Effect of the Children’s Healthy Living Program on Young Child Overweight, Obesity, and Acanthosis Nigricans in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3896
Abstract: Key Points Question Does a multijurisdictional, multilevel, multicomponent community intervention decrease young child overweight and obesity in the US-Affiliated Pacific region? Findings Among 27 communities and 8371 children in this randomized clinical trial, the Children’s… read more here.
Keywords: child overweight; overweight obesity; young child; affiliated pacific ... See more keywords
Consumption of Traditional Fruits and Vegetables among Children in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region
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DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac101
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background Traditional Pacific diets have many health benefits, including maintenance of a healthy weight and prevention of various diseases. Few studies have evaluated the frequency at which traditional diets are consumed in the Pacific,… read more here.
Keywords: among children; frequency traditional; children affiliated; affiliated pacific ... See more keywords
‘Hybrid Survey’ approach to non-communicable disease surveillance in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006971
Abstract: In 2010 the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) declared a regional state of health emergency due to the epidemic of non-communicable disease (NCD) and an NCD monitoring and surveillance framework was developed that includes adult NCD… read more here.
Keywords: adult; surveillance; survey; disease ... See more keywords