Pacific Health
Dialog: Guam and Health Transition in the Pacific,
Vol. 9, No. 2
Guest Editorial
Roseann Murphy Jones, Page 176
Original Papers
Physical activity and nutritional status of adolescents on Guam
Rachael T. LeonGuerrero, Randall L. Workman, Page 177-185
A leptospirosis outbreak on Guam associated with an athletic
event
Robert L. Haddock, Jonathan W. Gilmore, Fernando Pimentel, Page
186-189
Cholera control on Guam, 2000
Robert L. Haddock, Luong T. Truong, Tomas S.N. Aguon, Page
190-192
Estimated intake and food sources of vitamin A, folate, vitamin
C, vitamin E, calcium, iron, and zinc for Guamanian children
aged 9 to 12
Rebecca S. Pobocik, Jennifer J. Richer, Page 193-202
Missed immunisation opportunities among Tongan children in
Auckland, New Zealand
Daniel Mafi, Viliami M. Toafa, Cameron Grant, Page 203-208
Smoking prevalence among young people in Papua New Guinea
Gilbert Hiawalyer, Page 209-213
A psychometric evaluation and cross-cultural validation of the
21 item Hopkins Symptom Checklist
F. H. Walkey, H. S. Aghanwa, A. J. W. Taylor, Page 214-218
Case Studies and Short Communications
Epidemiology of infants of diabetic mothers in indigent
Micronesian population-Guam experience
Pradeep Alur, Priya Kodiyanplakkal, Amanda Del Rosario, Sanjay
Khubchandani,
Radha Alur, John J. Moore, Page 219-221
Cancer on Guam, especially among Micronesians
Robert L. Haddock, Cynthia L. Naval, Page 222-224
The viral diarrhoea epidemic 2002 in the Marshall Islands: its
impact on a small island pharmacy
Andrew Harding, Page 225-231
Review Papers
Highlights of findings from the 1999 Guam study of youth risk
behaviors
Randall L. Workman, Rachael T. Leon Guerrero, Thomas K. Pinhey,
Michael P. Perez, Page 233-236
Viewpoints and Perspectives
Communication in health care delivery in developing countries:
which way out?
Jide Olutimayin, Page 237-241
From information jungle trails to superhighways for health
caregivers in the Pacific
Alice E. Hadley, Arlene Cohen, Page 242-245
To go or not to go organic: what choice for Pacific island
countries?
Lafitai Fuatai, Cortney Stewart, Page 246-250
Health Transitions in the Pacific
Introduction. Culture, change and well-being: health transitions
in the Pacific
Leslie Butt, Page 251-253
Health transition among Pacificans: unpacking imperialism
Sitaleki A. Finau, Iris L. Wainiqolo, Giuseppe G. Cuboni, Page
254-262
Living the health transition among the Chamorros of Guam
Vicki Torsch, Page 263-274
Health transitions, fast and nasty: the case of Marshallese
exposure to nuclear radiation
Nancy J. Pollock, Page 275-282
The smokescreen of culture: AIDS and the indigenous in Papua,
Indonesia
Jake Morin, Page 283-289
Reconstruction and resistance: cultural responses to living the
health transition in French Polynesia
Lisa Henry, Page 290-295
Producing what in the transition? Health messaging and cultural
constructions of health in Tonga
Heather Young Leslie, Page 296-302
‘Atamai, fakakaukau and vale: ‘mind’, ‘thinking’ and ‘mental
illness’ in Tonga
‘Okusitino Mâhina, Page 303-308
Diet, health and the nutrition transition: some impacts of
economic and socio-economic factors on food consumption patterns
in the kingdom of Tonga
Mike Evans, Robert C. Sinclair, Caroline Fusimalohi, Viliami
Liava’a, Page 309-315
Conference Reports
Global Public Health Conference 2002: Issues and Strategies for
Hawai’i and the Pacific
Pratisha Budhiraja, Ann Davis, Page 316-316
Pacific Health Institutions
Guam’s quest for improved haemophilia care
Roselie V. Zabala, Judith R. Baker, Page 317-320
Listening to the community: a first step in adapting Diabetes
Today to the Pacific
Henry M. Ichiho, Nia T. Aitaoto, Page 321-328
The UOG BSN program: successes and challenges
Maria Isabel Salomon, Page 329-332
Book Reviews
Page 333-334
Abstracts
Page 335-341
Letters to the Editor
Page 342-343
PHD Editor
Page 344
Pacific Health
Dialog: Emergency Health in the Pacific, Vol. 9, No. 1
Guest Editorials
Mark Keim, Page 004
Honorable Sandra Pierantozzi, Page 005-006
Original Papers
Pilot workshops at the Palau Center for
Emergency Health: a model for international collaborative
operations training and planning
Karen Cleveland, Mark Keim, William Rich, Gary Rhyne, Page
007-010
Assessing physicians’ continuing medical
education (CME) needs in the U.S.-associated Pacific
jurisdictions
Matthew J. Thompson, Susan M. Skillman, Karin Johnson, Ronald
Schneeweiss, Kathleen Ellsbury, L. Gary Hart and the Pacific
Islands Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP) Study
Team, Page 011-016
Population, public health and tubal ligation
in Vanuatu
Robert F Grace, Page 017-020
Consultation-Liason psychiatry in Fiji
Henry Aghanwa, Page 021-028
Attitudes of Pacific Island parents to
circumcision of boys
Mahnaz Afsari, Spencer. W. Beasley, Kiki Maoate, Karen Heckert,
Page 029-033
Infant feeding and feeding problems
experienced by mothers of a birth cohort of Pacific infants in
New Zealand
Sarnia Butler, Colin Tukuitonga, Janis Paterson, Maynard
Williams, Page 034-039
New Zealand resident Tongan peoples’ health
and illness beliefs and utilisation of the health care system
Sandra F. Bassett, Elizabeth A. L. Holt, Page 040-047
Case Studies and Short Communications
A tool for rapid qualitative assessment of
hospital-based emergency medical services among developing
health sectors
Mark E. Keim, Page 048-054
The changing face of disaster management:
implications for healthcare providers in the Pacific Islands
Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., Page 055-057
Review Papers
Disaster epidemiology: prudent public health
practice in the Pacific Islands
Nana Yeboaa Twum-Danso, Page 058-063
Malignant Otitis Externa: a review
Dr. Sangita Bhandary, Prahlad Karki, Bimal K Sinha, Page 064-067
Review of drug-related legislation in the
Republic of Fiji Islands
MCE Bailey, Page 068-075
Reprints
Agricultural diversity and traditional
knowledge as insurance against natural disasters
R R Thaman, M Meleisea, J Makasiale, Page 076-085
Viewpoints and Perspectives
Development of prehospital emergency medical
services: strategies for system assessment and planning
Michael J. VanRooyen, Page 086-092)
Using a community-based approach for
prevention and mitigation of national health emergencies
Mark Keim, Page 093-096
Logistical considerations for Emergency
Response resources
Nicki Pesik, Mark Keim, Page 097-103
Key topics for emergency health education in
the Pacific
Mark Keim, Page 104-108
The National Pharmaceutical Stockpile
Program: an overview and perspective for the Pacific Islands
Nicki Pesik, Sue Gorman, Wayne D. Williams, Page 109-114)
Conference Reports
Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors’ Congress,
2002
Heather Young Leslie, Page 115-118
The University of Washington Pacific Islands
Continuing Clinical Education Program (PICCEP): Guam Conference
on structure and content of continuing clinical education
programs in the U.S.-Associated jurisdictions
Matthew J. Thompson, Susan M. Skillman, Ronald Schneeweiss, L.
Gary Hart, Karin Johnson and the Pacific Islands Continuing
Clinical Education Program (PICCEP) Study Team, Page 119-122
CDC – PCC Bioterrorism Preparedness
Developmental Workshop, Palau. 21 October – 1 November 2002
Greg Dever, Page 123
Pacific Health Institutions
Developing a public health emergency
operations plan: a primer
Mark Keim, Page 124-129
The Pacific Center for Emergency Health: an
anatomy of collaborative development and change -the Palau
perspective
Victor Yano, Masao Ueda, Julie Tellei, Willy Wally, Stevenson
Kuartei, Willie Tokon, Seleima Lalabalavu, Caleb Otto, Sandra
Pierantozzi, Greg Dever, Page 130-133
Assistance for Emergency Health
Antonio Rivera, Page 134-140
In-country and community-based postgraduate
family practice training for Micronesian physicians - the Palau
AHEC: a collaborative effort
Greg Dever, Sitaleki A Finau, Ross McCormick, Stevenson Kuartei,
Kelley Withy, Victor Yano, Neal Palafox, Masao Ueda, Sandra
Pierantozzi, Eliuel Pretrick, Victor Ngaden, A. Mark Durand,
Page 141-145
History of the Pacific Emergency Health
Initiative (PEHI)
Mark Keim, Page 146-149
Book Reviews
Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of
Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years
Jared Diamond
Reviewer: Greg Dever, Page 150-154
PHD Editor
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