January-March 2003

Cover: The prevelance of diabetes in California has increased 67% since 1980. At south Stockton's Fifth-Street Medical Center, two-thirds of Dr. Kwabena Adubofour's clients are Latino and are significantly higher risk for the disease than non-Latino Whites. Adubofour takes the blood pressure of Esther Ferreira a 55-year old Stockton resident who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes three years ago. She manages the disease with diet, exercise, and regular visits to the doctor. With the guidance of medical professionals such as Adubofour, UC Cooperative Extension advisors have developed diabetes prevention outreach programs to promote awareness and healthier lifestlyes among Latino's and other high risk populations. Color photo by Phil Schermeister .

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California Agriculture, January-March 2003

Volume 57, Number 1
Nutrition research and education: Prescription for diabetes crisis

peer-reviewed research articles

Diabetes-related health beliefs explored in low-income Latinos
by Lucia L Kaiser , Marciel A Klenk , Anna C Martin , Anna Olivares , Amy B Joy , Hugo Quiñonez-Melgar
pp8-12, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p8
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Mandatory mediation changes rules for negotiating farm labor contracts
by Philip Martin , Bert Mason
pp13-17, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p13
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Non-oak native plants are main hosts for sudden oak death pathogen in California
by Matteo Garbelotto , Jennifer M Davidson , Kelly Ivors , Patricia E Maloney , Daniel Hüberli , Steven T Koike , David M Rizzo
pp18-23, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p18
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Model describes sustainable long-term recycling of saline agricultural drainage water
by David E Birkle , William A Jury , Iddo Kan
pp24-27, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p24
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Prospects for integrated control of olive fruit fly are promising in California
by Timothy R Collier , Robert A Van Steenwyk
pp28-32, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p28
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editorial, news, letters & science briefs

EDITORIAL: Californians face weight and health care crisis
by Joanne Ikeda , Patricia Crawford
pp2, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p2
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Letters: January-March 2003
From our readers
pp4-5, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p4
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Science briefs: January-March 2003
Editors
pp5, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p5
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Promising treatment, control options for sudden oak death
by Janet Byron
pp6, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p6
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Healthier lifestyles key to solving childhood obesity epidemic
Editors
pp7, doi#10.3733/ca.v057n01p7
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