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From Ascribe Newsfeed: Two unique community-based research initiatives will provide health awareness and interventions to underserved Korean Americans at risk for diabetes and high blood pressure. In a $3.5 million study funded by the National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute, Kim will explore health literacy interventions for Korean Americans with high blood pressure (HBP). The findings not only will contribute to knowledge about the connection between health literacy and HBP control, but also test CBPR approaches such as the use of lay community health workers in delivering health interventions to individuals with limited English proficiency. A second study, funded as a $500,000 pilot project by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, will focus on improving disease control and quality of life for Korean Americans with type 2 diabetes. She noted that, "Despite the tremendous progress made in improving overall health in the U.S. during the last decade, too many ethnic populations are still experiencing health care gaps.
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