Community-Based Participatory Research Integrates Behavioral and Biological Research to Achieve Health Equity for Native Hawaiians

Community-Based Participatory Research Integrates Behavioral and Biological Research to Achieve Health Equity for Native Hawaiians

Native Hawaiians bear a disproportionate burden of type-2 diabetes and related complications compared to all other groups in Hawai‘i (e.g., Whites, Japanese, Korean). Distrust in these communities is a significant barrier to participation in epigenetic research studies seeking to better understand d...

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Main Authors: Claire K. M. Townsend, Adrienne Dillard, Kelsea K. Hosoda, Gregory G. Maskarinec, Alika K. Maunakea, Sheryl R. Yoshimura, Claire Hughes, Donna-Marie Palakiko, Bridget Puni Kehauoha, Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
community-based participatory research
epigenomics
diabetes self-management
Native Hawaiians
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/1/4

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