Hawaii DOH partners with local laboratories to expand testing for hepatitis C
Hawaii Department of Health | Nov 4, 2022 | Hawaii
Hawai‘i DOH awarded additional $2 million in federal grant funds to continue opioid crisis prevention efforts
Hawaii Department of Health | Mar 22, 2019 | Hawaii
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received $2,107,130 in federal grant funds, in addition to an initial $8 million grant received last year, to address and prevent the opioid crisis in Hawai‘i. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced this second installment of funding for state
Hawai‘i State Hospital Administrator William May plans to leave his post
Hawaii Department of Health | Mar 4, 2019 | Hawaii
This press release was provided by the Hawaii Department of Health. William May, who joined Hawai‘i State Hospital in July 2014, will leave his post in early May to coincide with the end of the legislative session, announced Dr. Bruce Anderson, state health director. “Despite the growing census at the
Hawaii Department of Health receives $3.9 million federal grant for home visiting program to support families
Hawaii Department of Health | Oct 31, 2018 | Hawaii
One way to ensure keiki have a good start in life is to ensure families have access to a wide range of resources and supports while raising their children. Having trained home visitors support new parents and families has been proven to improve the health of mothers and their children,
Hawai‘i Department of Health approves first dispensary on Kaua‘i to begin retail sales of medical cannabis
Hawaii Department of Health | May 23, 2018 | Hawaii
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has issued a formal notice to proceed to Green Aloha, Ltd. dba Have a Heart after the Kaua‘i dispensary completed laboratory testing requirements and passed the final onsite inspection of its retail facility. Have a Heart is the sixth licensed medical cannabis dispensary
Gavin Uchida named Hawaii Department of Health’s dental director
Hawaii Department of Health | Sep 28, 2017 | Hawaii
Gavin Uchida, DDS, MBA has been named dental director for the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) to lead programs that improve the oral health of adults and children across the state, including those in medically underserved communities. The dental director position and long-standing oral health programs were eliminated in
Hawaii Department of Health receives $3.04 million federal grant for treatment of adolescent substance abuse and mental health disorders
Hawaii Department of Health | Jun 6, 2017 | Hawaii
The Hawaii State Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD) has received a $3.04 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to provide funding over four years for the treatment of adolescents and transitional aged youth