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Pacific Health
Dialog: Health Promotion in the Pacific, Vol. 14, No. 2
Guest
Editorial
Page 7-12
Original Papers
Dietary Intake
in Infants and Young Children in the Republic of the Marshall
Islands
Victoria M. Gammiono, Joel Gittelsohn, Justina R. Langidrik,
Page 13-22
Geriatric
Assessment during Health Promotional Home Visits by Zone Nurses
of the Suva Subdivision, Fiji
Adriu Naduva, Page 23-28
Attempted
Suicide in Western Viti Levu, Fiji
Graham Roberts, Joanne Cohen, Nazim Khan and Wayne Irava, Page
29-34
Masculinity,
Mental Health and Violence in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji
and Kiribati
Graham Roberts, Page 35-42
Pilot Food
Store Intervention is Associated with Improved Health Knowledge,
Food Purchasing and Preparation in the Republic of the Marshall
Islands
Joel Gittelsohn, Ph.D. and et al, Page 43-54
Assessing
Overweight and Obesity in American Samoan Adolescents using
International Obesity Task Force and Centers for Disease Control
Body Mass Index Cutoffs, Waist Circumference, and a
Quarter-Century Perspective
Nicky Davison and et al, Page 55-62
Case Reports and Short Communications
Evolving
directions in health promotion workforce development
Neil Harris and et al, Page 63-66
Towards
prevention of breast cancer in the Pacific: Influence of diet
and lifestyle
Afolabi I. R, Page 67-70
Nutrition
Communication in the Pacific
Leticia White and Wila Saweri, Page 71-76
Review Papers
Some lessons
in tackling social determinants of health in resource-poor
settings: health promotion with young people in Vanuatu
Patrick Harris and et al, Page 77-84
Reprint Section
Cultural
democracy: The way forward for primary care of hard to reach New
Zealanders
Sitaleki A. Finau, Page 85-94
Viewpoints and Perspectives
Building the
Capacity of Fijian Communities to Improve Health Outcomes
Glenn Laverack, Page 95-100
The Concept of
health promotion in Fiji
Martin McNamara and Manasa Rayasidamu, Page 101-106
A Proposed
future for the care, treatment and rehabilitation of mentally
ill people in Fiji
Graham Roberts, Myrielle Cruz and Elenoa Seru Puamau, Page
107-110
Pacific Issues
of Biodiversity, Health and Nutrition
Lois Englberger and et al, Page 111-114
Reducing
tobacco-related harm in the Pacific
Matthew Allen and Dave Clarke, Page 115-118
The Role of
Policy in Health Promotion – Fiji
Graham Roberts and Litiana Kuridrani, Page 119-124
From ‘What to
‘How’ – Capacity Building in Health Promotion for HIV/AIDS
Prevention in the Solomon Islands
Karen McPhail-Bell and et al, Page 125-132
Pacific Health Institutions
Putting the
community at the Center of Measuring Change in HIV prevention in
Papua New Guinea: The Tingim Laip (Think of Life) Mobilisation
Che Katz and et al, Page 133-138
The Pacific
OPIC Project (Obesity Prevention in Communities) – Objectives
and Designs
Boyd Swinburn and et al, Page 139-146
The Pacific
OPIC Project (Obesity Prevention in Communities): Action Plans
and Interventions
Jimaima Schultz and et al, Page 147-154
Letters To The Editor
Most
Significant Change Technique in the Pacific
Jessica Dart , Page 155
Quit
Victoria’s smoking cessation training at the local, national and
international level
Stavroula Zandes, Page 156
Pacific
Circumcision for Boys
Sitaleki Finau , Page 157-160
Abstracts
Abstracts on
Oral Health Promotion in the Pacific
Zac Morse, Page 161-164
PHD Matters
Editorial
Assistance
Makeleta Koloi & Shirley Prasad, Page 165
From the
Editor
Sitaleki ‘Ata’ata Finau, Page 166
Pacific Health
Dialog: Developing Human Resources in the Pacific, Vol. 14, No.
1
Guest
Editorial
Lee Ellen Buenconsejo-Lum, Allen L. Hixon, Neal A. Palafox,
Susan Matsuko Shinagawa, Page 5-7
Aknowledgement
Page 8-12
Original Papers
Pacific Basin
Health Worker Training in the United States Affiliated Pacific
Islands: Needs Assessment and Priorities for a Continuing Health
Care Professional Development Program Executive Summary
T.H. Chen, L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, N.A. Palafox, Page 13-19
A Pilot
Evaluation of Distance Education Modalities for Health Workers
in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands
T.H. Chen, L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, K.L. Braun, C. Higa, G.G.
Maskarinec, Page 20-28
American Samoa
Assessment for a Continuing Health Care Professional Development
Program
L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, T.H. Chen, V.T. Tofaeono, E. Oo, Page
29-36
Commonwealth
of the Northern Marianas Assessment for a Continuing Health Care
Professional Development Program
T.H. Chen, P. Untalan, G.G. Maskarinec, Page 37-43
Guam
Assessment for a Continuing Health Care Professional Development
Program
T.H. Chen, L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, J.L.S. Yatar, L. Duenas, G.G.
Maskarinec, Page 44-50
Chuuk
Assessment for a Continuing Health Care Professional Development
Program
G.G. Maskarinec, T.H. Chen, J. Marar, R. Saimon, D.B. Buliche,
Page 51-55
Kosrae
Assessment for a Continuing Health Care Professional Development
Program
T.H. Chen, A. Nena, K. Mongkeya, L. Taulung, G.G. Maskarinec,
Page 56-60
Pohnpei
Assessment for a Continuing Health Care Professional Development
Program
L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, T.H. Chen, J. Hedson, G.G. Maskarinec,
Page 61-64
Yap Assessment
for a Continuing Health Care Professional Development Program
G.G. Maskarinec, A.M. Durand, J. Habuchmai, Page 65-69
Palau
Assessment for a Continuing Health Care Professional Development
Program
T.H. Chen, G. Dever, S. Kuartei, G.G. Maskarinec, Page 70-76
Republic of
the Marshall Islands Assessment for a Continuing Health Care
Professional Development Program
J.R. Langidrik, S. Riklon, T. Soe, T. Jack, G.A. Balaoing, S.
Lanwi, K. Gunawardane, L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, Page 77-84
Pacific
Association for Clinical Training: E-Learning Telecommunication
Infrastructure Assessment in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands
C. Higa, Page 85-92
Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Learning as a Method to Prepare
Micronesia for Public Health Emergencies
S. Yamada, A.M. Durand, T.H. Chen, G.G. Maskarinec, Page 93-97
ICT Capacity
and Human Resource Development in Island Economies
C. Higa, Page 98-101
Healthcare is
Not Something You Can Isolate From Life in General: Factors
Influencing Successful Clinical Capacity Building in the Pacific
R. Vezina, E.M. Reyes, C.K. Goshima, S.F. Morin, Page 102-109
Meeting the
Challenge of HIV Clinical Training Within 2.5 Million Square
Miles of the Pacific Ocean
K.D. Patrick, C.K. Goshima, T. Bowen, C. Lyden, J. Waldron, R.
Vezina, E.M. Reyes, N.N. Andrade, Page 110-113
Developing a
Community-Based Collaboration to Reduce Cancer Health
Disparities Among Pacific Islanders in California
S.P. Tanjasiri, J.H. Tran, P.H. Palmer, M.A. Foo, M. Hanneman,
C. Lee, L. Sablan-Santos, A.A. Sripipatana, Page 114-122
Capacity
Building for Cancer Awareness in Hawai‘i’s Foreign-born Filipino
Communities
C. Cuaresma, D.B. Mitschke, H. Robinett, Page 123-129
Empowering
Natural Clinical Trial Advocates: Nurses and Outreach Workers
D.B. Mitschke, K. Cassel, P. Higuchi, Page 130-136
Evaluation of
Distance Learning for Health Education
K. Withy, S. Berry, N. Moore, S. Walsh, L. Sekiguchi, J. Andaya,
M. Inada, Page 137-140
Maximizing
Successful Pursuit of Health Careers in Micronesia: What to do?
K. Withy, N. Aitaoto, S. Berry, F. Amoa, F. Untalan, Page
141-150
Ulithi Atoll
Health Assessment: A Peek at the Health of Rural Micronesia
W.T. Hancock, A.M. Durand, A. Yolwa, J. Sagury, C. Legthar, M.
Ratima, K. Wachi, A. Adhikary, M. Yarawamai, A. Yarawamai, G.G.
Maskarinec, Page 151-159
Age of Onset
of Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension in Yap State, Federated
States of Micronesia
Z.W. Durand, Page 160-164
Health
Consequences and Health Systems Response to the U.S. Pacific
Thermo-nuclear Weapons Testing Program
N.A. Palafox, S. Riklon, W. Alik, A.L. Hixon, Page 165-173
Viewpoints and Perspectives
“DC-OS”:
Decentralized, On-Site Training; A Sadly Neglected Option for
Building the Pacific Islands Health Workforce
A.M. Durand, A. Boliy, L. Tamag, L. Roboman, J. Thaulog, T.
Ngirmang, K. Withy, Page 174-176
Public Health
in the Republic of Palau: What We Can Learn from a Small Island
Country
T.S. Duerler, G.G. Maskarinec, Page 177-182
Developing a
Model of Evidence-Based Public Health Practice that Makes Sense
for the Pacific
J. Rarick, Page 183-185
How Can the
University of Hawai‘i Meet Needs for Public Health Education?
Results of a Students’ Needs Assessment
J. Lindsey, K.L. Braun, N. Aung, J.A. Campos, L. Choy, J. Chung,
S.F. Dellinger, L. Gentry, J. Li, S. Mayet, K. Mitchell- Box, J.
Pan, Page 186-192
Imi Ho‘ola: An
Educational Model for Disadvantaged Students at the University
of Hawai‘i School of Medicine
N.L.K. Judd, K.K. Sakamoto, E.S. Hishinuma, C. DeCambra, A.R.
Malate, Page 193-198
The Impact of
the Military Presence in Hawai‘i on the Health of Na Kanaka
Maoli
K. Niheu, L.M. Turbin, S. Yamada, Page 199-206
Maintaining
Balance for a Long Voyage
C. Shehata, N. Anthony, G.G. Maskarinec, Page 207-211
Reasons for
Homelessness Among Micronesians at a Transitional Shelter in
Hawai‘i
J.S.M. Omori, C.K. Kleinschmidt, E.K.W. Lee, C.J. Lindshield, T.
Kuribayashi, D.F. Lee, Page 212-217
Pacific Health Institutions
Pacific
Association for Clinical Training (PACT): Lessons Learned and
Next Steps in Developing a Sustainable Continuing Medical
Education Systemm in the United States Affiliated Pacific Island
(USAPI) Jurisdictions
L.E. Buenconsejo-Lum, G.G. Maskarinec, N.A. Palafox, Page
218-228
The Yap AHEC:
An Update 2004-2006
A.M. Durand, L. Tamag, A. Yolwa, V. Ngaden, A. Boliy, V.
Tafleimal, K. Withy, G. Dever, P. Untalan, F. Untalan, M. Samo,
N.S. Nena, Page 229-233
Case Reports and Short Communications
A
Cross-Sectional Evaluation of the Health Dispensaries, Community
Health, and Current Techniques for Improving Health Assistant
Education on the Outer Islands of Yap State, Federated States of
Micronesia
M. Inada, M. Le, T.S. Duerler, G.G. Maskarinec, Page 234-239
Dental
Manpower Development in the Pacific: Case Study in the Republic
of the Marshall Islands
O.K. Tut, J.R. Langidrik, P.M. Milgrom, Page 240-245
Brief Report
on Oral Health Prevention Training in Yap State, Federated
States of Micronesia
O.K. Tut, C. Lefagopal, P.M. Milgrom, Page 246-248
Health
Problems of Micronesian Patients at a Student-Run Free Homeless
Clinic
D.F. Lee, C.J. Lindshield, T. Kuribayashi, C.K. Kleinschmidt,
E.K.W. Lee, J.S.M. Omori, Page 249-257
Book Review
The End of
Poverty: Economic Possibilities of Our Time
By Jeffrey D. Sachs, Reviewed by A.L. Hixon, Page 258
Global Health
Leadership and Management
By William H. Foege, Nils M.P. Daulaire, Robert E. Black,
Clarence E. Pearson (Editors), Reviewed by A.L. Hixon, Page
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