Diabetes prevention in the new york city sikh asian Indian community: A pilot study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 5462-5486

  Islam, Nadia S ^a   Zanowiak, Jennifer M ^a   Wyatt, Laura C ^a   Kavathe, Rucha ^b   Singh, Hardayal ^b   Kwon, Simona C ^a   Trinh Shevrin, Chau ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNITED SIKHS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian american; Asian indian; Community health worker; Diabetes; Diabetes prevention program; Sikh; South asian american

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

DIABETES; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SIKH ASIAN INDIAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNOLOGY; INDIA; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; RISK REDUCTION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84901044461     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110505462     Document Type: Article

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