Hawaii State Rural Health

Need for PCP’s

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:49:38 +0000

Access to quality health services in rural areas—primary care —a review Summary of the problem: Health manpower shortages and recruitment and retention of primary care providers were identified as major rural health concerns among state offices of rural health Access to quality health services was the most often nominated rural health priority by state and local rural health [...]

Who We Are

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:45:27 +0000

“Who We Are” is a slide show which speaks to the relatively recent migration of the Micronesian people to the culture of Hawaii. DOWNLOAD

Physician Shortages

gjones — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:12:04 +0000

The entire State of Hawaii experiences notable physician shortages which greatly impacts the state’s ability to deliver quality care in rural areas. Click here for a graph showing the physician shortages statewide.

Telecare

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:32:17 +0000

he New England Health Care Institute reports televisits allow 3 to 5 more visits in the home than standard visits......the hospital readmission rates for heart failure related patients using telecare monitoring is 50-60 percent lower than patients under standard treatment.

The Big Boom

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:30:46 +0000

Silver Tsunami, Age Wave, or Baby Boomers, however you say it, babies born after World War II begin to reach 65 next year. To navigate these uncharted waters, the Maui County Office on Aging has adopted a three-part plan to address the service needs of the greatest wave of the 60 and older population in history.

“If we are to succeed in meeting the service needs of Baby Boomers, we must provide options that maximize health, independence, consumer choice, and aging-in-place,” said County Executive on Aging Deborah Arendale.

Nurse Curriculum

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:29:11 +0000

University of Hawaii nursing students will be able to more easily earn bachelor's degrees on Maui and Kauai through a revised curriculum that has the Neighbor Island students taking the same courses as nursing students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. On the three UH campuses, 125 students have begun the new curriculum.

Koi

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:27:06 +0000

Shining Light on Elder Abuse

Kula Hospital

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:26:21 +0000

Deal Could Expand Health Care Upcountry The possibility of having the Community Clinic of Maui lease the Kula Clinic next to Kula Hospital is under consideration, according to Wesley Lo, the Maui region chief executive officer for Hawaii Health systems Corp (HHSC). “We need to understand/score, that this is in the very [...]

Aging with Aloha

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:25:09 +0000

Aging with Aloha® Coalition The Aging with Aloha® Coalition (formerly Maui Long Term Care Partnership – Aging with Aloha® is a coalition of more than 150 people, representing older adults, people with disabilities, consumers, caregivers, community-at large, and an array of organizations (provider service industry, business development, community action, government, and education). [...]

Mental Health Problems

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:23:19 +0000

Mental Health Problems Have Considerable Impact on Rural Children and their Families (Policy Brief) Mental health problems have considerable impact on children and their families and some of these impacts are higher in rural than urban areas. Rural children are slightly but significantly more likely to have a mental health [...]