ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the U.S., University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high rates of obesity and smoking. The preliminary findings are being presented today (August 24) at a conference in Los Angeles on health disparities among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.… Continue reading High obesity and smoking rates among Pacific Islanders: U-M study
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Panapasa and colleagues find high rates of smoking, obesity among Pacific Islanders
Sela Panapasa says that, although Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are the second fastest growing minority population in the U.S., they have been underrepresented in national surveys on health and health behavior. Her work looks at Tongans and Samoans, two PI subgroups, living in California. She finds health disparities between these populations and other Californians… Continue reading Panapasa and colleagues find high rates of smoking, obesity among Pacific Islanders
Panapasa highlights need to understand health disparities of Pacific Island population in US
The [Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Disparity and Health Equity Conference](http://healthcarecommunities.org/showcontent.aspx?id=4294975376) in Los Angeles, Sept. 24-25, 2012, will feature preliminary findings from the Pacific Islander Health Study, the first representative survey to assess this community in the US. Sela Panapasa, PI of the study, says: “The goal of this conference is to increase awareness… Continue reading Panapasa highlights need to understand health disparities of Pacific Island population in US
Study shows that religious patriarchy promotes confidence about paternity
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Religious practices that strongly control female sexuality are more successful at promoting certainty about paternity, according to a study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (more…)