Vida Sana: A Lifestyle Intervention for Uninsured, Predominantly Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Improves Metabolic Syndrome Indicators

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 116-123

  Buckley, Jacob ^a,b   Yekta, Shahla ^c   Joseph, Valerie ^b   Johnson, Heather ^c   Oliverio, Susan ^d,e,f   De Groot, Anne S ^b,c,g  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clinica Esperanza Hope Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d The Institute for Education on Health and Research   (United States)

^e RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EpiVax Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetes prevention project; Health disparities; Life style intervention; Metabolic syndrome; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; MORPHOMETRICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RHODE ISLAND; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939888031     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9905-z     Document Type: Article

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