Kā-HOLO Project: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a native cultural dance program for cardiovascular disease prevention in Native Hawaiians

Kā-HOLO Project: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a native cultural dance program for cardiovascular disease prevention in Native Hawaiians

Abstract Background As a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease (CVD), hypertension affects 33% of U.S. adults. Relative to other US races and ethnicities, Native Hawaiians have a high prevalence of hypertension and are 3 to 4 times more likely to have CVD. Effective, cultu...

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Main Authors: Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, Mele A. Look, Thomas A. Wills, Māpuana de Silva, Tricia Mabellos, Todd B. Seto, Hyeong Jun Ahn, Ka‘imi A. Sinclair, Dedra Buchwald, on behalf of the Kā-HOLO Project
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hypertension
Cardiovascular disease
Cerebrovascular disease
Native Hawaiians
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4246-3

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