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June 7, 2009

Diabetes management study targeting Chinese Americans covered in SF Chronicle, Chinese Press

A UCSF School of Nursing study to test culturally specific programs aimed at improving diabetes management in the Chinese-American community received coverage in English-  and Chinese-language media. Asian Americans are almost twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than Caucasian Americans, according to the Joslin Diabetes Center. The trial is part of a four-year, $1 million NIH grant led by Catherine Chesla, School of Nursing, and involves community partners. Stories appeared in the May 21 editions of the World Journal and China Press, and in Sing Tao Daily on May 22. The San Francisco Chronicle carried an article on the front page of the Bay Area section in the June 7, 2009 issue.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/07/BA4T181MFP.DTL