Laefstael jenses: an investigation of barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyles of women in an urban Pacific island context.

@article{Siefken2014LaefstaelJA,
  title={Laefstael jenses: an investigation of barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyles of women in an urban Pacific island context.},
  author={Katja Siefken and Grant M Schofield and Nico Schulenkorf},
  journal={Journal of physical activity \& health},
  year={2014},
  volume={11 1},
  pages={
          30-7
        }
}
BACKGROUND The Pacific region has experienced rapid urbanization and lifestyle changes, which lead to high rates of noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevalence. There is no information on barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyles in this region. In response, we present the first stage of a rigorous development of an urban Pacific health intervention program. This paper describes formative work conducted in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The objective of this paper was to understand cultural barriers… 
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