Meghan D McGurk
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Recent Articles
1.
Saiki K, Shalaby A, Nett B, Ching L, Domingo J, Valera J, et al.
Prev Chronic Dis
. 2024 Oct;
21:E85.
PMID: 39481012
Prediabetes disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority groups in Hawai'i. The National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program (National DPP LCP) decreases the risk of developing diabetes. However, enrolling and...
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Thompson M, Wu Y, Nett B, Ching L, Taylor H, Lemmen T, et al.
J Am Heart Assoc
. 2023 Dec;
12(24):e031249.
PMID: 38084705
Background: This real-world evaluation considers an algorithm designed to detect patients with potentially undiagnosed hypertension, receiving routine care, in a large health system in Hawai'i. It quantifies patients identified as...
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McGurk M, Cacal S, Vu U, Sentell T, Beckelman T, Lee J, et al.
J Healthy Eat Act Living
. 2023 Oct;
1(2):63-73.
PMID: 37789908
In January 2020, Hawai'i became the second state with a healthy default beverage (HDB) law, requiring restaurants to offer HDBs with their children's meals. This observational study presents baseline characteristics...
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Camara S, McGurk M, Gigante D, Lima M, Shalaby A, Sentell T, et al.
Ann N Y Acad Sci
. 2022 Jul;
1516(1):18-27.
PMID: 35781886
Latin America has notably elevated rates of adolescent fertility and obesity in women. Although numerous studies document associations between adolescent fertility and obesity across the life course, the pathways explaining...
5.
McGurk M, Takeda C, Murakami J, La Chica T, Yamauchi J
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf
. 2021 Oct;
80(10 Suppl 2):64-68.
PMID: 34704071
Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. SSB consumption is also a health equity issue, as rates of consumption and related...
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Peltzer N, Olson K, Williams S, Hansen-Smith H, Elia J, McGurk M
Hawaii J Health Soc Welf
. 2021 Oct;
80(10 Suppl 2):25-29.
PMID: 34704065
Increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates is an established public health strategy to reduce chronic disease and protect infants from illness. The role of breastfeeding in addressing health disparities takes on new...
7.
McGurk M, Pirkle C, Beckelman T, Lee J, Inoue K, Yang A, et al.
Glob Health Promot
. 2021 Jan;
28(1):79-83.
PMID: 33482708
Shortly after a healthy default beverage (HDB) law took effect in Hawai'i, requiring restaurants that serve children's meals to offer healthy beverages with the meals, the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Efforts...
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Beckelman T, Sinclair-White B, McGurk M, Donohoe-Mather C, Vu U, Ching L, et al.
J Nutr Educ Behav
. 2020 Jan;
52(3):330-334.
PMID: 31902691
No abstract available.
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Donohoe Mather C, McGurk M
Hawaii J Med Public Health
. 2014 Nov;
73(11):365-70.
PMID: 25414808
Over half of the adults in Hawai'i are overweight or obese, exposing them to increased risk for chronic diseases and resulting in higher health care expenses. Poor dietary habits and...
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Maddock J, Choy L, Nett B, McGurk M, Tamashiro R
Prev Chronic Dis
. 2008 Jun;
5(3):A91.
PMID: 18558041
Background: To increase levels of physical activity (PA), interventions that create or enhance access to places for PA are recommended. Establishing a joint use agreement is one way to increase...