Preventing Chronic Disease | Recommendations forImplementing Policy, Systems, and Environmental Improvements toAddress Chronic Diseases in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, andPacific Islanders - CDC

Emphasis has increased recently on disseminating high-impact, population-wide strategies for the prevention of chronic diseases. However, such strategies are typically not effective at reaching Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, or other underserved communities. The objectives of this article were to 1) present the methods of the Strategies to Reach and Implement the Vision of Health Equity program in which 15 community-based organizations in the United States and the Pacific region implemented evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental improvements in their local communities and 2) provide recommendations for using these tailored approaches in other communities and geographic locations. Further support is needed for organizations in tailoring these types of population-wide strategies. Implementing population health improvements should be adapted to maximize effectiveness to decrease chronic diseases in these populations and ultimately eliminate racial/ethnic health disparities.


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2014/14_0272.htm
  • Syndication ID: 12066
  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:51 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:52 PM

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