indian/obesity

BACKGROUND: AI/AN children have overweight rates that are 18 to 30 percent higher than the general American population of children. Adult obesity has early antecedents, and data show that eating and physical activity behaviors are formed and set as early as 3 years of age, through primary

Intervention The Healthy Children, Strong Families-2 (HCSF-2) intervention consists of monthly mailed healthy lifestyle lessons (13 lessons) which will be dose enhanced with social networking support (cell-phone coaching with instant text messages and Facebook connections), as well as new

Hypothesis: (1) The Zuni Health Initiative (ZHI) can integrate an innovative approach to Home based kidney care (HBKC) utilizing tribal Community Health Representatives (CHRs), Point of Care (POC) technology, telemedicine and motivational messaging in conjunction with patient preferences and Patient

BACKGROUND: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions nationwide among children, adolescents, and adults and is considered one of the most serious health problems facing Americans today. There is a higher prevalence of obesity among ethnic minority groups and those with a lower family income.

Insulin resistance and the accompanying hyperinsulinemia also lead to the development of multiple metabolic abnormalities which are responsible, at least in part, for the excessive risk of coronary heart disease in T2DM , non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and impaired diastolic left ventricular

The objectives of tis study are to rigorously evaluate the effect of Tribal Turning Point (TTP) on diabetes risk factors in Native youth. The investigators will enroll up to 360 youth who are aged 7-10 years, overweight/obese (BMI >85th percentile), self-identify as American Indian, and have >1

Survival of childhood ALL exceeds 80% in an increasing number of many low-middle income countries (LMIC). Recent studies have found that the effects of obesity on survival are observed within the first several years of diagnosis, thus impacting immediate health outcome. Of concern is the developing

Insulin resistance and a defect in early insulin secretion are risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. A recent longitudinal analysis which tracked the development of diabetes demonstrated that both insulin action and early insulin secretion deteriorate as individuals progress

BACKGROUND: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a unique psychiatric condition characterized by a persistent maladaptive reaction resulting from exposure to a stressful traumatic event(s). In the United States general population PTSD has a lifetime prevalence of 5 percent in men and 10 percent

Aim To determine the mean and standard deviation for Echocardiographic 2 dimensional, Doppler and strain parameters in Indian population and compare it with the reference range established by ASE Materials and Methods After getting ethical clearance and informed patient consent, the study will be

The investigators plan to accomplish this objective by developing, implementing, and evaluating a randomized controlled trial of an intervention to improve diet and physical activity-related risk factors of obesity. A previous iteration of the intervention trial, called Obesity Prevention Research

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the appropriate dose of Vitamin D required to maintain Vitamin D sufficiency amongst Indian and Malay PMO women. The study will last for six months. 150 PMO women of Indian and Malay ethnicity will be randomly allocated into 3 different dosing regimens

This project is a continuation of an extensive longitudinal population-based epidemiological investigation of the etiology and determinants of type 2 diabetes (and its complications) and formerly arthritis. The original baseline observations were made on the residents of the Gila Indian Reservation,

A phase IV on T2DM with BMI < 25 kg/m2 and age 14-40 years. Primary Objectives: - To investigate phenotype (body composition, anthropometry, pancreatic imaging and endocrine function, insulin resistance, autoantibodies, and other biochemical variables) and genetic (known mutations and polymorphisms)