Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) migrants face significant health risks as they
adapt to new cultures. These risks are exacerbated by their limited participation in …

Aim The acculturation process presents numerous challenges that could benefit or
adversely affect immigrants' health practices. The goal of this review was to present a …

Reduction and prevention of morbidity and mortality in populations is a public health goal
that can be achieved only by behavior change. Behavior explains more than 50 percent of …

Objective Because little is known about promising interventions to prevent and control
chronic disease in Korean Americans, we conducted a systematic literature review to …

Objectives Despite high rates of cardiometabolic diseases in Korean immigrants (KIs), little
is known about cultural and environmental factors contributing to lifestyle behaviors. The …

Purpose This study employed the 2009 California Health Interview Survey to examine the
association of self-rated heath status and lifestyle behavior variables such as smoking at …

Background: Despite Korean Americans being one of the fastest growing immigrant groups
in the United States, little is known about their cardiovascular health or cardiovascular …

Purpose Childhood obesity is a growing health concern for Korean-Americans (KA). The
purpose of this study was to develop a culturally appropriate Korean-language version of the …

Physical inactivity is prevalent among ethnic minority women including Korean American
(KA) women. We explored the barriers to and facilitators of physical activity (PA) and …

To eliminate health disparities in the United States, identifying cultural contexts salient to the
target populations in an intervention study is critical; however, little research has been …