The Waianae Diet Program is a community-based intervention strategy designed to be culturally appropriate by using a pre-Western-contact Hawaiian diet to reduce chronic-disease risk factors in Native Hawaiians. This paper describes a trial of the traditional Hawaiian diet fed ad libitum to Native Hawaiians with multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease to assess its effect on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors. Twenty Native Hawaiians were placed on a pre-Western-contact Hawaiian diet for 21 d. The diet was low in fat (7%), high in complex carbohydrates (78%), and moderate in protein (15%). Participants were encouraged to eat to satiety. Average energy intake decreased from 10.86 MJ (2594 kcal)/d to 6.57 MJ (1569 kcal)/d. Average weight loss was 7.8 kg (P less than 0.0001) and average serum cholesterol decreased 0.81 mmol/L (P less than 0.001) from 5.76 to 4.95 mmol/L. Blood pressure decreased an average of 11.5 mm Hg systolic (P less than 0.001) and 8.9 mm Hg diastolic (P less than 0.001).
OBJECTIVES. The Hawaii Child Asthma Research to Elevate Standards (CARES) Program implemented an emergency department (ED)-based education and management program to facilitate National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guideline understanding among asthmatic children and their families, ED staff, and health care providers.METHODS. The multipronged approach used: (1) 2-phased prospective tracking system of ED asthma patients; (2) ED-based educational intervention for patients/ families; and (3) asthma education for ED staff and community-based health care providers. Data were collected across 4 EDs during phase I (October 8, 2002, to October 1, 2003 and phase II (October 1, 2003, to July 8, 2004. Follow-up data were collected by telephone 3 weeks (phase I), and 3 weeks and 3 months (phase II) after the ED encounter. The patient/family intervention was delivered throughout phase II. During phase I, ED and community-based health care professionals developed strategies for building an integrated asthma care system. ED staff training was delivered before phase II. Continuing medical education for health care providers was delivered before and during the first month of phase II.RESULTS. Tracking data on 706 phase I and 353 phase II patient encounters revealed that the majority of patients with persistent asthma did not use long-term controller medications and did not possess a written asthma action plan. From preintervention to postintervention, the number of patients possessing a written asthma action plan increased from 48 to 322. Of 186 persistent asthmatics, 34 were using controller medications daily, 34 as needed, and 118 not at all. Daily use increased to 80 3 weeks postintervention and to 68 3 months postintervention. A LTHOUGH THERE IS no cure for asthma, self-management can prevent acute asthma exacerbations and irreversible damage to airway function, and improve patients' quality of life (QoL). 1,2 Accordingly, children and their families need to be a key focus for self-management education. 3 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) guidelines provide a blueprint for such education. 1 To evaluate the status of childhood asthma and its care, assess health care provider adherence to guidelines, and create an integrated system of asthma care, the Hawaii Child Asthma Research to Elevate Standards (CARES) program was developed. The program was directed from the University Tertiary Care Pediatric Teaching Center at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children. Because the medically underserved areas of northeast and west Oahu coincide with the highest incidence of asthma within Honolulu County, 4 medical institutions serving these communities were invited to develop the program jointly. A multiethnic, culturally sensitive approach to data collection was developed to obtain accurate information from this diverse population to develop and implement an emergency department (ED)-based asthma education program for patients, families, and ...
Community health workers had a positive impact on diabetes management defined in terms of improved HbA1c amongst this predominantly Native Hawaiian and Samoan population.
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