PILI 'Āina 2 Household Participants
University of Hawaii
Summary
Native Hawaiians' traditional lifestyles and diets ensured the mutual health and well-being of the land and its inhabitants, which stand in stark contrast to the disproportionately high prevalence of diet-related, cardiometabolic diseases they experience today. In this project, the investigators will adapt and test an evidence-based multilevel intervention entitled PILI 'Āina to improve the self-management of prevalent cardiometabolic diseases and reduce risk factors for developing new diet-related illnesses and implement and evaluate the impact and sustainability of community-wide cooking demonstrations. The objectives of this project are to optimize the effectiveness and sustainability of PILI 'Āina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.
Description
The investigators will conduct a group-randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of PILI Aina for improving diet and health at the individual and household levels compared to a Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Intervention only group. The investigators will enroll 180 Native Hawaiian adults with overweight or obesity and at least 1 other diet-related cardiometabolic condition (Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, pre-hypertension, dyslipidemia). These index participants will receive the 3-month educational program and then be randomized at the household level to the 6-…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Current resident of the household in which an index participant lives * Willing to complete data collection protocols * Fluent in written and spoken English Exclusion Criteria: \-
Interventions
- BehavioralHousehold-level effects
At 3 months, participants randomized to the PILI 'Āina intervention will receive a 6-month intervention centered around the use of a raised-bed home garden as the means of engaging household members to 1) increase their access to and intake of vegetables, 2) learn culturally relevant ways of preparing/cooking fresh vegetables through hands-on cooking lessons with local experts, and 3) build family cohesion through family bonding activities. Participants will be given all the equipment and materials (e.g., soil, seeds, instructions, setup of equipment) needed to grow their vegetables using their raised-bed home garden box throughout the entire study. They will receive seeds for the vegetables that can grow in a relatively short period (i.e., within 6 weeks). The household participants will be analyzed side by side with the index participants.
Locations (2)
- Kula no nā Po'e Hawai'iHonolulu, Hawaii
- Kapolei Community Development CorporationKapolei, Hawaii