Impact of Acculturation on Body Mass Index in Haitians Immigrants: Closing the Gap in The Literature

Longer-term Haitian immigrants residing in the United States exhibit a decline in physical health-related to a high body mass index (BMI). While the literature doesn't have much to offer, I have used theories on immigrant acculturation to examine health patterns in Haitian immigrants by the length of their stay in the United States. The purpose of this cross-sectional study, guided by the Schwartz model of acculturation, was to examine the effect of acculturation and the length of stay in ...