The Hawai‘i Gender ECHO Program (G-ECHO) aims to increase access to gender-affirming care for keiki. In collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Department of Healthʻs Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) work group, G-ECHO has curated a list of local providers and resources for families of gender diverse youth. The list will be updated and post housed on ...
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In October 2024, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health released a report that found hepatitis C was associated with death at an earlier age in Hawaiʻi. Premature Deaths and Disparities Associated with Hepatitis C: The Hawaiʻi Hepatitis C Mortality Report analyzed mortality data from 2000 to 2021 to understand the burden of hepatitis C infections on ...
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In February 2024, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health released data on the health of sexual and gender minority (SGM) high school students from 2017-2019. Findings from the data summary include: The data summary also identifies health disparities when comparing SGM students to non-SGM students, especially related to healthcare access, bullying and violence, mental health, substance ...
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In February 2024, the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare published an article which analyzed hepatitis B testing data among foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islander patients at a community health center in Honolulu from 2015 to 2020. Data was made available through the Enhanced Hepatitis B Screening Program, a collaboration between the Harm Reduction ...
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September 5, 2023 The mission of the Hawaiʻi Department of Health is to promote and protect the physical, behavioral, and environmental health for all people in Hawaiʻi. All people includes our māhūwahine, māhūkāne, transgender, gender diverse people, and other populations experiencing discrimination. These marginalized populations experience health disparities, including for indicators measuring access to healthcare, ...
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Since 2017, Hawaiʻi has experienced an upward trend in cases of congenital syphilis – a serious and sometimes life-threatening infection that occurs when a syphilis infection is passed from mother to baby during pregnancy. To learn more about congenital syphilis and how you can protect yourself, your baby, and your sexual partners, please visit our ...
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In June 2023, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health released “I Wanna Live a Full Life”: Perceptions of Hepatitis C Treatment Access among People Who Use Drugs in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. This landmark report sought the expertise of people who use drugs (PWUD) to guide program and policy on hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in Hawaiʻi. The ...
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In January 2023, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health released Hawaiʻi Hepatitis B Mortality and Liver Cancer, which analyzed publicly available data to explore the burden of hepatitis B and liver cancer deaths on communities throughout the state. The report demonstrated higher rates of the hepatitis B and liver cancer mortality in Hawaiʻi, compared to the ...
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Updated: 9/7/2022 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory on May 20, 2022 regarding a confirmed case of monkeypox virus infection in Massachusetts. Case counts for Hawaii and the rest of the U.S. are posted here. The State of Hawaii Department of Health shares news releases, including about monkeypox, at the DOH ...
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