Publications and Presentations

Research

• Healthy Asian Americans Project (HAAP), Dr. Tsu-Yin WU (PI)
• CDC - Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (CDC-REACH), Dr. Tsu-Yin Wu (PI)
• Safe Route to School in City of Hamtramck – Dr. Xining Yang (PI)

Publications

Dr. Alice Jo Rainville

• Chronic Disease Prevention

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  • Consumption of Soft Drinks and Influencing Factors [PDF]
  • Vegetarian Diets are Consistent with Dietary Guidelines Related to Weight Management [PDF]

• Healthy Communities

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  • Nutritional Quality of Foods served in Child Care Settings [PDF]
  • School Nutrition Training on Food Sensitivities and Food Trends[PDF]
  • Educator and Student Collaborations Build Awareness of Dietetics Services and Facilities [PDF]
  • Packed School Lunches From Home are not as Nutritious as School Lunches [PDF]
  • Salad Bars in Schools Increase Selection of Fruits and Vegetables [PDF]
  • Summer Food Service Program Operators and Marketing [PDF]

Dr. Meriam Caboral-Stevens

• Healthy Communities

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  • MAP it in Action Developing a Strategic Plan for Hamtramck, MI [PDF]
  • Dietary Acculturation of Filipino American Students in Michigan [PDF]
  • Health-Promoting Behavior and Positive Mental Health of Filipino Nurses in Michigan [PDF]

• Population Health

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  • African Americans with Systolic Heart Failure [PDF]
  • Cognitive Age and Usability of Health Website among Older Adults [PDF]
  • Construct of Financial Capacity in Older Adults [PDF]
  • Depression among Asian American Adolescents in NYC [PDF]
  • Difference in BMI and Body Fat Measurement between Bangladeshi Men and Women Living in Hamtramck, Michigan: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Dr. Olivia Ford

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  Understanding the Grocery Store Environment in A Michigan Urban Setting: A Case Study in A Bangladeshi Community [PDF]

Dr. Tsu-Yin Wu

• Cancer Control Prevention

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  • Colorectal Education Increased Colorectal Cancer Screening and Awareness among Asian Americans in MI [PDF]
  • Low Mammography recent and repeat Mammography Screening Reported in Asian American Women [PDF]
  • Promoting Colorectal Cancer Awareness in Undergraduate Community Health Nursing Education [PDF]
  • Understanding Barriers toward Breast Cancer Screening among Asian American Women [PDF]

• Chronic Disease Prevention (including Nutrition and Physical Activity)

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  • High Prevalence of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Risks among Asian Americans in Michigan [PDF]

• Healthcare Access

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  • Access to Healthcare and Health Outcomes before and after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Among Asian Americans [PDF]
  • Health Outcomes Refugee Status Matters [PDF]

• Global Health

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  • Gail Model Applied to Assess Breast Cancer Risks Among Chinese Women [PDF]
  • Increase Breast Health Awareness and Cancer Screening in the Philippines ;[PDF]
  • Are Taiwanese Nurses Aware of Breast Cancer Risk and Perform Breast Cancer Screening [PDF]

Dr. Xining Yang

• Health Geography

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  • The Fear of Ebola: A Tale of Two Cities in China [PDF]
    Use of Social Media for the Detection and Analysis of Infectious Diseases in China [PDF]
    Does Food Environment Influence Food Choices? A Geographical Analysis through "Tweets" [PDF]
    Innovative Data tells you where People Care most about an Emergent Disease Outbreak [PDF]
  • Innovative Geographical Analysis helps to detect Infectious Disease [PDF]
  • Social Media and Geographical Analysis reveals Relationship between Food Environment andFood Choice [PDF]

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Success Stories

• Creating a Supportive Breastfeeding Environment for Asian American Communities in Southeast MI Expand dropdown
  • Creating a Supportive Breastfeeding Environment for Asian American Communities in Southeast MI [PDF]
• Hamtramck's First Walk to School Day Expand dropdown
  • Hamtramck's First Walk to School Day [PDF]
• Bilingual Diabetes Prevention Program Expand dropdown
  • Expanding Diabetes Prevention Program to be Offered in Asian Languages [PDF]
• Quick Build Hamtramck Expand dropdown
  • Hamtramck's First Quick Build [PDF]

Posters

• Evaluation of Retail Store in Hamtramck (NEMS) Expand dropdown
  • Evaluation of Retail Stores in Hamtramck, Michigan using the Nutrition Environment Measures Survey. A poster was presented at the Michigan Organizations to Impact Obesity & Nutrition (MOTION) Coalition Annual Summit, Detroit, MI on May 7, 2019 and the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) Annual Conference, Sterling Heights, MI on May 8, 2019.
• A Community-Based GIS Approach for Promoting Physical Activity Expand dropdown
  • Xining Yang, Meng Hu, Tsu-Yin Wu. A Community-Based GIS Approach for Promoting Physical Activity. A poster was presented at the Annual Meeting of American Association of Geographers 2019 in Washington, D.C., April 3-7, 2019.
• Healthy Food Tasting Survey at a Food Pantry in Hamtramck Expand dropdown
  • In July/August 2019 the EMU CHDIS Nutrition Domain completed a Healthy Food Tasting Survey at a Hamtramck Food Pantry. A poster was created to present the results and findings of the survey.
• Collaboration to Enhance Special Olympics Coaches' Guide to Nutrition Expand dropdown
  In March 2021, the EMU CHDIS Nutrition domain collaborated with Special Olympics Michigan Staff to create two nutrition guides-one for athletes and one for coaches. A poster was presented at the annual ASPHN conference to present this project.

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