Development and evaluation of an undergraduate curriculum on non-communicable disease research in Guam: The Pacific Islands Cohort of College Students (PICCS)

• Main Authors: Yvette C. Paulino (Author), Anthony Ada (Author), John Dizon (Author), Elisha-Rose J. Benavente (Author), Katherine Mary De Luna Campbell (Author), Breinard Cristobal (Author), Alexandria Daughtry (Author), Lorenz Michael O. Estabillo (Author), Victoria Diana Cruz Flisco (Author), Grazyna Badowski (Author), Margaret Hattori-Uchima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic among Pacific Islanders prompted the declaration of a regional state of NCD emergency throughout the United States-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs) in 2010. Subsequently, the University of Guam Health Science Program launched a pilot...