'Ai Pono Cooking Demonstrations

Summary

Native Hawaiians' traditional lifestyles and diets ensured the mutual health and well-being of the land and its inhabitants, which stand in stark contrast to the disproportionately high prevalence of diet-related, cardiometabolic diseases they experience today. In this project, the investigators will adapt and test an evidence-based multilevel intervention entitled PILI 'Āina to improve the self-management of prevalent cardiometabolic diseases and reduce risk factors for developing new diet-related illnesses and implement and evaluate the impact and sustainability of community-wide cooking demonstrations. The objectives of this project are to optimize the effectiveness and sustainability of PILI 'Āina, improve diet quality, cardiometabolic markers, promote traditional Native Hawaiian diets, and improve social cohesion.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemias
• Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

OTHER

'Ai Pono

"Hands-on Cooking and Cultural Lessons" These lessons will be widely advertised. Each 2-hour presentation will involve hands-on cooking demonstrations and tastings, accompanied by lessons on the cultural significance of featured food items. Demonstrations will link the consumption of vegetables (e.g., sweet potato, breadfruit, kalo) to Native Hawaiian (NH) history and traditional beliefs to help participants rediscover their heritage through the meals they prepare.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  collaborator NIH

• American Heart Association

  collaborator OTHER

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Hawaii

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Claire Ing, DrPH · Principal Investigator

• Kulani DeSimone, B.S. · Graduate Assistant

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-02-12

Primary Completion

2028-06-30

Completion

2028-08-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations