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The DREAM Initiative: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing an integrated electronic health record and community health worker intervention to promote weight loss among South Asian patients at risk for diabetes by Lim, Sahnah, Wyatt, Laura C, Mammen, Shinu, Zanowiak, Jennifer M, Mohaimin, Sadia, Goldfeld, Keith S, Shelley, Donna, Gold, Heather T, Islam, Nadia S

“…Electronic health record (EHR)-based interventions that use registries and alerts can improve chronic disease care in primary care settings. Community health…”
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Implementation of a multi-level community-clinical linkage intervention to improve glycemic control among south Asian patients with uncontrolled diabetes: study protocol of the DREAM initiative by Lim, Sahnah, Wyatt, Laura C, Mammen, Shinu, Zanowiak, Jennifer M, Mohaimin, Sadia, Troxel, Andrea B, Lindau, Stacy Tessler, Gold, Heather T, Shelley, Donna, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Islam, Nadia S

“…A number of studies have identified patient-, provider-, and community-level barriers to effective diabetes management among South Asian Americans, who have a…”
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Characterizing Technology Use and Preferences for Health Communication in South Asian Immigrants With Prediabetes or Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Hu, Lu, Wyatt, Laura C, Mohsin, Farhan, Lim, Sahnah, Zanowiak, Jennifer, Mammen, Shinu, Hussain, Sarah, Ali, Shahmir H, Onakomaiya, Deborah, Belli, Hayley M, Aifah, Angela, Islam, Nadia S

“…Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects South Asian subgroups. Lifestyle prevention programs help prevent and manage diabetes; however, there is a need to…”
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A community health worker intervention to improve blood pressure among Filipino Americans with hypertension: A randomized controlled trial by Ursua, Rhodora A, Aguilar, David E, Wyatt, Laura C, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Gamboa, Leonida, Valdellon, Pacita, Perrella, Esperanza G, Dimaporo, Mohammad Z, Nur, Potrirankamanis Q, Tandon, S. Darius, Islam, Nadia S

“…AbstractBehavioral interventions utilizing community health workers (CHWs) have demonstrated effectiveness in improving hypertension disparities in ethnic…”
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Racial and Ethnic Difference in Falls Among Older Adults: Results from the California Health Interview Survey by Kwon, Simona C., Han, Benjamin H., Kranick, Julie A., Wyatt, Laura C., Blaum, Caroline S., Yi, Stella S., Trinh-Shevrin, Chau

“…Background Research suggests that fall risk among older adults varies by racial/ethnic groups; however, few studies have examined fall risk among Hispanics and…”
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A Culturally Adapted, Telehealth, Community Health Worker Intervention on Blood Pressure Control among South Asian Immigrants with Type II Diabetes: Results from the DREAM Atlanta Intervention by Shah, Megha K., Wyatt, Laura C., Gibbs-Tewary, Christina, Zanowiak, Jennifer M., Mammen, Shinu, Islam, Nadia

“…Background South Asians face a high prevalence of type II diabetes (DMII) and comorbid hypertension (HTN). Community health worker (CHW) interventions have the…”
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A Community Health Worker-Led Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control in an Immigrant Community With Comorbid Diabetes: Data From Two Randomized, Controlled Trials Conducted in 2011-2019 by Beasley, Jeannette M, Shah, Megha, Wyatt, Laura C, Zanowiak, Jennifer, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Islam, Nadia S

“…Evidence-based strategies addressing comorbid hypertension and diabetes are needed among minority communities. We analyzed the outcome of blood pressure (BP)…”
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Patient-provider communication patterns among Asian American immigrant subgroups in New York City by Phillips, Serena, Wyatt, Laura C., Turner, Monique M., Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Kwon, Simona C.

“…•Language discordance, low English proficiency and cultural understanding are associated with low comprehension of providers.•Southeast Asians were more likely…”
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Cancer Screening, Knowledge, and Fatalism Among Chinese, Korean, and South Asian Residents of New York City by Curro, Isabel Inez, Teasdale, Chloe A, Wyatt, Laura C, Foster, Victoria, Yusuf, Yousra, Sifuentes, Sonia, Chebli, Perla, Kranick, Julie A, Kwon, Simona C, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, LeCroy, Madison N

“…Asian New York City (NYC) residents have the lowest cancer screening uptake across race and ethnicity. Few studies have examined screening differences across…”
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Risk Factors of Suicide and Depression among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Youth: A Systematic Literature Review by Wyatt, Laura C, Ung, Tien, Park, Rebecca, Kwon, Simona C, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau

“…Suicide has become an increasing public health challenge, with growing incidence among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI)…”
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Neighborhood social cohesion and disease prevention in Asian immigrant populations by Ali, Shahmir H., Yi, Stella S., Wyatt, Laura C., Misra, Supriya, Kwon, Simona C., Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Islam, Nadia S.

“…In the United States (US), chronic disease risk factors are highly prevalent among Asian immigrant communities, who also exhibit low health screening rates…”
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Chronic hepatitis B and liver cancer risks among Asian immigrants in New York City: Results from a large, community-based screening, evaluation, and treatment program by Pollack, Henry J, Kwon, Simona C, Wang, Su H, Wyatt, Laura C, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau

“…Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the predominant cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide, disproportionately affects Asian Americans. Limited data…”
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Protocol and baseline characteristics for a community health worker-led hypertension and diabetes management program for South Asians in Atlanta: The DREAM Atlanta study by Shah, Megha K., Wyatt, Laura C., Gibbs-Tewary, Christina, Zanowiak, Jennifer, Mammen, Shinu, Mohsin, Farhan M., Islam, Nadia

“…South Asians are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes (DMII) and comorbid hypertension (HTN). Community health worker (CHW) interventions have been…”
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among Older Adults in New York City and Los Angeles and Orange Counties by Tse, Stephanie C, Wyatt, Laura C, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Kwon, Simona C

“…Disparities in vaccination rates exist among racial/ethnic minority adults. This study examined factors associated with influenza (flu) and pneumococcal…”
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Integrating Community Health Workers into Community-Based Primary Care Practice Settings to Improve Blood Pressure Control Among South Asian Immigrants in New York City: Results from a Randomized Control Trial by Islam, Nadia S., Wyatt, Laura C., Ali, Shahmir H., Zanowiak, Jennifer M., Mohaimin, Sadia, Goldfeld, Keith, Lopez, Priscilla, Kumar, Rashi, Beane, Susan, Thorpe, Lorna E., Trinh-Shevrin, Chau

“…Blood pressure (BP) control is suboptimal in minority communities, including Asian populations. We evaluate the feasibility, adoption, and effectiveness of an…”
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Stakeholder Perspectives on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Implementation of a Community-Clinic Linkage Model in New York City by Onakomaiya, Deborah, Ali, Shahmir H., Islam, Tanzeela, Mohaimin, Sadia, Kaur, Jagjit, Pillai, Shaaranya, Monir, Afsana, Mehdi, Aasma, Mehmood, Rehan, Mammen, Shinu, Hussain, Sarah, Zanowiak, Jennifer, Wyatt, Laura C., Alam, Gulnahar, Lim, Sahnah, Islam, Nadia S.

“…Community-clinical linkage models (CCLM) have the potential to reduce health disparities, especially in underserved communities; however, the COVID-19 pandemic…”
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Associations between Spiritual Health Locus of Control, Perceived Discrimination and Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening for Muslim American Women in New York City by Azhar, Sameena, Wyatt, Laura C., Jokhakar, Vaidehi, Patel, Shilpa, Raveis, Victoria H., Kwon, Simona C., Islam, Nadia S.

“…We sought to understand the impacts of religion-related factors, namely perceived discrimination and spiritual health locus of control, on breast and cervical…”
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Physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and health-related quality of life among older Chinese, Hispanics, and Blacks in New York City by Kwon, Simona C, Wyatt, Laura C, Kranick, Julie A, Islam, Nadia S, Devia, Carlos, Horowitz, Carol, Trinh-Shevrin, Chau

“…We explored the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and adequate physical activity (PA) and fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake among…”
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Promoting Physical Activity Among Immigrant Asian Americans: Results from Four Community Health Worker Studies by Wyatt, Laura C., Katigbak, Carina, Riley, Lindsey, Zanowiak, Jennifer M., Ursua, Rhodora, Kwon, Simona C., Trinh-Shevrin, Chau, Islam, Nadia S.

“…Racial/ethnic minorities have demonstrated lower rates of physical activity (PA) than non-Hispanic Whites. This study examined outcomes in PA measures after…”
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A Culturally Adapted Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention Among Muslim Women in New York City: Results from the MARHABA Trial by Wyatt, Laura C., Chebli, Perla, Patel, Shilpa, Alam, Gulnahar, Naeem, Areeg, Maxwell, Annette E., Raveis, Victoria H., Ravenell, Joseph, Kwon, Simona C., Islam, Nadia S.

“…We examine the efficacy of MARHABA, a social marketing-informed, lay health worker (LHW) intervention with patient navigation (PN), to increase breast and…”
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