Search Results - "Lepule, Jonathan"
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Use of a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs on Biospecimen Research Among Pacific Islanders
Published in Health promotion practice (01-05-2014)“…Objectives. The purpose of this article is to describe a community-based participatory research pilot project conducted to investigate the knowledge,…”
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Abstract B58: Promoting healthy lifestyle and cancer awareness through a Pacific Islander fitness day
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-09-2011)“…Chronic disease is the leading cause of death for Pacific Islanders in the U.S., who number over 1.1 million and suffer from enormous health disparities…”
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Community-Based Recruitment Strategies for Young Adult Pacific Islanders into a Randomized Community Smoking Cessation Trial
Published in Progress in community health partnerships (01-01-2023)“…Lung cancer represents the leading cause of cancer death for Pacific Islanders in the United States, but they remain underrepresented in studies leading to the…”
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Abstract 4439: Childhood cancer late effects: Knowledge base and meaningful resources from a community perspective
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2012)“…Each year, cancer kills more children between 1 and 20 years of age than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and AIDS combined, and remains the leading cause of…”
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Abstract B66: Utilizing communication preferences for smoking cessation with Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-11-2014)“…Despite a general decline in cigarette smoking in the U.S., Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) experience higher prevalence rates and tobacco-related…”
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Let’s Move for Pacific Islander Communities: an Evidence-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity
Published in Journal of cancer education (01-06-2016)“…Pacific Islander (PI) populations of Southern California experience high obesity and low physical activity levels. Given PI’s rich cultural ties, efforts to…”
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Development of an Online Smoking Cessation Curriculum for Pacific Islanders: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach
Published in Progress in community health partnerships (01-01-2017)“…Pacific Islanders (PIs) have one of the highest rates of cigarette use, but evidence-based smoking cessation programs designed specifically for PIs are…”
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Abstract ED03-03: Translating research into practice: Results of the WINCART Center Biospecimen Pilot Study and community outreach efforts
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-10-2012)“…Study Objectives: The purpose of this community-based participatory research (CBPR) pilot project is to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs that…”
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Abstract B85: WINCART Center: Technology and tobacco use assessment for young adult Pacific Islanders
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-09-2011)“…Introduction: This research study (WINCART – Weaving an Islander Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training) focuses on the development of a smoking…”
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Eliminating Tobacco Disparities Among Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders Through Policy Change: The Role of Community-Based Organizations
Published in Health promotion practice (01-09-2013)“…Although cigarette smoking in the general U.S. population has decreased considerably over the past several decades, prevalence rates among Native Hawaiian…”
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Balancing community and university aims in community-based participatory research: a Pacific Islander youth study
Published in Progress in community health partnerships (2011)“…Community-based participatory research (CBPR) holds the promise of improving the planning, conduct, and long-term translation of research findings into…”
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Developing an Internet- and Mobile-Based System to Measure Cigarette Use Among Pacific Islanders: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study
Published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth (07-01-2016)“…Recent prevalence data indicates that Pacific Islanders living in the United States have disproportionately high smoking rates when compared to the general…”
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Reservations to Participate in Biospecimen Research among Pacific Islanders
Published in Californian journal of health promotion (01-12-2015)“…Despite high rates of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, Pacific Islanders (PIs) are underrepresented in clinical and genetic…”
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Hepatitis B Among Pacific Islanders in Southern California: How is Health Information Associated with Screening and Vaccination
Published in Journal of community health (01-02-2011)“…We measured Hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission knowledge and self-reported screening/testing behavior among Pacific Islanders (Guamanians/Chamorros, Samoans,…”
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HIV Testing Behavior among Pacific Islanders in Southern California: Exploring the Importance of Race/Ethnicity, Knowledge, and Domestic Violence
Published in AIDS education and prevention (01-02-2011)“…This article presents an analysis of a 2008 community needs assessment survey of a convenience sample of 179 Pacific Islander respondents in southern…”
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