This project was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health. Focus is on identifying the biological, social, cultural and lifestyle factors associated with the development of NIDDM and Cardiovascular diseases in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The study examines these relationshipa in the context of the transition of this predominantly African American population from a typical Caribbean-based culture to one that is more characteristic of the United States. Within this context, diabetes risk factors are examined in relation to the degree of acculturation of individuals born in the USVI and those who immigrated from other parts of the Caribbean. This project is funded by the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease. 
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This project is a cross-Caribbean study of the frequency and etiology of childhood diabetes in the region. The study is designed to map the incidence of childhood Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus among the African-heritage populations of the Caribbean region and to identify environmental and genetic factors associated with geographic variation in the incidence of the disease. The CAHIS project was funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International 
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This study is designed to evaluate the utility of applying capture- recapture methods to develop a monitoring system for diabetes on the island of Dominica. The project was established in collaboration with the Dominica Diabetic Association, and the Ministry of Health for Dominica.Latest Results of the Study ---Type "Tull" for author's name.
This study is designed to evaluate how changing lifestyle patterns influence the risk of developing chronic diseases including diabetes and hypertension in the district of Christchurch, Barbados. Focus is on understanding the psychosocial factors which influence the risk of developing NIDDM
in this population. This was developed in collaboration with the University of the West
Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Barbados. Latest Results of the Study
This program provides research and training opportunities in chronic disease epidemiology.
Each summer minority graduate and undergraduate students from
U.S. colleges and Universities are provided with the opportunity to participate in field
research at sites in the Caribbean. The program is funded by the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health .
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