Pervasive Discrimination and Allostatic Load in African American and White Adults.

Objective: This study aimed to examine associations among race, the accumulation of multiple forms of discriminatory experiences (i.e., "pervasive discrimination"), and allostatic load (AL) in African Americans and whites in midlife.

Diabetes training of community health workers serving native Hawaiians and Pacific people.

Purpose: Training of community health workers (CHWs) serving Native Hawaiian and Pacific People about diabetes prevention, control, and management was identified as a priority in a needs assessment of health agencies in Hawaii.

Methods: Principles from Community-Based Participatory Research provided a framework to develop and implement a 4-hour training curriculum. The curriculum developers incorporated teaching strategies shown to be effective with this population and included culturally relevant material.