There are several theories about why the islands haven’t been hit as hard as the mainland, even though a lot of people here have prescriptions for painkillers.
State public health officials have the duty to protect residents from illness and communicable disease, but the requirements must abide by the law.
DOH says it’s actively monitoring for Candide auris, a fungus that has spread to mainland hospitals and other facilities. The CDC considers it an urgent threat.
Now that it has provided data on school immunization rates, the state needs to get more aggressive to protect against communicable diseases.
Low-income patients are afraid of going to the doctor and being saddled with co-payments. Unlike U.S. citizens or many green card holders, they aren’t eligible for Medicaid.
UPDATED: For the first time, the state Department of Health has released statistics on vaccination rates for individual public and private schools.
The state agency charged with overseeing thousands of licensees is finally switching to an updated complaints management system.
Mike Hashimoto was accused of sexual misconduct by a patient three years ago. The still unresolved case highlights problems within the state agency that regulates licensed professionals.
Gov. Ige has proposed spending $7.7 million to overhaul the state DD program, which includes offering clients more opportunities for jobs and setting goals for themselves.
Now that it has provided data on school immunization rates, the state needs to get more aggressive to protect against communicable diseases.
Low-income patients are afraid of going to the doctor and being saddled with co-payments. Unlike U.S. citizens or many green card holders, they aren’t eligible for Medicaid.
UPDATED: For the first time, the state Department of Health has released statistics on vaccination rates for individual public and private schools.
The state agency charged with overseeing thousands of licensees is finally switching to an updated complaints management system.
Mike Hashimoto was accused of sexual misconduct by a patient three years ago. The still unresolved case highlights problems within the state agency that regulates licensed professionals.
Gov. Ige has proposed spending $7.7 million to overhaul the state DD program, which includes offering clients more opportunities for jobs and setting goals for themselves.
The measure would form a task force to find ways to make emergency mental health admissions more efficient, and better protect the public.
This kind of deeply personal storytelling, says Civil Beat reporter Brittany Lyte, can be “so intimate it’s like walking into someone’s bedroom.”
Several proposals would make it easier for families and caregivers to get court orders authorizing long-term intensive treatment and medication for the severely mentally ill.
The state Department of Health says a high percentage of schools haven’t reported the number of kindergarten students who’ve received vaccination waivers.
Its a multibillion-dollar industry, but do all those products do what they claim? Consumers have no way of knowing.
Amy Klobuchar, the U.S. senator from Minnesota, said she doesn’t see Medicare-for-all happening anytime soon. But she likes a Hawaii senator’s alternative.
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