Abstract
Context: The Caribbean diaspora in the United States is a diverse community that is af-flicted with high morbidity and mortality due to preventable chronic diseases. Objective: Our goal is to determine which culturally sensitive health and nutrition educational modalities have the high-est efficacy for improving general health in the Caribbean diaspora. Methods: A scoping literature review was performed on the MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases using terms related to health and nutrition in the Caribbean population. Original, peer-reviewed research pub-lished from 2010 to 2020, which took place in the U.S. and Caribbean countries, were included in our review. Results: We identified a total of nine articles that met our inclusion criteria. Rate differ-ences for individual education program features were calculated to assess the likelihood of a positive impact on diet, physical activity, and diabetes. Conclusion: Our review helps to identify key educational modalities targeting diabetes, diet, and physical activity levels that can be used to meet the health and nutritional needs of the Caribbean diaspora population.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1476 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-18 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2 2021 |
Bibliographical note
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Pollution
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Keywords
- Caribbean diaspora
- Culturally sensitive
- Diabetes
- Health education programs
- Health equity
- Health interventions
- Inclusion
- Intersectionality
- Nutri-tion
- Physical activity