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A Community-Based Approach to Biospecimen Collection Among Pacific Islanders by Kwan, Patchareeya Pumpuang, Sabado-Liwag, Melanie, Tan, Nasya, Pike, James Russell, Custodio, Harold, LaBreche, Amanda, Fex, Cleo, May Tui’one, Vanessa, Pang, Jane Ka’ala, Pang, Victor Kaiwi, Sablan-Santos, Lola, Toilolo, Tupou, Tulua, Allisi, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Xie, Bin, Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Palmer, Paula

“…This study tested the feasibility of collecting saliva samples from Pacific Islanders (PIs) via a community-based participatory research approach. Collection…”
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Community-Based Recruitment Strategies for Young Adult Pacific Islanders into a Randomized Community Smoking Cessation Trial by Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Lee, Cevadne, LaBreche, Mandy, Lepule, Jonathan Tana, Lutu, Genesis, May, Vanessa Tui'one, Pang, Jane Ka'ala, Tan, Nasya, Sabado-Liwag, Melanie, Pike, James, Kwan, Patchareeya, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Soakai, Lolofi, Talavou, Melevesi Fifita, Toilolo, Tupou, Palmer, Paula Healani

“…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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Association Between Stress and Social Support Among Young Adult Pacific Islander Smokers by Kwan, Patchareeya P, Pike, James Russell, Co, Danielle Erika, Esmundo, Shenazar, Vaivao, Dorothy Etimani S, May, Vanessa Tui'one, Pang, Jane Ka'ala, Sabado-Liwag, Melanie, Tan, Nasya S, Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Xie, Bin, Palmer, Paula H

“…Recent studies have found high levels of stress among Americans, particularly amongst young adults and ethnic minority groups. The purpose of this secondary…”
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Let’s Move for Pacific Islander Communities: an Evidence-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity by LaBreche, Mandy, Cheri, Ashley, Custodio, Harold, Fex, Cleo Carlos, Foo, Mary Anne, Lepule, Jonathan Tana, May, Vanessa Tui’one, Orne, Annette, Pang, Jane Ka’ala, Pang, Victor Kaiwi, Sablan-Santos, Lola, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Surani, Zul, Talavou, Melevesi Fifita, Toilolo, Tupou, Palmer, Paula Healani, Tanjasiri, Sora Park

“…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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CBPR-Informed Recruitment and Retention Adaptations in a Randomized Study of Pap Testing Among Pacific Islanders in Southern California by Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Weiss, Jie W, Santos, Lola, Flores, Peter, Flores, Preciosa, Lacsamana, Jasmine DeGuzman, Paige, Ciara, Mouttapa, Michele, Quitugua, Lourdes, Taito, Peniamina, May, Vanessa Tui, Tupua, Marina, Vaikona, Elenoa, Vaivao, Dorothy, Vunileva, Isileli

“…Pacific Islanders (PIs) experience high cervical cancer rates in the United States. Stage of diagnosis is also later for PIs than non-Hispanic Whites. The Pap…”
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Design and Outcomes of a Community Trial to Increase Pap Testing in Pacific Islander Women by Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Mouttapa, Michele, Sablan-Santos, Lola, Weiss, Jie W, Chavarria, Alisa, Lacsamana, Jasmine DeGuzman, May, Vanessa Tuiòne, Quitugua, Lourdes, Tupua, Marina, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy

“…Pap tests remain an essential cervical cancer detection method in the United States, yet they are underutilized among Pacific Islanders (PI) who experience…”
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Psychosocial characteristics of smoking patterns among young adult Samoans and Tongans in California by Rainer, Michelle A, Xie, Bin, Sabado-Liwag, Melanie, Kwan, Patchareeya P, Pike, James Russell, Tan, Nasya S, Vaivao, Dorothy Etimani S, Tui'one May, Vanessa, Ka'ala Pang, Jane, Pang, Victor Kaiwi, Toilolo, Tupou Bo, Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Palmer, Paula Healani

“…AbstractIntroductionDespite the high burden of tobacco-related diseases experienced by Samoans and Tongans, there is relatively little understanding of the…”
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Biospecimen Education Among Pacific Islanders in Southern California by Tan, Nasya S., Custodio, Harold, LaBreche, Mandy, Fex, Cleo Carlos, Tui’one May, Vanessa, Pang, Jane Ka’ala, Pang, Victor Kaiwi, Sablan-Santos, Lola, Toilolo, Tupou, Tulua, Alisi, Vaivao, Dorothy Schmidt, Sabado-Liwag, Melanie, Pike, James Russell, Xie, Bin, Kwan, Patchareeya P., Palmer, Paula Healani, Tanjasiri, Sora Park

“…Despite increasing rates of cancer, biospecimen donations for cancer research remains low among Pacific Islanders (PIs). To address this disparity, researchers…”
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Enhancing Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships Through Appreciative Inquiry by Paige, Ciara, Peters, Ruth, Parkhurst, Malia, Beck, Leah Leilani, Hui, Brian, May, Vanessa Tui, Tanjasiri, Sora Park

“…Challenges in community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships often pertain to trust and power, dilemmas posed by funding sources, and equitable…”
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Associations Between Women’s Perception of Their Husbands’/Partners’ Social Support and Pap Screening in Pacific Islander Communities by Mouttapa, Michele, Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Weiss, Jie Wu, Sablan-Santos, Lola, DeGuzman Lacsamana, Jasmine, Quitugua, Lourdes, Flores, Preciosa, Flores, Peter, Paige, Ciara, May, Vanessa Tui’one, Tupua, Marina, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Taito, Peniamina, Vaikona, Elenoa, Vunileva, Isileli

“…Pacific Islanders experience high rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality. This cross-sectional study examined the extent to which Samoan, Chamorro,…”
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Contextualization of HIV and HPV risk and prevention among Pacific Islander young adults in Southern California by DiStefano, Anthony S., Hui, Brian, Barrera-Ng, Angelica, Quitugua, Lourdes F., Peters, Ruth, Dimaculangan, Jeany, Vunileva, Isileli, Tui'one, Vanessa, Takahashi, Lois M., Tanjasiri, Sora Park

“…HIV and sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) are associated with each other and with the development of comorbid cancer. Current epidemiology…”
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Development of an Online Smoking Cessation Curriculum for Pacific Islanders: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach by Kwan, Patchareeya, Sabado-Liwag, Melanie, Lee, Cevadne, Lepule, Jonathan, Pang, Victor, Pike, James, Santos, Lola, Tanjasiri, Sora, Toilolo, Tupou, Tui One May, Vanessa, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Palmer, Paula

“…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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A Community-Based Participatory Research Study of HIV and HPV Vulnerabilities and Prevention in Two Pacific Islander Communities: Ethical Challenges and Solutions by Distefano, Anthony, Quitugua, Lourdes, Hui, Brian, Barrera-Ng, Angelica, Peters, Ruth, Vunileva, 'Isileli, Dimaculangan, Jeany, Tui'one, Vanessa, Takahashi, Lois, Tanjasiri, Sora Park

“…We describe ethical issues that emerged during a one-year CBPR study of HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV) vulnerabilities and prevention in two Pacific…”
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Use of a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs on Biospecimen Research Among Pacific Islanders by Kwan, Patchareeya P., Briand, Greta, Lee, Cevadne, Lepule, Jonathan "Tana", Pang, Jane Ka'ala, Sabado, Melanie, Sablan-Santos, Lola, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Tanjasiri, Sora, Tui'one, Vanessa, Palmer, Paula H.

“…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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Eliminating Tobacco Disparities Among Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders Through Policy Change: The Role of Community-Based Organizations by Palmer, Paula Healani, Lee, Cevadne, Sablan-Santos, Lola, Lepule, Jonathan Tana, Pang, Victor Kaiwi, Tui'one, Vanessa, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Sabado, Melanie Dee, Sur, Roger, Tanjasiri, Sora P.

“…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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Reservations to Participate in Biospecimen Research among Pacific Islanders by Kwan, Patchareeya, Briand, Greta, Lee, Cevadne, Lepule, Jonathan, Llave, Karen, Pang, Ka'ala, Sabado, Melanie, Santos, Lola, Tanjasiri, Sora, Tui'one, Vanessa, Schmidt-Vaivao, Dorothy, Palmer, Paula

“…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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Abstract A02: Tobacco and alcohol comorbidities among young adult Pacific Islanders by Palmer, Paula, Tanjasiri, Sora Park, May, Vanessa Tui'one, Toilolo, Tupou, Pang, Victor Kaiwi, Vaivao, Dorothy Etimani, Sabado, Melanie, Tan, Nasya, Pike, James, Talavou, Melevesi Fifita, Lutu, Genesis, Xie, Bin

“…Pacific Islanders (PIs) in the United States have among the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking and alcohol use both of which contribute significantly to…”
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Abstract A03: Designing culturally appropriate health interventions for Pacific Islanders: The “Support Our Women” Pap test study by Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Santos, Lola, Mouttapa, Michele, Weiss, Jie, Lacsamana, Jasmine DeGuzman, Quitugua, Lou, Vunileva, Isileli, Vaikona, Elenoa, May, Vanessa Tui'one, Flores, Peter, Flores, Perci, Vaivao, Dorothy, Tupua, Marina, Lutu, Genesis

“…Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a social support intervention involving women and their male partners to increase Pap testing…”
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Abstract B66: Utilizing communication preferences for smoking cessation with Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders by Palmer, Paula, Tanjasiri, Sora Park, Lee, Cevadne, May, Vanessa Tui'one, Toilolo, Tupou Sekona, Pang, Kaiwi, Vaivao, Dorothy Etimani S., Orne, Annette, Lepule, Jonathan Tana, Sabado, Melanie, Pike, James, Cen, Steven, Xie, Bin

“…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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Development of the Tongan American Health Professionals Association: Sharing, Mentoring and Networking for Community Health by Tui'one, Vanessa, Tulua-Tata, Alisi, Hui, Brian, Tisnado, Diana M

“…Tongan-Americans face severe disparities in health including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Educational disparities also affect health…”
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