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The Conversation talked to Caroline Pratt, the state Department of Health’s Disease Investigations Branch chief, about the updated guidance not just for COVID-19 but for all respiratory diseases in our community.
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The clinic will be located at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and run between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will replace Kaiser's mobile health clinics, which served the West Maui community over the last 7 months.
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Dr. Song Yi Park will conduct the study. Park is a professor and co-investigator of the Multiethnic Cohort Study, the largest study of more than 215,000 residents in Hawaiʻi and Los Angeles.
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University of Hawaiʻi assistant professor Miquela Ibrao recently studied the mobility rates of the state's aging population. She looked at the four largest ethnic groups, breaking them down using a method called disaggregation.
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Researchers looked at half a dozen racial and ethnic groups – more than 2,700 individuals – to study the impact of smoking on a person’s epigenetics.
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After the fires that devastated Maui, Pacific Birth Collective was one of many local organizations to spring into action. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports they brought critical services to new and expectant mothers, on an island they already called a “maternal healthcare desert.”
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The program offers supplies and support on their journey to wellness and reminds them they’re not alone.
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Oʻahu bars and nightclubs are now required to stock naloxone, commonly known as the brand Narcan, which can reverse an opioid drug overdose. That mandate could be expanded to restaurants and hotels statewide under a bill going through the Legislature.
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Due to the nature and scope of the work that’s to be completed, the emergency department space needs to be vacated. It’s unclear when the work will be finished so the department can reopen.
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The state Department of Health opened a new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Iwilei to help those having a mental health crisis. The center is meant to treat people instead of sending them to a hospital emergency room or into the criminal justice system.