METHODS: Survey data demographics, general health measures, and sociobehavioral and network measures and height and weight measures for calculating body mass index were collected from adult Somali immigrants by bilingual study team members at community locations. ...Weight loss intention among participants who were overweight or affected by obesity was associated with number of family members and friends trying to lose weight, enabling functional network factors social norms for weight loss, social support for healthy eating, and social cohesion , and less favorable obesogenic social norms. ...