Indigenous Workforce Training to Prevent Childhood Obesity in the Underserved U.S. Affiliated Pacific Region
  2. 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
  3. pp. 83-95
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0054
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  1. Policy, System, and Environment Strategies to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Food Sources to Address Guam’s Disparate Non-Communicable Disease Burden
  2. Mavis Nitta, Charles Tanner, Khrysthynn Narvarte, Patrick Luces, Alexis Silverio, Roselie Zabala, Dioreme Navasca, Angela Sy, Neal A. Palafox
  3. pp. 96-103
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0057
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  1. Identifying and Understanding the Role of Key Stakeholders in Promoting Worker Health and Safety in Nail Salons
  2. Thu Quach, Janice Y. Tsoh, Gem Le, Minhthu Le, Alene Pham, Lisa Fu, Vinh Luu, Kim Ngo, Peggy Reynolds
  3. pp. 104-115
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0060
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  1. Improving Access to Healthy Foods for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders: Lessons Learned from the STRIVE Program
  2. Simona C. Kwon, Catlin Rideout, Shilpa Patel, Pedro Arista, Edward Tepporn, Jesse Lipman, Sarah Kunkel, Daniel Q. Le, Kathy Ko Chin, Chau Trinh-Shevrin
  3. pp. 116-136
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0063
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  1. Litigation and Community Advocacy to Ensure Health Access for Micronesian Migrants in Hawai‘i
  2. Megan Kiyomi Inada Hagiwara, Seiji Yamada, Wayne Tanaka, Deja Marie Ostrowski
  3. pp. 137-145
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0065
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  1. Defining an Integrative Approach for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: A Population Health Equity Framework
  2. Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Nadia S. Islam, Smiti Nadkarni, Rebecca Park, Simona C. Kwon
  3. pp. 146-163
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0067
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  1. Community Collaborative for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Los Angeles Koreatown
  2. Parichart Sabado, Angela Jo, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Erica Juhn
  3. pp. 164-170
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0053
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Literature Review

  1. Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity among Asian Americans: A Systematic Review of Literature and Recommendations for Health Care Research
  2. Wenhua Lu, Cassandra S. Diep, E. Lisako J. McKyer
  3. pp. 171-190
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0056
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  1. Risk Factors of Suicide and Depression among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youth: A Systematic Literature Review
  2. Laura C. Wyatt, Tien Ung, Rebecca Park, Simona C. Kwon, Chau Trinh-Shevrin
  3. pp. 191-237
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0059
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  1. Characteristics of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Community Health Worker Programs: A Systematic Review
  2. Nadia S Islam, Jennifer M Zanowiak, Lindsey Riley, Smiti K Nadkarni, Simona C. Kwon, Chau Trinh-Shevrin
  3. pp. 238-268
  4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2015.0062
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