Herd immunity: Hawaii at odds on including people who already got COVID-19
Nicole Pasia | Jul 28, 2021 | Hawaii
HHS releases AAPI cultural competency RFI
Nicole Pasia | Jul 19, 2021 | Federal, Hawaii
United Healthcare Community Plan leaders discuss next steps for Hawaii health equity
Nicole Pasia | Jul 14, 2021 | Hawaii
DOH updates legislature on vaccination efforts, COVID variants
Nicole Pasia | Jul 12, 2021 | Hawaii
With Hawaii’s vaccination rate hovering just under the 60 percent benchmark Gov. Ige aimed to reach this month, the State Department of Health (DOH) recently provided an update on vaccination efforts to the Senate Committee on Health and the House Committee on Pandemic and Disaster Preparedness. The briefing also addressed
5 Things Hawaii: Maternal health, Healthy Hawai'i Strategic Plan, Workforce shortages
Emily Boerger | Jul 7, 2021 | Hawaii
While DJ is out trying to get in a well-deserved vacation, I’ll be bringing you this edition of 5 Things We’re Watching. I’m the managing editor here at State of Reform where I have my eye on health care and health policy in Hawaii and a number of other states.
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies director on the future of Hawaii maternal health
Nicole Pasia | Jul 6, 2021 | Hawaii
Maternal and child health in Hawaii has declined over the past few years. A study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation found that low birth-weight babies and child and teen deaths per 100,000 have increased in Hawaii since 2010. Rising health disparities further inhibit strategies to reduce poor maternal health
Hawaii will expand vaccination exception travel program
Nicole Pasia | Jul 2, 2021 | Hawaii
Gov. David Ige announced starting July 8, the Hawaii vaccine exemption program will apply to Hawaii-bound travelers vaccinated in the U.S. and territories. The program will allow vaccinated travelers to bypass current testing and quarantining COVID-19 restrictions. State guidelines say that unless they have proof of vaccination, travelers
A sustainable solution to Hawaii's physician workforce shortage
Nicole Pasia | Jun 30, 2021 | Hawaii
A combination of high living costs and inadequate reimbursement rates is driving physicians away from practicing in Hawaii. According to a 2021 Nursing Education study, three of Hawaii’s five counties--Kauai, Maui and Hawaii--are among the top 15 counties in the nation with the highest primary health care worker shortages. Hawaii
High Hawaii child health rating offset by poor economic wellbeing
Nicole Pasia | Jun 29, 2021 | Hawaii
Hawaii ranks sixth in the nation for child health, but the state’s child economic well-being ranking plummeted from 25th to 44th in just one year, according to a study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The state ranked 26th overall for child well being, a drop from 17th in the
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