'Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations

Description

Native Hawaiians' traditional lifestyles and diets ensured the mutual health and well-being of the land and its inhabitants, which stand in stark contrast to the disproportionately high prevalence of diet-related, cardiometabolic diseases they experience today. In this project, the investigators will adapt and test an evidence-based multilevel intervention entitled PILI 'Āina to improve the self-management of prevalent cardiometabolic diseases and reduce risk factors for developing new diet-related illnesses and implement and evaluate the impact and sustainability of community-wide cooking demonstrations. The objectives of this project are to optimize the effectiveness and sustainability of PILI 'Āina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemias, Overweight and Obesity

Talk to us

Study Overview

On this page

Study Details

Study overview

Native Hawaiians' traditional lifestyles and diets ensured the mutual health and well-being of the land and its inhabitants, which stand in stark contrast to the disproportionately high prevalence of diet-related, cardiometabolic diseases they experience today. In this project, the investigators will adapt and test an evidence-based multilevel intervention entitled PILI 'Āina to improve the self-management of prevalent cardiometabolic diseases and reduce risk factors for developing new diet-related illnesses and implement and evaluate the impact and sustainability of community-wide cooking demonstrations. The objectives of this project are to optimize the effectiveness and sustainability of PILI 'Āina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.

The PILI 'Āina Project

'Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations

Condition
Type 2 Diabetes
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Honolulu

Kula no na Poe Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813

Kapolei

Kapolei Community Development Coalition, Kapolei, Hawaii, United States, 96707

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18+ (looking for older adults)
  • * Native Hawaiian resident in a participating homestead
  • * Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m\^2)
  • * Prior diagnosis of type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, hypertension, and/or dyslipidemia (LDL cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dL)
  • * Capable of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity (e.g., brisk walking) per week
  • * Willing and able to participate in all aspects of the individual and household-level intervention
  • * Fluent in written and spoken English
  • * No children
  • * Pregnancy
  • * Serious illness such as cancer or chronic pain that may contraindicate full participation

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Hawaii,

Claire Ing, DrPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Principal Investigator

Kulani DeSimone, B.S., STUDY_CHAIR, Graduate Assistant

Study Record Dates

2028-07