https://www.selleckchem.com/products/azd6738.html Objective To determine baseline characteristics of a group of Samoans/Tongans in Southern California at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and identify barriers, cultural factors, and readiness and capacity to implement a culturally tailored Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in a faith-based setting. Design A mixed-methods pilot that included piloting modified DPP sessions, conducting a survey, and focus groups (N = 4). Setting Samoan/Tongan faith-based organizations. Participants Samoan/Tongan church members in Southern California who were interested in lifestyle behavior change. Main outcome measures Surveys assessing sociodemographic, acculturation, health status, food insecurity, and psychosocial factors. Focus groups focusing on attitudes toward the curriculum, opportunities for tailoring, and specific barriers/facilitators for healthy weight, nutrition, and physical activity. Results Participants (N = 47) were on average 42 years old, female (57%), and identified as Pacific Islander (35% Samoan, 30% Amerclusions Results demonstrate possible ways to tailor the DPP for US-based Samoan/Tongan populations by harnessing cultural traditions and addressing existing barriers and psychosocial constructs.Aims To examine the extent to which local health departments (LHDs) conduct activities to address opioid use and abuse. To test the hypothesis that (i) LHDs' access to data from an electronic syndromic surveillance system is associated with conducting activities to address opioid use and abuse, and (ii) among those LHDs with access to syndromic surveillance data, the use of syndromic and other surveillance data on opioid-related events is associated with LHDs' report of conducting activities to address opioid use and abuse. Methods Logistic regression was used to analyze data from the 2018 Forces of Change Survey of a statistically representative sample of 966 LHDs, of which 591 participated in the survey. Results The LHD