2023
Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Wu B, Arslanian K, Nyhan K, Suss R, Mahoney M, McElfish P, Muasau‐Howard B, Ekeroma A, Hawley N. Preterm birth among Pacific Islanders in the United States and the US‐affiliated Pacific Islands: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Birth 2023, 50: 287-299. PMID: 37060205, PMCID: PMC10577805, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthPooled prevalencePacific Islander subgroupsWhite womenRisk factorsPacific IslandersPre-pregnancy body mass indexUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsBody mass indexHighest pooled prevalencePerinatal health disparitiesPreterm birth prevalencePreterm birth outcomesOutcomes of interestRandom-effects modelPacific Islander womenBirth outcomesMass indexObservational studyPooled estimatesBirth prevalenceHigher oddsSystematic reviewMarshallese womenHealth disparities
2019
Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up
Hawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaoto N, Samoa R, Ayers B, McElfish P. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Current Diabetes Reports 2019, 19: 24. PMID: 30919169, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1139-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes preventionUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsEarly life preventionCurrent disease burdenHealth system barriersUnhealthy food environmentsFood environmentPopulation-level strategiesHealth care infrastructureDisease burdenCare programSystem barriersReviewThis reviewHealth workforceHealth policyCare infrastructureSuccessful interventionsPreventionPacific IslandsCareInterventionCapacity buildingIsland nationsUnique challenges
2015
Obesity and Diabetes in Pacific Islanders: the Current Burden and the Need for Urgent Action
Hawley NL, McGarvey ST. Obesity and Diabetes in Pacific Islanders: the Current Burden and the Need for Urgent Action. Current Diabetes Reports 2015, 15: 29. PMID: 25809458, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-015-0594-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research