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12180528

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
Native Hawaiians experience disproportionate rates of cancer incidence and mortality both nationally and in their homeland, Hawai'i. 'Imi Hale--the Native Hawaiian Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training Project, a five-year project funded by the National Cancer Institute, is aimed at reducing the burden of cancer among Native Hawaiians. The project's overall goal is to reduce cancer incidence and mortality among Native Hawaiians through the establishment of a sustainable infrastructure to 1) promote cancer awareness within Native Hawaiian communities, and 2) initiate cancer research, training, and control activities. A community-based project, 'Imi Hale emphasizes community participation, respect for cultural values, and the sharing of information, as we believe that a commitment to involve Native Hawaiians in all activities of the project will help assure that the community's awareness, training, and research priorities are addressed. In the first year of operation, cancer awareness activities included the development of culturally sensitive booklets on breast cancer and the provision of cancer education and screening for members of the Association of the Hawaiian Civic Clubs. Research and training activities included focus groups to explore the perceptions and experiences of cancer survivors, surveys to assess research priorities, the identification of Native Hawaiian researchers and the development of pilot research projects. The work of 'Imi Hale is guided by the hope that Native Hawaiians can reverse the negative effects of cancer and leave a powerful legacy and inheritance for future generations based on good health and well-being. 'Imi Hale means "to establish, as a dynasty; to acquire authority, power; to seek and establish an inheritance for one's children; and to form a friendship so close that one feels welcome in the house of the other." "By using our language for a name, we are invoking and honoring our ancestors, our culture, language and restoration as a nation."
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1015-7867
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
436-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-7-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
'Imi Hale: establishing an inheritance for Native Hawaiians on cancer awareness, research and training.
pubmed:affiliation
Papa Ola Lokahi, Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96813, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study