Search Results - "Palafox, Neal A"

"Community 101 for researchers": an online training program to build capacity for ethical community-engaged research with Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders by Chung-Do, Jane J, Scott, Samantha Keaulana, Jones, Bradley R, Look, Mele A, Taira, Deborah A, Palafox, Neal A, Farrar, Kamahanahokulani, Mau, Marjorie K Leimomi M

“…To address the history of unethical research and community distrust in research among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, we developed the…”
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A Socio-Ecological Framework for Cancer Control in the Pacific: A Community Case Study of the US Affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdictions 1997-2017 by Palafox, Neal A, Reichhardt, Martina, Taitano, John Ray, Nitta, Mavis, Garstang, Helentina, Riklon, Sheldon, Taulung, Livinson, Buenconsejo-Lum, Lee E

“…The United States Affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdictions (USAPIJ) are politically associated to the United States (US) as US Territories (Guam, American…”
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University of Hawai#x2018;i Cancer Center Connection: University of Hawai'i Cancer Center: Collaboration Through Partnerships in Hawai'i and the Pacific by Palafox, Neal A

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Cancer control in the Pacific: A South Pacific collaborative approach by Foliaki, Sunia, Bates, Chris, Tukana, Isimeli, Palafox, Neal A.

“…•The Pacific Islands are scattered over a 165 million square kilometres ocean.•Cancer is a leading significant and leading health burden in the…”
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Cancer risk reduction in the US Affiliated Pacific Islands: Utilizing a novel policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approach by Nitta, Mavis, Navasca, Dioreme, Tareg, Aileen, Palafox, Neal A.

“…•Cancer and Non-communicable Disease State of Emergency Declaration for USAPI.•Most prevalent USAPI are linked to tobacco use and obesity.•PSE approach novel…”
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Comprehensive cancer control planning in the Pacific: the Cancer Council of the Pacific Islands a multi-national regional coalition by Palafox, Neal A., Given, Leslie, Hohman, Karin, Taitano, John Ray, Hedson, Johnny, Buenconsejo-Lum, Lee E., Gunawardane, Kamal, Baksa, Janos, Reichhardt, Martina

“…Introduction In the early 1990s, a comprehensive cancer control (CCC) approach was developed in the United States (US). In 2003, the US-Affiliated Pacific…”
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A Historical and Contemporary Review of the Contextualization and Social Determinants of Health of Micronesian Migrants in the United States by Rehuher, Davis, Hishinuma, Earl S, Goebert, Deborah A, Palafox, Neal A

“…Hawai'i's Pacific Islander (PI) population has suffered a higher burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, hospitalizations, and deaths…”
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Epidemiology of areca (betel) nut use in the mariana islands: Findings from the University of Guam/University of Hawai`i cancer center partnership program by Paulino, Yvette C., Hurwitz, Eric L., Ogo, Joanne C., Paulino, Tristan C., Yamanaka, Ashley B., Novotny, Rachel, Wilkens, Lynne R., Miller, Mary Jane, Palafox, Neal A.

“…•The Guam 5-year areca (betel) nut chewing prevalence was 11%, and rose in Non-Chamorros from 7% in 2011 to 13% in 2015.•Most of the adult chewers (46%) in…”
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Development and Implementation of a Food Store–Based Intervention to Improve Diet in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by Gittelsohn, Joel, Dyckman, William, Tan, May Lynn, Boggs, Malia K., Frick, Kevin D., Alfred, Julie, Winch, Peter J., Haberle, Heather, Palafox, Neal A.

“…Effective approaches for the prevention and reduction of obesity and obesity-related chronic diseases are urgently needed. Food store–centered programs…”
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Vitamin A deficiency and inflammatory markers among preschool children in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by Maqsood, Maria, Dancheck, Barbara, Gamble, Mary V, Palafox, Neal A, Ricks, Michelle O, Briand, Kennar, Semba, Richard D

“…The exclusion of individuals with elevated acute phase proteins has been advocated in order to improve prevalence estimates of vitamin A deficiency in surveys,…”
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Viewpoint: Pacific Voyages - Ships - Pacific Communities: A Framework for COVID-19 Prevention and Control by Palafox, Neal A, Best, Bruce R, Hixon, Allen, Alik, Wilfred C

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Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in the Pacific Peoples of Hawai‘i, Guam, and the US Associated Pacific Islands Through Pacific-Focused Research Capacity Building by Leon Guerrero, Rachael T., Palafox, Neal A., Hattori-Uchima, Margaret P., Robinett, Hali R., Vogel, Carl-Wilhelm

“…Sociocultural, geographic, and biologic factors contribute to cancer health disparities (CHDs) in Indigenous Pacific peoples (IPPs) in Guam, Hawai‘i, and the…”
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COVID-19 Containment Ship Model: A Case Study for Pacific Island Response by Palafox, Neal A, Garcia, Marianne T, Chutaro, Emi, Alailima, Cecelia, Hixon, Allen L, Silk, Isabela, Best, Bruce, Alik, Wilfred C, Tufa, Aifili John, Cash, Haley L

“…The Republic of the Marshall Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau have been without any COVID-19 community…”
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Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in the Pacific Peoples of Hawai'i, Guam, and the US Associated Pacific Islands Through Pacific-Focused Research Capacity Building by Leon Guerrero, Rachael T, Palafox, Neal A, Hattori-Uchima, Margaret P, Robinett, Hali R, Vogel, Carl-Wilhelm

“…Sociocultural, geographic, and biologic factors contribute to cancer health disparities (CHDs) in indigenous Pacific peoples (IPPs) in Guam, Hawai'i, and the…”
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Health consequences of the Pacific U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing Program in the Marshall Islands: inequity in protection, health care access, policy, regulation by Palafox, Neal A

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Hemodialysis in the Compact Nations of the US Affiliated Pacific: History and Health Care Implications by Min, Margaret S, Siemsen, Arnold W, Chutaro, Emi, Musgrave, James E, Wong, Ramona L, Palafox, Neal A

“…The epidemic of non-communicable disease in the Compact nations of the US Affiliated Pacific Islands and the associated renal complications drive the demand…”
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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 by Nitta, Mavis, Tanner, Charles, Narvarte, Khrysthynn, Luces, Patrick, Silverio, Alexis, Zabala, Roselie, Navasca, Dioreme, Sy, Angela, Palafox, Neal A

“…In 2013, the Guam Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Consortium, Department of Public Health and Social Services, and University of Hawaii collaborated to address…”
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Screening for oral potentially malignant disorders among areca (betel) nut chewers in Guam and Saipan by Paulino, Yvette C, Hurwitz, Eric L, Warnakulasuriya, Saman, Gatewood, Robert R, Pierson, Kenneth D, Tenorio, Lynnette F, Novotny, Rachel, Palafox, Neal A, Wilkens, Lynne R, Badowski, Grazyna

“…The Mariana Islands, including Guam and Saipan, are home to many ethnic subpopulations of Micronesia. Oral cancer incidence rates vary among subpopulations,…”
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Research and comprehensive cancer control coalitions by Vinson, Cynthia, Porta, Madeline La, Todd, William, Palafox, Neal A, Wilson, Katherine M, Fairley, Temeika

“…The goal of cancer control research is “to generate basic knowledge about how to monitor and change individual and collective behavior and to ensure that…”
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Health Consequences of Disparity: the US Affiliated Pacific Islands by Palafox, Neal A., Hixon, Allen L.

“…Health disparities and the social determinants of health are often discussed, but their relationship to political forces, the integrity of cultures, social and…”
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