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A Global Perspective on Active Aging
In 2002, the term active aging was defined by the World Health Organization as “optimizing individual function and opportunities to participate for all age groups, including older adults”. Promoting active agi...
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No nā Hulu Kūpuna: A Native Hawaiian View of Elderhood
This chapter summarizes the creation story of Kānaka Maoli, the Indigenous people of the Hawaiian archipelago, and presents the esteemed role of kūpuna (elders and ancestors) through a discussion of positive poet...
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Correction to: Native Hawaiian Views on Biobanking
The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The name of “Maile Taualii” is now corrected in the author group of this article.
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Mentoring, Training, and Scholarly Productivity Experiences of Cancer-Related Health Disparities Research Trainees: Do Outcomes Differ for Underrepresented Scientists?
The study aims to explore variation in scholarly productivity outcomes by underrepresented status among a diverse sample of researchers in a community-engaged training program. We identified 141 trainees from ...
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening prevalence remains low among Asians and Pacific Islanders. This study examined disparities and predictors of CRC screening compliance in adults age 50–75 years in Asians and P...
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Away from the Islands: Diaspora’s Effects on Native Hawaiian Elders and Families in California
Native Hawaiians, the indigenous people of Hawai‘i, were once a healthy and hardy people. But today they are affected by varying social and health disparities that have led to poor social and health outcomes. ...
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Open AccessPathways to potentially preventable hospitalizations for diabetes and heart failure: a qualitative analysis of patient perspectives
Potentially preventable hospitalizations (PPH) for heart failure (HF) and diabetes mellitus (DM) cost the United States over $14 billion annually. Studies about PPH typically lack patient perspectives, especia...
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Open AccessHealth literacy and meeting breast and cervical cancer screening guidelines among Asians and whites in California
Empirical evidence regarding cancer screening and health literacy is mixed. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Asian Americans, yet screening rates are notably low. Using a population-based sample, we det...
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Native Hawaiian Views on Biobanking
Genomic science represents a new frontier for health research and will provide important tools for personalizing health care. Biospecimen-based research is an important mechanism for expanding the genomic rese...
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Listening to the Voices of Native Hawaiian Elders and ‘Ohana Caregivers: Discussions on Aging, Health, and Care Preferences
Native Hawaiians, the indigenous people of Hawai’i, are affected by varying social and health disparities that result in high prevalence of chronic disease, early onset of disability, and shorter life expectan...
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The Role of Collaboration in Facilitating Policy Change in Youth Violence Prevention: a Review of the Literature
Youth violence remains a serious public health issue nationally and internationally. The social ecological model has been recommended as a framework to design youth violence prevention initiatives, requiring i...
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Health Literacy, Health Communication Challenges, and Cancer Screening Among Rural Native Hawaiian and Filipino Women
Native Hawaiians and Filipinos are disproportionately impacted by cancer and are less likely to participate in cancer screening than whites. Limited information exists about health information pathways and hea...
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Creating a Cadre of Junior Investigators to Address the Challenges of Cancer-Related Health Disparities: Lessons Learned from the Community Networks Program
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiatives such as the National Cancer Institute’s Community Networks Program (CNP) (2005–2010) often emphasize training of junior investigators from underreprese...
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Open AccessMultiple sex partner behavior in female undergraduate students in China: A multi-campus survey
China is realizing increases in women engaged in premarital sex and multiple sex partner behavior. Our aim was to examine prevalence and determinants of multiple sex partner behavior among female undergraduate...
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Death with Dignity, Older Adulthood
This entry defines a “good death” and presents evidence that suggests that few older Americans are able to achieve this goal. Interventions to improve end-of-life care target change at the intrapersonal, inter...
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Perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and help-seeking among recent Vietnamese immigrants
Using qualitative methods, perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and help-seeking were obtained from three groups of Vietnamese immigrants — adult men, adult women, and youth — and from Vietnamese American prof...
