Research Links

Several research studies, conducted through UC Cooperative Extension, have explored cultural issues related to diabetes and food insecurity in minority adult populations:

Diabetes

Kaiser LL, Martin AC, Steinberg FM. Research and extension can lessen the burden of diabetes in farmworkers. California Agriculture 2010; Jan-Mar: 17-21.
Available at: http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.org/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v064n01p17&fulltext=yes

Kaiser LL, Martin AC, Lexion CL, Blackburn ML, Metz DL, Smith D, Donohue SS, Steinberg FM. Take Care of Your Health! An Extension Program to Prevent Diabetes Journal of Extension. 2009; 47 (4): 4FEAS 
Available at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2009august/a5.php

Kaiser LL, Klenk MA, Martin AC, Olivares A, Joy AB, Melgar-Quiñonez  HR. 2003. Diabetes-related health beliefs explored in low-income Latinos. California Agriculture. 57 (1): 8-12
Available at: http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.org/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v057n01p8&fulltext=yes

Kaiser LL, Townsend MS, West EA, Steinberg FM,  Joy AB,  Brown GR, Feldman NI, Klenk MA, Williams EU, Garrett CL,  Martin AC, Olivares A.  2002 Focus groups show need for diabetes education among African American adults. California Agriculture 56 (4): 139-143.
Available at: http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.org/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v056n04p139&fulltext=yes

Food Insecurity

Kaiser LL. Why do low-income women not use food stamps? Findings from the California Women’s Health Survey. Public Health Nutrition  2008; 11 (12): 1288-1295

Kuyper EM, Espinosa-Hall G, Lamp CL, Martin AC, Metz DL, Smith D, Townsend MS, Kaiser LL.Development of a tool to assess past food insecurity of immigrant Latino mothers. J Nutr Educ Behav  2006; 38: 378-382

Kaiser LL, Townsend MS, Melgar-Quiñonez HR, Fujii ML, Crawford PB  Choice of instrument influences relationship between food insecurity and obesity in Latino women. Am J Clin Nutr 2004; 80(5):1372-8.

Kaiser LL, Martin AC, Metz DL, Nicholson Y, Lavender Fujii ML, Lamp CL, Townsend MS, Crawford PB,  Melgar-Quiñonez HR. 2004.  Food insecurity prominent among low-income California Latinos. California Agriculture 58: 18-23.

Crawford PB, Townsend MS, Metz DL, Smith D, Espinosa-Hall G, Donohue SS, Olivares A, Kaiser L. 2004. How can Californians be overweight and hungry? California Agriculture 58:12-17.

Kaiser LL, Melgar-Quiñonez HR, Townsend MS, Nicholson Y, Fujii ML, Martin AC, Lamp CL.2003. Food insecurity and food supplies in Latino households with young children. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 35: 148-153.

Melgar-Quiñonez  HR, Kaiser LL, Martin AC, Metz D, Olivares A. 2003. Inseguridad alimentaria en  Latinos de California: observaciones de grupos focales.  Salud Publica 45:198-204