| 
				   
				
				Pacific Health 
				Dialog: Guam and Health Transition in the Pacific,  
				Vol. 9, No. 2 
				
				
				
				Guest Editorial 
				Roseann Murphy Jones, Page 176 
				  
				
				
				Original Papers 
				
				
				
				Physical activity and nutritional status of adolescents on Guam 
				Rachael T. LeonGuerrero, Randall L. Workman, Page 177-185 
				
				
				
				A leptospirosis outbreak on Guam associated with an athletic 
				event 
				Robert L. Haddock, Jonathan W. Gilmore, Fernando Pimentel, Page 
				186-189 
				
				
				
				Cholera control on Guam, 2000 
				Robert L. Haddock, Luong T. Truong, Tomas S.N. Aguon, Page 
				190-192 
				
				
				
				Estimated intake and food sources of vitamin A, folate, vitamin 
				C, vitamin E, calcium, iron, and zinc for Guamanian children 
				aged 9 to 12 
				Rebecca S. Pobocik, Jennifer J. Richer, Page 193-202 
				
				
				
				Missed immunisation opportunities among Tongan children in 
				Auckland, New Zealand 
				Daniel Mafi, Viliami M. Toafa, Cameron Grant, Page 203-208 
				
				
				
				Smoking prevalence among young people in Papua New Guinea 
				Gilbert Hiawalyer, Page 209-213 
				
				
				
				A psychometric evaluation and cross-cultural validation of the 
				21 item Hopkins Symptom Checklist 
				F. H. Walkey, H. S. Aghanwa, A. J. W. Taylor, Page 214-218 
				  
				
				
				Case Studies and Short Communications 
				
				
				
				Epidemiology of infants of diabetic mothers in indigent 
				Micronesian population-Guam experience 
				Pradeep Alur, Priya Kodiyanplakkal, Amanda Del Rosario, Sanjay 
				Khubchandani, 
				Radha Alur, John J. Moore, Page 219-221 
				
				
				
				Cancer on Guam, especially among Micronesians 
				Robert L. Haddock, Cynthia L. Naval, Page 222-224 
				
				
				
				The viral diarrhoea epidemic 2002 in the Marshall Islands: its 
				impact on a small island pharmacy 
				Andrew Harding, Page 225-231 
				  
				
				
				Review Papers 
				
				
				
				Highlights of findings from the 1999 Guam study of youth risk 
				behaviors 
				Randall L. Workman, Rachael T. Leon Guerrero, Thomas K. Pinhey, 
				Michael P. Perez, Page 233-236 
				  
				
				
				Viewpoints and Perspectives 
				
				
				
				Communication in health care delivery in developing countries: 
				which way out? 
				Jide Olutimayin, Page 237-241 
				
				
				
				From information jungle trails to superhighways for health 
				caregivers in the Pacific 
				Alice E. Hadley, Arlene Cohen, Page 242-245 
				
				
				
				To go or not to go organic: what choice for Pacific island 
				countries? 
				Lafitai Fuatai, Cortney Stewart, Page 246-250 
				  
				
				
				Health Transitions in the Pacific 
				
				
				
				Introduction. Culture, change and well-being: health transitions 
				in the Pacific 
				Leslie Butt, Page 251-253 
				
				
				
				Health transition among Pacificans: unpacking imperialism 
				Sitaleki A. Finau, Iris L. Wainiqolo, Giuseppe G. Cuboni, Page 
				254-262 
				
				
				
				Living the health transition among the Chamorros of Guam 
				Vicki Torsch, Page 263-274 
				
				
				
				Health transitions, fast and nasty: the case of Marshallese 
				exposure to nuclear radiation 
				Nancy J. Pollock, Page 275-282 
				
				
				
				The smokescreen of culture: AIDS and the indigenous in Papua, 
				Indonesia 
				Jake Morin, Page 283-289 
				
				
				
				Reconstruction and resistance: cultural responses to living the 
				health transition in French Polynesia 
				Lisa Henry, Page 290-295 
				
				
				
				Producing what in the transition? Health messaging and cultural 
				constructions of health in Tonga 
				Heather Young Leslie, Page 296-302 
				
				
				
				‘Atamai, fakakaukau and vale: ‘mind’, ‘thinking’ and ‘mental 
				illness’ in Tonga 
				‘Okusitino Mâhina, Page 303-308 
				
				
				
				Diet, health and the nutrition transition: some impacts of 
				economic and socio-economic factors on food consumption patterns 
				in the kingdom of Tonga 
				Mike Evans, Robert C. Sinclair, Caroline Fusimalohi, Viliami 
				Liava’a, Page 309-315 
				  
				
				
				Conference Reports 
				
				
				
				Global Public Health Conference 2002: Issues and Strategies for 
				Hawai’i and the Pacific 
				Pratisha Budhiraja, Ann Davis, Page 316-316 
				  
				
				
				Pacific Health Institutions 
				
				
				
				Guam’s quest for improved haemophilia care 
				Roselie V. Zabala, Judith R. Baker, Page 317-320 
				
				
				
				Listening to the community: a first step in adapting Diabetes 
				Today to the Pacific 
				Henry M. Ichiho, Nia T. Aitaoto, Page 321-328 
				
				
				
				The UOG BSN program: successes and challenges 
				Maria Isabel Salomon, Page 329-332 
				  
				
				
				
				Book Reviews 
				Page 333-334 
				  
				
				
				
				Abstracts 
				Page 335-341 
				  
				
				
				
				Letters to the Editor 
				Page 342-343 
				  
				
				
				
				PHD Editor 
				
				
				Page 344 
				  
				  
				
				Pacific Health 
				Dialog: Emergency Health in the Pacific, Vol. 9, No. 1 
				
				
				
				Guest Editorials 
				Mark Keim, Page 004 
				Honorable Sandra Pierantozzi, Page 005-006 
				  
				
				
				Original Papers 
				
				
				
				Pilot workshops at the Palau Center for 
				Emergency Health: a model for international collaborative 
				operations training and planning 
				Karen Cleveland, Mark Keim, William Rich, Gary Rhyne, Page 
				007-010 
				
				
				
				Assessing physicians’ continuing medical 
				education (CME) needs in the U.S.-associated Pacific 
				jurisdictions 
				Matthew J. Thompson, Susan M. Skillman, Karin Johnson, Ronald 
				Schneeweiss, Kathleen Ellsbury, L. Gary Hart and the Pacific 
				Islands Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP) Study 
				Team, Page 011-016 
				
				
				
				Population, public health and tubal ligation 
				in Vanuatu 
				Robert F Grace, Page 017-020 
				
				
				
				Consultation-Liason psychiatry in Fiji 
				Henry Aghanwa, Page 021-028 
				
				
				
				Attitudes of Pacific Island parents to 
				circumcision of boys 
				Mahnaz Afsari, Spencer. W. Beasley, Kiki Maoate, Karen Heckert, 
				Page 029-033 
				
				
				
				Infant feeding and feeding problems 
				experienced by mothers of a birth cohort of Pacific infants in 
				New Zealand 
				Sarnia Butler, Colin Tukuitonga, Janis Paterson, Maynard 
				Williams, Page 034-039 
				
				
				
				New Zealand resident Tongan peoples’ health 
				and illness beliefs and utilisation of the health care system 
				Sandra F. Bassett, Elizabeth A. L. Holt, Page 040-047 
				  
				
				
				Case Studies and Short Communications 
				
				
				
				A tool for rapid qualitative assessment of 
				hospital-based emergency medical services among developing 
				health sectors 
				Mark E. Keim, Page 048-054 
				
				
				
				The changing face of disaster management: 
				implications for healthcare providers in the Pacific Islands 
				Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., Page 055-057 
				  
				
				
				Review Papers 
				
				
				
				Disaster epidemiology: prudent public health 
				practice in the Pacific Islands 
				Nana Yeboaa Twum-Danso, Page 058-063 
				
				
				
				Malignant Otitis Externa: a review 
				Dr. Sangita Bhandary, Prahlad Karki, Bimal K Sinha, Page 064-067 
				
				
				
				Review of drug-related legislation in the 
				Republic of Fiji Islands 
				MCE Bailey, Page 068-075 
				  
				
				
				Reprints 
				
				
				
				Agricultural diversity and traditional 
				knowledge as insurance against natural disasters 
				R R Thaman, M Meleisea, J Makasiale, Page 076-085 
				  
				
				
				Viewpoints and Perspectives 
				
				
				
				Development of prehospital emergency medical 
				services: strategies for system assessment and planning 
				Michael J. VanRooyen, Page 086-092) 
				
				
				
				Using a community-based approach for 
				prevention and mitigation of national health emergencies 
				Mark Keim, Page 093-096 
				
				
				
				Logistical considerations for Emergency 
				Response resources 
				Nicki Pesik, Mark Keim, Page 097-103 
				
				
				
				Key topics for emergency health education in 
				the Pacific 
				Mark Keim, Page 104-108 
				
				
				
				The National Pharmaceutical Stockpile 
				Program: an overview and perspective for the Pacific Islands 
				Nicki Pesik, Sue Gorman, Wayne D. Williams, Page 109-114) 
				  
				
				
				Conference Reports 
				
				
				
				Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors’ Congress, 
				2002 
				Heather Young Leslie, Page 115-118 
				
				
				
				The University of Washington Pacific Islands 
				Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP): Guam Conference 
				on structure and content of continuing clinical education 
				programs in the U.S.-Associated jurisdictions 
				Matthew J. Thompson, Susan M. Skillman, Ronald Schneeweiss, L. 
				Gary Hart, Karin Johnson and the Pacific Islands Continuing 
				Clinical Education Program (PICCEP) Study Team, Page 119-122 
				
				
				
				CDC – PCC Bioterrorism Preparedness 
				Developmental Workshop, Palau. 21 October – 1 November 2002 
				Greg Dever, Page 123 
				  
				
				
				Pacific Health Institutions 
				
				
				
				Developing a public health emergency 
				operations plan: a primer 
				Mark Keim, Page 124-129 
				
				
				
				The Pacific Center for Emergency Health: an 
				anatomy of collaborative development and change -the Palau 
				perspective 
				Victor Yano, Masao Ueda, Julie Tellei, Willy Wally, Stevenson 
				Kuartei, Willie Tokon, Seleima Lalabalavu, Caleb Otto, Sandra 
				Pierantozzi, Greg Dever, Page 130-133 
				
				
				
				Assistance for Emergency Health 
				Antonio Rivera, Page 134-140 
				
				
				
				In-country and community-based postgraduate 
				family practice training for Micronesian physicians - the Palau 
				AHEC: a collaborative effort 
				Greg Dever, Sitaleki A Finau, Ross McCormick, Stevenson Kuartei, 
				Kelley Withy, Victor Yano, Neal Palafox, Masao Ueda, Sandra 
				Pierantozzi, Eliuel Pretrick, Victor Ngaden, A. Mark Durand, 
				Page 141-145 
				
				
				
				History of the Pacific Emergency Health 
				Initiative (PEHI) 
				Mark Keim, Page 146-149 
				  
				
				
				Book Reviews 
				
				
				
				Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of 
				Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years 
				Jared Diamond 
				
				
				Reviewer: Greg Dever, Page 150-154 
				  
				
				
				
				PHD Editor 
				Page 172  |