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United States – La Crosse, WI
   
 

Prevention of chronic disease among the Hmong community in western Wisconsin.


Principal investigator

Derek Moore, MPH

Intervention type

Community intervention

Targeted population

Hmong adults and youth in La Crosse

Target factors

Risk factors     Diseases 
  • Tobacco use
  • Obesity/nutrition
  • Lack of cancer screeing
  • Barriers to medical attention
 
  • Cancer

Purpose/Goals

To decrease tobacco use and obesity, increase healthy eating behaviours and cancer screenings, and to improve health of the Hmong population through training health-care providers on cultural issues specific to the Hmong community.