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Nia Aitaoto Data-verified
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18 h-index
52 pubs
842 cited
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Nia Aitaoto's research focuses on understanding health disparities and needs within specific ethnic and cultural groups, particularly Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. Her work has investigated the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and substance use patterns of these communities, as well as issues related to vaccine hesitancy and mental health. Aitaoto also examines sociocultural influences on health behaviors, such as dietary patterns among women at risk for endometrial cancer, and explores the risk factors for conditions like prediabetes in pediatric populations. With 52 publications and an h-index of 18, her scholarship contributes to the fields of public health, behavioral science, and health services research, addressing the unique health challenges faced by minority populations in the United States.
Metrics
- h-index: 18
- Publications: 52
- Citations: 842
Selected Publications
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Insights on wellbeing and society from a Taulasea/traditional healer perspective (2025)
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Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand (2025)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Raynald Samoa
City of Hope (US)
5 shared publications
- Improving Asian American health during the Syndemic of COVID-19 and racism
- Socioeconomic Inequities in Vaccine Hesitancy Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Andrew M. Subica
University of California, Riverside (US)
4 shared publications
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health and treatment need in the <scp>United States</scp> during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19
- Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander People in the United States, 2021
- Trauma and mental health in Pacific Islanders
- Alcohol Use Disorder Risk and Protective Factors and Associated Harms Among Pacific Islander Young Adults
Ridvan Firestone
Massey University (NZ)
4 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
- Insights on wellbeing and society from a Taulasea/traditional healer perspective
Layla Latu
Massey University (NZ)
4 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
- Insights on wellbeing and society from a Taulasea/traditional healer perspective
Erick G. Guerrero
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (US)
3 shared publications
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health and treatment need in the <scp>United States</scp> during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19
- Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander People in the United States, 2021
- Alcohol Use Disorder Risk and Protective Factors and Associated Harms Among Pacific Islander Young Adults
Howard B. Moss
University of California, Riverside (US)
3 shared publications
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health and treatment need in the <scp>United States</scp> during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19
- Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander People in the United States, 2021
- Alcohol Use Disorder Risk and Protective Factors and Associated Harms Among Pacific Islander Young Adults
Li‐Tzy Wu
Duke University (US)
3 shared publications
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, mental health and treatment need in the <scp>United States</scp> during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19
- Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander People in the United States, 2021
- Alcohol Use Disorder Risk and Protective Factors and Associated Harms Among Pacific Islander Young Adults
Marine Corbin
Massey University (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Ngaire Lerwill
Massey University (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Tupou Pulu
Massey University (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Veisinia Pulu
Massey University (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Justice Firestone
Massey University (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Kathryn Fuge
Hutt Hospital (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Sera Tapu‐Ta'ala
Building Research Association of New Zealand (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
Prachee Gokhalé
Massey University (NZ)
3 shared publications
- A feasibility study investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in New Zealand
- Investigating the risk of prediabetes among children in NZ: a cross-sectional study
- Fanau Manuia programme: key findings from a co-design process using a Pacific family-based approach to address pre-diabetes risk among Pacific children, New Zealand
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