Sheldon Riklon
Biographic Data
| ID | 108992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheldon Riklon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheldon |
| FAMILY NAME | Riklon |
| SIGNATURE | RIKLON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6884-2974 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results
Introduction: Striking health disparities exist in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The RMI has one of the highest age-adjusted type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rates in the world (23.0%) compared to global (9.3%) and United States (US; 13.3%) rates. We conducted health screenings including clinical indicators of T2DM and hypertension among Marshallese in the RMI. Methods: Screenings were conducted at 20 churches on Majuro Atoll. Partic…
Marshallese Mothers’ and Marshallese Maternal Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Life Planning Practices and Influences
Pacific Islander communities experience significant maternal and infant health disparities including high maternal and infant mortality. Contraception and reproductive life planning prevent approximately one-third of pregnancy-related deaths and neonatal deaths. We report the results of formative research devoted to understanding Marshallese mothers' as well as their maternal healthcare providers' practices and influences related to contraceptive…
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults
This study compared the effectiveness of two Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) interventions on weight loss among overweight and obese Marshallese adults. The study was a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 30 churches in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Marshallese adults with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 were eligible for the study. The study sample included 380 participants. Participants received either a faith-based adaptation of t…
Pandemic-Amplified Material Hardship and Community-Led Support among Marshallese Diasporic Communities in the United States
This article explores the experiences of Marshallese diasporic migrants in the United States (U.S.) during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to material hardship and community-led relief efforts. Focus groups with 53 Marshallese migrants in three states revealed that material hardship, including food and housing insecurity, inadequate healthcare, and difficulty paying bills, intensified among their communities during the pandemic. In response, Ma…
Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA/NHPIs) in the United States. AA/NHPIs have historically been subjected to discrimination, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. To bring attention to their unique concerns, an AA/NHPI Interest Group of the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) was formed. This article highlights …
Complicity in sociology and community-based participatory research with Marshallese
Complicity with colonialism can be reflected in a particular approach to research, whose interests it serves, and who has power or ownership over the research process. It can also be reflected in neglect, inaction or methodological erasure of groups historically subjected to domination by colonial empires. Social scientists have often failed to account for colonialism's role or the complicit role they have played. We provide a brief historical ov…
Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
Dissemination Protocol for Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with Marshallese Pacific Islanders in Arkansas
Implementation of CBPR principles ensures that researchers fully engage stakeholders in all aspects of research, including the dissemination of study results. This manuscript describes the dissemination protocol for an academic- community research partnership with the Marshallese community and provides a practical example for how to implement successful community-engaged dissemination
Multicomponent Informed Consent with Marshallese Participants
Pacific Islanders are the second fastest-growing population in the United States; however, Pacific Islanders, and Marshallese specifically, are underrepresented in health research. A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach was used to engage Marshallese stakeholders and build an academic-community research collaborative to conduct health disparities research. Our CBPR partnership pilot tested a multicomponent consent process that p…
Compact of Free Association Migrants and Health Insurance Policies: Barriers and Solutions to Improve Health Equity
This commentary outlines the health insurance disparities of Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants living in the United States. Compact of Free Association migrants are citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau who can live, work, and study in the United States without a visa. Compact of Free Association migrants make up a significant proportion of the rapidly growing Pac…
You Want to Give the Best Care Possible, and You Know When They Leave Your Pharmacy, You Didn't Give the Best Care Possible Most of the Time: Pharmacist- and Community Health Worker-Identified Barrier…
Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
We identified key cultural considerations to incorporate into a diabetes self-management program for the Marshallese. The insights gained can inform others' work with Pacific Islanders
Diabetes and Hypertension in Marshallese Adults: Results from Faith-Based Health Screenings
Interpretive policy analysis: Marshallese Cofa migrants and the Affordable Care Act
While the ACA and Medicaid Expansion have reduced the national uninsured rate, Marshallese COFA migrants have not benefited equally from this policy. The lack of healthcare coverage for the Marshallese COFA migrants exacerbates the health disparities this underserved population faces. This article is an important contribution to researchers because it presents the Marshallese's interpretation of the policy, which will help inform policy makers th…
Improving Health Outcomes in Diverse Populations: Competency in Cross-cultural Research with Indigenous Pacific Islander Populations
OBJECTIVE: There is a large disparity in health status between the indigenous peoples of the US Associated Pacific compared to any population in the USA. The research process that has been supported by US academic institutions and federal agencies has been limited in its ability to address the disparate health issues and may be part of the problem. We define culturally competent research and review approaches to developing competency in cross-cul…
Diabetes and Hypertension in Marshallese Adults: Results from Faith-Based Health Screenings
Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA/NHPIs) in the United States. AA/NHPIs have historically been subjected to discrimination, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. To bring attention to their unique concerns, an AA/NHPI Interest Group of the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) was formed. This article highlights …
Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
Dissemination Protocol for Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with Marshallese Pacific Islanders in Arkansas
Implementation of CBPR principles ensures that researchers fully engage stakeholders in all aspects of research, including the dissemination of study results. This manuscript describes the dissemination protocol for an academic- community research partnership with the Marshallese community and provides a practical example for how to implement successful community-engaged dissemination
You Want to Give the Best Care Possible, and You Know When They Leave Your Pharmacy, You Didn't Give the Best Care Possible Most of the Time: Pharmacist- and Community Health Worker-Identified Barrier…
Improving Health Outcomes in Diverse Populations: Competency in Cross-cultural Research with Indigenous Pacific Islander Populations
OBJECTIVE: There is a large disparity in health status between the indigenous peoples of the US Associated Pacific compared to any population in the USA. The research process that has been supported by US academic institutions and federal agencies has been limited in its ability to address the disparate health issues and may be part of the problem. We define culturally competent research and review approaches to developing competency in cross-cul…
Interpretive policy analysis: Marshallese Cofa migrants and the Affordable Care Act
While the ACA and Medicaid Expansion have reduced the national uninsured rate, Marshallese COFA migrants have not benefited equally from this policy. The lack of healthcare coverage for the Marshallese COFA migrants exacerbates the health disparities this underserved population faces. This article is an important contribution to researchers because it presents the Marshallese's interpretation of the policy, which will help inform policy makers th…
Leveraging community-based participatory research capacity to recruit Pacific Islanders into a genetics study
Cultural Adaptation of Diabetes Self-Management Education for Marshallese Residing in the United States: Lessons Learned in Curriculum Development
We identified key cultural considerations to incorporate into a diabetes self-management program for the Marshallese. The insights gained can inform others' work with Pacific Islanders
Diabetes and Hypertension in Marshallese Adults: Results from Faith-Based Health Screenings
Compact of Free Association Migrants and Health Insurance Policies: Barriers and Solutions to Improve Health Equity
This commentary outlines the health insurance disparities of Compact of Free Association (COFA) migrants living in the United States. Compact of Free Association migrants are citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau who can live, work, and study in the United States without a visa. Compact of Free Association migrants make up a significant proportion of the rapidly growing Pac…
You Want to Give the Best Care Possible, and You Know When They Leave Your Pharmacy, You Didn't Give the Best Care Possible Most of the Time: Pharmacist- and Community Health Worker-Identified Barrier…
Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Self-Efficacy for Exercise Among Overweight and Obese Marshallese Adults
Dissemination Protocol for Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with Marshallese Pacific Islanders in Arkansas
Implementation of CBPR principles ensures that researchers fully engage stakeholders in all aspects of research, including the dissemination of study results. This manuscript describes the dissemination protocol for an academic- community research partnership with the Marshallese community and provides a practical example for how to implement successful community-engaged dissemination
Multicomponent Informed Consent with Marshallese Participants
Pacific Islanders are the second fastest-growing population in the United States; however, Pacific Islanders, and Marshallese specifically, are underrepresented in health research. A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach was used to engage Marshallese stakeholders and build an academic-community research collaborative to conduct health disparities research. Our CBPR partnership pilot tested a multicomponent consent process that p…
Pandemic-Amplified Material Hardship and Community-Led Support among Marshallese Diasporic Communities in the United States
This article explores the experiences of Marshallese diasporic migrants in the United States (U.S.) during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to material hardship and community-led relief efforts. Focus groups with 53 Marshallese migrants in three states revealed that material hardship, including food and housing insecurity, inadequate healthcare, and difficulty paying bills, intensified among their communities during the pandemic. In response, Ma…
Unified in Our Diversity to Address Health Disparities Among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA/NHPIs) in the United States. AA/NHPIs have historically been subjected to discrimination, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. To bring attention to their unique concerns, an AA/NHPI Interest Group of the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) was formed. This article highlights …
Complicity in sociology and community-based participatory research with Marshallese
Complicity with colonialism can be reflected in a particular approach to research, whose interests it serves, and who has power or ownership over the research process. It can also be reflected in neglect, inaction or methodological erasure of groups historically subjected to domination by colonial empires. Social scientists have often failed to account for colonialism's role or the complicit role they have played. We provide a brief historical ov…
Faith-based health screenings for Marshallese adults living in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Study design and results
Introduction: Striking health disparities exist in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The RMI has one of the highest age-adjusted type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rates in the world (23.0%) compared to global (9.3%) and United States (US; 13.3%) rates. We conducted health screenings including clinical indicators of T2DM and hypertension among Marshallese in the RMI. Methods: Screenings were conducted at 20 churches on Majuro Atoll. Partic…
Marshallese Mothers’ and Marshallese Maternal Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Life Planning Practices and Influences
Pacific Islander communities experience significant maternal and infant health disparities including high maternal and infant mortality. Contraception and reproductive life planning prevent approximately one-third of pregnancy-related deaths and neonatal deaths. We report the results of formative research devoted to understanding Marshallese mothers' as well as their maternal healthcare providers' practices and influences related to contraceptive…
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Diabetes Prevention Program Interventions for Overweight/Obese Marshallese Adults
This study compared the effectiveness of two Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) interventions on weight loss among overweight and obese Marshallese adults. The study was a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial conducted in 30 churches in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Marshallese adults with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m 2 were eligible for the study. The study sample included 380 participants. Participants received either a faith-based adaptation of t…
Experiences of Discrimination Among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Living in the USA
Medicine (14 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Nursing (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Pacific islanders (8 works) · Community-based participatory research (7 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works)