Hawaii & Pacific Island Childhood Obesity Research Database

The HICORE database is focused on published journal articles based in Hawaii and the Pacific, on Pacific Islanders or by Pacific based researchers who study obesity and obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The database is unique because we scanned each citation and in some cases we added a location and/or ethnicity keywords to formulate searches on the Pacific Islands and Pacific Islanders more comprehensive. We also clarified and combined themes. Due to current copyright laws we are unable to provide abstracts or full-text PDF files of the articles.

How to use the HICORE database:

Enter keywords in the"Search Published Projects" search box above. Use a comma between key words. The green bolded keywords below allow the most comprehensive searches. You will obtain more specific citations using the non-bolded words only if these are included in the title, abstract or keywords entered in PubMed.

Ex: Search for articles on obesity in Chuukese children
Enter keywords: Micronesia, child, obesity

You may also search by author’s last name (You do not need to use the [au] designation).

Please see our guide on how to different search strategies to use in PubMed and how to find research on obesity.

Location Key Words

Pacific Islands
- New Zealand
  - Polynesia
  - Tonga
  - (American) Samoa
  - (Western) Samoa
  - French Polynesia including Tahiti
  - Cook Islands
  - Hawaii
  - Tuvalu
  - Wallis
  - Niue
  - Pitcairn
  - Tokelau
  - Tuvalu
  - Easter Island
  - Rotuma

- Micronesia
  - Marshall Islands
  - Nauru
  - Kiribati
  - Palau
  - Guam
  - (Northern) Mariana Islands
  - Federated States of Micronesia
  - Chuuk
  - Pohnpei
  - Kosrae
  - Yap
- Melanesia
  - Fiji
  - Vanuatu
  - Solomon Islands
  - Papua New Guinea
  - New Caledonia

Ethnicity Key Words

Asian Filipino
Pacific Islander Polynesian Hawaiian Native Hawaiian Samoan Maori Tongan Tahitian Cook Islander Tuvaluan Tokelauan Tuvaluan Easter Islander Rotuman	Micronesian Marshallese Federated States of Micronesia Chuukese Pohnpeian Kosraean Yapese Palauan Guamanian or Chamorro (Northern) Mariana Islands Nauruan Kiribati Melanesian Fijian Ni Vanuatu Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea New Caledonia

Theme Key Words

Child
- Childhood
- Children
- Infant
- Adolescent
- Teen
- Youth
Maternal
- Mothers
- Pregnant
- Pregnancy
- Prenatal
Obesity
- Obese
- Overweight
Physical Activity
- Exercise
Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- Feeding
- Eating behavior
- Foods
- Food analysis
- Diet

Body Size
- Body composition
- Body Fat
- Adiposity
- Body Mass Index
- Growth
Prevention
- Health Promotion
- Healthy knowledge
- Health Education
Intervention
Economics
- Cost benefit analysis
Built environment
Disparities
- Health Equity
- Racism