The state Department of Health (DOH), in conjunction with the Prevent Suicide Hawaii Task Force and community-based agencies, presents the 2013 Prevent Suicide Hawaii Conference today (Nov. 20) at Koolau Ballrooms and Conference Center in Kaneohe. The Prevent Suicide Hawaii Task Force (PSHTF) is a state, public and private partnership of individuals, organizations and community ...
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By Josh Sanburn The bridge phone inside New York City’s suicide-prevention call center rings only about once a month. But when it does, often in the middle of the night, it emits distinct, deep chirps — as if the phone itself is in distress. The operators manning the 24/7 LifeNet hotline recognize the sound ...
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“There I was, the Hawai’i State Fall Prevention Coordinator, fallen, spread eagled, with a dent in my car door in the shape of my own forehead. It happened so fast, one second of inattention and I was flat on the ground. And to make matters worse, I had just left the quarterly meeting of the ...
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By Allison Schaefers In the last four years, drowning was the leading cause of death among visitors to Hawaii. Over the last decade, visitors to the islands were eight times more likely than residents on a per capita basis to drown in the ocean. These statistics were revealed this week during a two-day Ocean Safety ...
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By Susan Essoyan Adult supervision is lacking as one child drowns and another is in critical condition After a 2-year-old girl drowned and a 6-year-old boy nearly drowned just two hours apart and within a few miles from each other, officials are calling on parents and others to keep close tabs on children near the ...
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Honolulu will be the site of the 2013 State of Hawaiʻi Ocean Safety and Drowning Prevention Conference, set for OCTOBER 17-18, 2013 at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. Ocean safety and injury prevention experts from across the state will discuss ocean safety initiatives, present island reports, and give perspectives from the surf industry. Please access both the ...
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The Hawaii Department of Health Injury Prevention Section has released an online map showing the locations of EMS-attended motor vehicle crashes involving pedestrians on Oahu from 2007 to 2011. Pedestrian accidents are also reported by Neighborhood Board Subdistricts. Online Map of Oahu Pedestrian Accidents 2007-2011 This data has previously been available, along with all other crash ...
Read More Map of Oahu Pedestrian Accidents from 2007-2011 now online