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HAWAIʻI WIC CLINICS REMAIN OPEN AND FOOD BENEFITS ARE FULLY AVAILABLE

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program announces that WIC clinics across the state will remain open and fully operational, providing essential nutrition services and food benefits to qualifying families. All scheduled appointments, nutrition education and benefit issuance services are proceeding as normal. “While we closely monitor the […]

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STUDENT IMMUNIZATION RATES SHOW MIXED RESULTS

HONOLULU — Vaccination rates among kindergartners in Hawaiʻi improved for the 2024-2025 school year compared to the 2023-2024 school year. However, religious exemptions continue to increase across grades K-12. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hawaiʻi kindergartner vaccination rates have been improving over the past three years, but […]

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TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

The Hawai‘i Department of Health does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other class as protected under applicable federal or state law, in the administration of its programs or activities. To learn more or file a complaint, please refer to the links below:

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