Healani K. Chang, Dr.P.H.
Research Associate Specialist, PBRC
Affiliate Faculty, Center for Teaching Excellence, Office of Faculty Development and Academic Support
Education
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, DrPH
Research Interests
My research interests include the clinical and epidemiological study of insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease risk factors among adult Native Hawaiians and Hawaii's other multiethnic populations. Recent work involves a patient-centric web-based diabetes telehealth project to improve glycemic control and reduce diabetes complications.
Selected Publications
Vinetz JM, Wilcox BA, Aguirre A, Gollin L, Katz A, Fujioka R, Maly K, Horwitz P, Chang H, Watt G. Beyond disciplinary boundaries: Development of novel methodologies to study leptospirosis as a transdisciplinary model of understanding infectious disease emergence EcoHealth, 2005, 2:291-306.
Grandinetti A, Theriault A, Mor J, Chang HK. Metabolic syndrome in a multi-ethnic population in rural Hawaii. Ethnicity and Disease, 2005, 15(2):233-237.
Araneta MRG, Morton DJ, Lantion-Ang L, Grandinetti A, Lim-Abrahan MA, Chang H, Barrett-Connor E, Rodriguez BL, Wingard DL. Hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes among Filipino women in the Philippines, Hawaii, and San Diego. Diabetes Res Clinical Practice, 2006, 71:306-312.
Kaholokula JK, Braun KL, Santos JI, Chang HK. Culturally-Informed Smoking Cessation Strategies for Native Hawaiians. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2008;8(4):671-681.
Araneta MRG, Grandinetti A, Chang H. A1C and diabetes diagnosis among Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, and Native Hawaiians. Diabetes Care, 2010;33(12):2626-2628.