Publications

Publications & Presentations

Index

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2024
  1. Adamsen, C., Wells Waabigekek, V., Short-Azure, M., Chlupach, M., Roberson, H., Braun, K.L. (2024). Resurgence of Indigenous food traditions help heal bodies and spirits. Generations.
  2. Ibrao, M., Burrage, R., Wu, YY., Masaki, K., Wen, A., Braun, K.L. (2024) Age-Friendly Health Systems and cultural relevancy: Exploring the geriatrics 4Ms model with Native Hawaiian Elders. Journal of American Geriatrics Society. 72 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S40-S42. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18874. Epub 2024 Mar 12. PMID: 38472108; PMCID: PMC11288774. 
  3. Keliʻipaʻakaua, J.K., Muneoka, S., Braun, K.L. (2024) Mai kāpae i ke aʻo a ka makua, aia he ola ma laila: Shifting Power through Hawaiian Language Reclamation. Genealogy. 8(3):118. https://doi.org/10.3390/genealogy8030118
  4. Lee, Y. J. (2024). Work and self-rated memory among native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander older adults. Ethnicity & Health, 29(4–5), 523–532. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2024.2337620
  5. Wu, YY., Mattheus, D., Woodworth, F., Zhang, W. (2024) Disparities of Delayed Dental Visits and Severe Tooth Loss Among Older Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in Hawai’i: A Cross-Sectional Study of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data from 2012 to 2020. Journal of Racial Ethnic Health Disparities. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-01991-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38568403.

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2022
  1. Lee, Y., Braun, K., Wu, Y., Adamsen, C., & Davis, S. (2022) Cultural and social activities and mental health among indigenous older adults in the United States. Innovation in Aging, 6(Suppl 1):497. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.1910. PMCID: PMC9766346.

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2021
  1. Braun, K.L., Browne, C.V., Muneoka, S., Terada, T., Burrage, R., Wu, Y.Y., & Mokuau, N. (2021). Migration and resilience in Native Hawaiian elders. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 30, 1-2, 80-103. http://doi.org/10.1080/15313204.2020.1770649.
  2. Browne, C.V., Muneoka, S., Kaʻopua, L.S., Wu, Y.Y., Burrage, R.L., Lee, Y.J., Mokuau, N.K. & Braun, K. L. (2021). Developing a culturally responsive dementia storybook with Native Hawaiian youth. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2021.1885398
  3. Lee, Y. J., Braun, K. L., Wu, Y. Y., Burrage, R., Muneoka, S., Browne, C. V., Mokuau, N. K., Terada, T. M., Hossain, M. D. (2021). Physical Activity and Health Among Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643211032468
  4. Lee, J.L., Braun, K.L., Wu, Y.Y., Hong, S., Gonzales, E., Wang, Y., Hossain, M.D., Terada, T.M. & Browne, C. V. (2021): Neighborhood social cohesion and the health of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander older adults, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2021.1917033
  5. Muneoka, S., Braun, K. Burrage, R. & Haitsuka, K, (2021). No nā Hulu Kūpuna: A Native Hawaiian view of elderhood. In H. Selin (Ed.), Aging across cultures: Growing old in the non-western world (pp. 349-366). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

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2020
  1. Muneoka, S. (2020) Wednesdays with Grandma. In N. Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, C. Howes, J. K. K. Osorio, & A. Yamashiro (Eds.), The value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia, the turning (pp. 202 – 204). University of Hawai’i Press. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/70203
2019
  1. Browne, C., Braun, K., Mokuau, N., Wu, Y.Y., Muneoka, S. (2019). Examining long-term service and support needs and preferences of Native Hawaiian elders: A mixed-method approach,” Journal of Aging and Health, 00(0), 1-19. doi: 10.1177/0898264319839903
  2. Muneoka, S., Browne, C.V. (2019). Hā Kūpuna: Telling stories of challenge and resilience through data. Hawaii Journal of Health & Social Welfare. 78(10), 324 – 325. http://hawaiijournalhealth.org/past_issues/HJHSW_Oct19.pdf
  3. Tomioka, M.,  Braun, K.L., Wu, Y.Y., et al., (2019) Twelve-month retention in and impact of Enhance®Fitness on older adults in Hawai‘i,” Journal of Aging Research, Article ID 9836181, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9836181
  4. Uchima, O., Wu, Y. Y., Browne, C., & Braun, K. L. (2019). Disparities in diabetes prevalence among Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders and Asians in Hawai’i. Preventing chronic disease, 16(E22), doi:10.5888/pcd16.180187
  5. Wu, Y., Uchima, O., Browne, C., Braun, K., (2019) Healthy life expectancy in 2010 for Native Hawaiian, White, Filipino, Japanese, and Chinese Americans living in Hawaiʻi. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, , 31(7), 659 – 670. doi: 10.1177/1010539519875614
2017
  1. Browne, C.V., Braun, K.L. (2017). Away from the islands: Diaspora’s effect on Native Hawaiian elders and families in California. Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology, 32(4), 395-411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-017-9335-3
  2. Ka‘opua, L.S., Tamang, S., Dillard, A., Kekauoha, B.P. (2017). Decolonizing knowledge development in health research. Cultural safety through the lens of Hawaiian Homestead residents. Journal of Indigenous Social Development, 5(2). http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/media/V5i2-02_Kaopua_Tamang_Dillard_Kekauoha.pdf
  3. Tomioka, M., Braun, K.L., Homma, M., Nobuhara, H., Kubota, T., Sakai, H. (2017) Perceptions of factors impacting longevity among Hawaiʻi older adults. Hawai‘i Journal of Medicine and Public Health. 76(3):71-76. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5349114/pdf/hjmph7603_0071.pdf
  4. Wu, Y.Y., Braun, K.L., Horiuchi, B.Y., Tottori, C., Wilkens, L., Onaka, A.T. (2017) Life expectancies in Hawai‘i: A multi-ethnic analysis of 2010 life tables. Hawai‘i Journal of Medicine and Public Health. 76(01), 9-14. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5226016/pdf/hjmph7601_0009.pdf

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2016
  1. Browne, C., Ka`opua, L.S., Jervis, L., Alborota, R., Trockman, M. (2016). United States Indigenous populations and dementia: Is there a case for culture based psychosocial interventions?  The Gerontologist, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw059
  2. Ka‘opua L.S., Goodyear-Ka‘opua J.N., Kaawa J.M., Amona, S.K., Browne, C.V., Robles, A.S. (2016). Look to the source: Gathering elder stories as segue to youth action-oriented research. International  Public Health Journal, 8(2).
  3. Mokuau, N., DeLeon, P.H., Kaholokula, J.K., Soares, S., Tsark, J., Haia, C. (2016).  Challenges and promise of health equity for Native Hawaiians. National Academy of Medicine, Perspectives, 1-10.
  4. Moore, C., & Browne, C. (2016). Emerging innovations, best practices, and evidence-based practices in elder abuse and neglect: A review of recent developments in the field. Journal of  Family Violence.
  5. Shiramizu, B., Shambaugh, V., Petrovich, H., Seto, T., Ho, T., Mokuau, N., & Hedges, J. (2016). Leading by success: Impact of a clinical and translational research infrastructure program to address health inequities.  Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-016-0302-4

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2015
  1. Browne, C., Carter, P., & Gray, J. (2015). National resource centers focus on indigenous communities. Generations, 38(4), 70-74.
  2. Braun, K.L., Kim, B.J., Ka‘opua, L.S., Browne, C.V., Mokuau, N. (2015) Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander elders: What gerontologists should know. The Gerontologist.  55(6), 912-919. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnu072
  3. Braun, K.L., LaCounte, C. (2015) The historic and ongoing issue of health disparities among native elders. Generations. 38, 60-69. Retrieved from http://www.asaging.org/blog/historic-and-ongoing-issue-health-disparities-among-native-elders
  4. Braun, K.L., Thomas, W., Domingo, J., Allison, A., Ponce, A., Kamakana, P.H., Aluli, N.E., Tsark, J.U. (2015) Reducing cancer screening disparities in Medicare beneficiaries through cancer patient navigation. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 63(2), 365-370. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13192
  5. Mokuau, N., Browne, C.V., Higuchi, P., Sweet, K.M., Ka‘opua, L.S., Braun, K.L. (2015) Native Hawaiian grandparents: Exploring benefits and challenges in the caregiving experience. Journal of Indigenous Social Development. 4(1), 1–19. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/37626
  6. Tomioka M., Braun, K.L. Examining sustainability factors for organizations that adopted Stanford’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program. (2015) Frontiers in Public Health Education and Promotion. 2:140. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00140
2014
  1. Braun, K.L., Browne ,C., Ka‘opua, L.S., Kim, B.J., Mokuau, N. (2014) Research on Indigenous elders: From positivistic to decolonizing methodologies. The Gerontologist. 54 (1), 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt067
  2. Browne, C.V., Mokuau, N., Kaʻopua, L.S., Kim, B.J., Higuchi, P., & Braun, K. (2014). Listening to the voices of Native Hawaiian Elders and ʻohana caregivers: Discussions on aging, health, and care preferences. Journal of Cross‐Cultural Gerontology. 29(2), 131-151.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-014-9227-8
  3. Sentell T., Unick G.J., Ahn, H.J., Braun, K.L., Miyamura, J., & Shumway, M. (2014). Rates, severity of illness, and length of stay across inpatient hospitalizations in Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Whites. Psychiatric Services.
  4. Tomioka, M., Braun, K.L., Ah Cook, V., Compton, M., Wirten, K. (2014) Improving behavioral and clinical indicators in Asian Pacific Islanders with diabetes: Findings from a community clinic-based program. Diabetes Research & Clinical Practice. 104(2), 220-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2013.12.035
2013
  1. Allison, A., Ishihara‐Wong, D., Domingo, J., Nishioka, J., Tsark, J., & Braun, K.L., (2013) Helping cancer patients across the care continuum: The navigation program at The Queen’s Medical Center. Hawai`i Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 72, 116‐122.
  2. Khil, T.S., & Kim, B.J. (2013). Rhythm action game, synesthetic application of aural images among older adults: Focused on music treatment and learning of music appreciation. Korean Journal of Computer Game. 69‐77.
  3. Mokuau, N. & Mataira, P. (2013) From trauma to triumph: Perspectives for Native Hawaiian and Maori peoples. In M. Gray, J. Coates, M.Y Bird, & T. Hetherington (Eds.), Decolonizing Social Work. 145‐164.
  4. Nakatsuka, N.J., Esquivel, L.M., Levin, M.J., Browne, C.V., Braun, K.L. (2013) Identifying the unique challenges facing Kānaka Maoli kūpuna residing outside of Hawai‘i, Hūlili. 9, 133-151. Retrieved from http://www.ksbe.edu/_assets/spi/hulili/hulili_vol_9/6_2013_Vol9_Nakatsuka__Esquivel__Levin__Browne__Braun.pdf
  5. Nishita, C., & Browne, C. (2013). Advancing research in transitional care: Challenges of culture, language and health literacy in Asian American and Native Hawaiian elders. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 24, 404‐418.
  6. Sentell, T., Dela Cruz, M.R., Heo, H.H., Braun, K.L. (2013) Health literacy, health communication challenges, and cancer screening among rural Native Hawaiians and Filipino Women. Journal of Cancer Education. 28(2), 325-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-013-0471-3

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2012
  1. Aitaoto, N., Braun, K.L., Estrella, J., Epeluk, A., & Tsark, J. (2012) Woman to woman: A culturally appropriate cancer outreach project for and by Micronesian women. Preventing Chronic Disease, 9, 100262. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.100262
  2. Browne, C. (2012). Gender, globalization, and eldercare work. In I. Ness (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration.
  3. Hernandez, B.Y., Ka`opua, L.S., Ah Ching, J., Kamemoto, L.E., Thompson, P.J., Zhu, X., Shvetsov, Y.B., Tofaeono, J., & Tofaeono Willimans, V. (2012). Cervical and anal human papillomavirus infection in adult women in American Samoa. Asia‐Pacific Journal of Public Health. [Epub]
  4. Kaur, J., Coe, K., Rowland, J., Braun, K.L., Conde, F., Burhansstipanov, L., Heiney, S., Kagawa‐Singer, M., & Lu, Q. (2012). Enhancing life after cancer in diverse communities. Cancer, 11(8), 5366‐5373. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.27491
  5. Kim, B.J. (2012). Social Security disability insurance. In Marth Sajatovic & Sana Loue (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Immigrant Health. New York, NY: Springer.
  6. Mokuau, N., Braun, K.L., & Daniggelis, E., (2012). Building family capacity for Native Hawaiian women with breast cancer. Health and Social Work, 37, 216‐224. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hls033
  7. Tomioka, M., Braun, K.L. (2012) Implementing evidence-based programs: A four-step protocol for assuring replication with fidelity. 14(6). Retrieved from http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4697267
  8. Tomioka, M., Braun, K.L., Compton, M., Tanoue, L. (2012) Adapting Stanford’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program to Hawaii’s multicultural populations. The Gerontologist. 52(1), 21-132. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr054
  9. Tomioka, M., Sugihara, N., Braun, K.L. (2012) Replicating the EnhanceFitness physical activity program in Hawai`i’s multicultural population: 2007-2010. Preventing Chronic Disease. 9. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.110155

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2011
  1. Anngela‐Cole, L., Ka`opua, L.S., & Yim, Y.D. (2011). Palliative care, culture, and the Pacific Basin. In T. Altilio and S. Otis‐Green (Co‐editors), Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work (pp. 527‐530). New York: Oxford.
  2. Ka`opua, L., Braun, K.L., Browne, C.V., Mokuau, N., & Park, C. (2011). Why are Native Hawaiians underrepresented in Hawai`i’s older adult population? Exploring longevity disparities of Hawaiian elders. Journal of Aging Research, Special Issue on Factors of Longevity. https://doi.org/10.4061/2011/701232
  3. Ka`opua, L.S., Park, S.H., Ward, M.E., & Braun, K.L. (2011). Testing the feasibility of a culturally tailored breast cancer screening intervention with Native Hawaiian women in rural churches. Health & Social Work, 36, 55‐65.
  4. Kim, B.J., & Sung, K.T. (2011). Teaching repayment of parents’ kindness. Educational Gerontology, 37(10), 899‐909.
  5. Mokuau, N. (2011) Culturally‐based solutions to preserve the health of Native Hawaiians. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 20, 98‐113.
    Revised 4‐17‐14
  6. Mokuau, N. & Tauiliili, P. (2011) Families with Native Hawaiian and Samoan Roots. In E. Lynch and M. Hanson (Eds.), Developing cross cultural competence: A guide for working with young children and their families, 4th edition (Chapter 10). Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Company.
  7. Payam, A., Shiramizu, B., Shikuma, C., Milne, C., Terada, K., Kajioka, E., Ka`opua, L.S., Cassel, K., & Chow, D. (2011). HIV‐associated anal dysplasia: experience from a multiethnic‐HIV Clinic in Hawaii. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 22, 17‐23.
  8. Sentell, T., Baker, K.K., Onaka, A., Braun, K.L. (2011). Low health literacy and health outcomes in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Journal of Health Communication, 16, 279‐294.
  9. Sugihara, N., Watanabe, M., Tomioka, M., Braun, K.L., & Pang, L. (2011). Cost-Benefit estimates of an elderly exercise program on Kaua‘i. Hawai`i Medical Journal, 70, 116‐120. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3233394/

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Technical Reports, Posters and Presentations

Technical Reports

  1. Status of Women in the United States: The Economic Security of Older Women and Men in Hawai`i.  Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the Takasaki Endowment, IWPR and C. Browne, June 2017.
  2. Listening to the Voices of Hā Kūpuna and `Ohana Caregivers in Hawai`i: Discussions on Aging, Health, and Well‐being CV Browne, KL Braun, N Mokuau, LS Ka`opua and P Higuchi Hā Kūpuna, The National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, University of Hawai`i, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Honolulu, HI: 2011
  3. Kū Me Ka `Ohana: Stand Tall with Families. N Mokuau, KL Braun, and E Daniggelis. University of Hawai`i, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Honolulu, HI: 2011.
  4. Life Expectancy, Morbidity, and Health Practices of Native Hawaiian Elders: A Review of Hawai`i Surveillance Data KL Braun, N Mokuau, and CV Browne Hā Kūpuna, The National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, University of Hawai`i, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Honolulu, HI: 2010
  5. Assessing the Health and Long‐term Care Needs of Native Hawaiian Elders and Their Caregivers: Results from Key Informant Interviews in Hawai`i CV Browne, N Mokuau, KL Braun, and L Choy Hā Kūpuna, The National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, University of Hawai`i, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Honolulu, HI: 2008

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Posters and Presentations

  1. Braun KL, Browne CV, LaCounte, C., Furlow, N. Meeting the needs of the underserved: American Society on Aging (ASA). Chicago, IL, March 2017
  2. Browne, C., Ka`opua, LS.  Culture, Dementia and Caregiving. Sociology Department UH Conference September 2016
  3. Browne, C., Carter, P., Furlow, N.  Title VI Meeting. Your National Resource Centers. Denver, Co., August 2016
  4. Browne, CV. , Greenlee, K. Cultivating the next generation of gerontology leaders. ASA, March 2016.
  5. Mokuau, N., Braun, C., Browne C.  Updates on Ha Kupuna research with Native elders. JABSOM Culture and Health Conference, Honolulu, February 2016
  6. Browne, C.V., Braun, K.L., Ka`opua, L.S., Kim, B.J., & Mokuau, N. (2013, June). Issues in mixed method research in aging with racial/ethnic minorities. Oral presentation at the International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics (IAGG), Seoul, South Korea.
  7. Braun, K.L., Browne, C.V., Ka`opua, L.S., Kim, B.J., & Mokuau, N. (2013, June). Research traditions informing inquiry on Indigenous elders. Oral presentation at the International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics (IAGG), Seoul, South Korea.
  8. Kim, B.J., Braun, K.L., Browne, C.V., Ka`opua, L.S., & Mokuau, N. (2013, June). Demographic and health characteristics among Native Hawaiian. Poster presentation at the International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics (IAGG), Seoul, South Korea.
  9. Browne, C.V., & Braun, K.L. (2013, April) A focus group research with Native Hawaiian elders. APM, American Society on Aging (ASA), Chicago, IL.
  10. Browne, C.V. (2012, October) Elder and `ohana long‐term care service and support needs in Hawai`i. Aha Kupuna Conference, Maui, HI.
  11. Browne, C.V., Mokuau, N., Braun, K.L., Ka`opua, L.S.(2012, September) Qualitative research strategies with ethnic minority elders. Hawai`iPacific Gerontological Conference, Honolulu, HI.
  12. Browne, C.V. (2012, September) Current research on regional population aging and longevity. The 2nd International Symposium on Population Aging and Longevity. Chengmai, Hainan, China
  13. Hosted by the Peoples Government of Hainan Province China Association for Social and Economic System Analysis Research Northeast Asia Economic Forum Civil Affairs Bureau of Hainan Province (2012, September).
  14. Browne, C.V., Mokuau, N., Braun, K.L., Ka`opua, L.S.(2012, June) Assessing long‐term care needs of Indigenous elders: The case of Native Hawaiians. 21st Nordic Conference in Gerontology. Copenhagen, Denmark.
  15. Browne, C.V., Braun, K.L. (2012, March) Qualitative research methods with racial/ethnic elders. APM, American Society on Aging, Washington, DC.
  16. Browne, C.V. (2011, November). Cross cultural needs assessment: The case of Native Hawaiian Kupuna and their caregivers. Columbia University School of Social Work, New York City, NY.
  17. Browne, C.V., Braun, K.L., Nishita, C., Mokuau, N., Ka`opua, L., & Higuchi, P. (2011, November) Social and health disparities among elders in Hawai`i: Implications for health literacy. APM, Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.
  18. Browne, C.V., Mokuau, N., & Braun, K.L. (2011, April) Assessing elder long‐term care service and support needs in a multicultural community. APM, American Society on Aging, San Francisco, CA.
  19. Browne, C.V., Mokuau, N., Braun, K.L. (2011, August). Assessing Native elder and caregiver long‐term care needs. Administration on Aging Title VI Technical Assistance Conference, Washington, DC.
  20. Browne, C.V., Braun, K.L., Carlile, L. (2011, July). Aging in Asia and the Pacific Region: Highlights of regional trends, responses and global directions. Sakamaki Extraordinary Lecture Series, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.
  21. Browne, C.V., Nishita, C., Braun, K.L., Mokuau, N., Ka`opua, L., & Higuchi, P, (2011). Social and health disparities among elders in Hawai`i: Implications for health literacy, Hā Kūpuna, The National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, University of Hawai`i, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Honolulu, HI
  22. Braun, K.L., Browne, C.V., Mokuau, M., & Higuchi, P. (2009) Health disparities among elders in Hawai`i, Hā Kūpuna, The National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, University of Hawai`i, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Honolulu, HI

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General Brochure:

Hā Kūpuna, The National Resource Center for Native Hawaiian Elders, 2014 [pdf]

 

Other related publications by center staff through 2010

  1. Angela‐Cole, L., Ka`opua, L., & Busch, M. (2010). Issues confronting social workers in the provision of palliative care services in the Pacific Basin (Hawai`i and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island nations and territories). Journal of Social Work in End‐of‐Life and Palliative Care, 6(3‐4), 150‐163.
  2. Braun, K.L., & Browne, C. (1997). Cultural values and caregiving patterns among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. In D. Redburn and R. McNamara (Eds.), Social gerontology (pp. 155‐182). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
  3. Braun, K.L., & Browne, C. (1998). Perceptions of dementia, caregiving, and help seeking among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Health and Social Work, 23, 262‐274.
  4. Braun, K.L., Fong, M., Gotay, C., Chong, C., & Pagano, I. (2005). Ethnicity and breast cancer in Hawai`i: Increased survival, but continued disparity. Ethnicity and Disease, 15, 453‐460.
  5. Braun, K.L., Fong, M., Ka`ano`i, M., Kamaka M., & Gotay, C. (2005). Testing a culturally appropriate, theory‐based intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among Native Hawaiians. Preventive Medicine, 40, 619‐627.
  6. Braun, K.L., Karel, H., & Zir, A. (2006). Differential response to end‐of‐life booklets by family caregiver stage and ethnicity. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 23, 269‐276.
  7. Braun, K.L., Look, M., Yang, H., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1996). Native Hawaiian mortality in 1980 and 1990 in the State of Hawai`i. American Journal of Public Health, 86, 888‐889.
  8. Braun, K.L., Mokuau, N., Hunt, G.H., Ka`ano`i, M., & Gotay, C. (2002). Supports and obstacles to cancer survival for Hawai`i’s native people. Cancer Practice, 10, 192‐200.
  9. Braun, K.L., Mokuau, N., & Tsark, J. (1997). Cultural themes in health, illness, and rehabilitation among Native Hawaiians. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 12(3), 19‐37.
  10. Braun, K.L., & Nichols, R. (1996). Cultural issues in death and dying. Hawai`i Medical Journal, 55, 260‐264.
  11. Braun, K.L., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (2001). Advance directive completion rates and end‐of‐life preferences in Hawai`i. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49, 1708‐1713.
  12. Braun, K.L., Pietsch, J.H., & Blanchette, P.L. (Eds.). (2000). Cultural issues in end‐of‐life decision making. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
  13. Braun, K.L., Takamura, J., Forman, S., Sasaki, P., & Meinenger, L. (1995). Developing and testing outreach materials in Alzheimer’s Disease for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. The Gerontologist, 35, 122‐126.
  14. Braun, K.L., Tanji, V., & Heck, R. (2001). Support for physician‐assisted suicide: Exploring the impact of ethnicity and attitudes toward planning for death. The Gerontologist, 41, 51‐60.
  15. Braun, K.L., Tsark, J., Santos, L., Aitaoto, N., & Chong, C. (2006). Building Native Hawaiian capacity in cancer research and programming: The Legacy of `Imi Hale. Cancer, 107 (8 Suppl), 2082‐2090.
  16. Braun, K.L., Yang, H., Look, M., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1996). Age‐specific Native Hawaiian mortality rates: A comparison of full, part, and non‐Hawaiians. Asian American and Pacific Islander Journal of Health, 4, 352‐362.
  17. Braun, K.L., Yang, H., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1996). Life and death in Hawai`i: Ethnic variations in mortality and life expectancy. Hawai`i Medical Journal, 55, 278‐283, 302.
  18. Braun, K.L., Yang, H., Onaka, A., & Horiuchi, B. (1997). Asian and Pacific Islander mortality differences in Hawai`i. Social Biology, 44, 213‐226.
  19. Braun, K.L., Yee, B., Browne, C.V., & Mokuau, N. (2004). Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander elders. In K. Whitfield (Ed.), Closing the gap: Improving the health of minority elders in the new millennium (pp. 55‐68). Washington, DC: Gerontological Society of America.
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