Saruna Ghimire, Lawrence Sagadraca, Lung-Chang Chien, and Francisco Sy (all Environmental and Occupational Health), along with alumnus Prescott Cheong, '18 Master of Public Health, published in the Health Equity journal last week. They conducted a cross-sectional study among Filipino American adults residing in the greater 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp area. The results showed a high self-reported prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes among this minority population in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp. The findings of this study will be used to develop future interventions for the Filipino American community in 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp. Ghimire and Sagadraca are graduate students.
