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 ...
Read More Updated! Gender-Affirming Providers Directory
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Dear Hawai’i Healthcare Providers, The Hawai`i State Department of Health’s Harm Reduction Services Branch and the California Prevention Training Center are excited to announce the 2023 Hawai’i STI Clinical Update, a one-day in-person or livestreamed training event designed exclusively for healthcare providers in Hawai’i. This event is scheduled for October 17th, 2023, from 9 am ...
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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, ...
Read More HDOH Statement on Transgender Rights and Public Health
There is currently a drug shortage of Penicillin G benzathine injectable suspension products (Bicillin L-A®) listed on the FDA’s drug shortage webpage. The limited supply is primarily due to increased demand, and we are also aware that Penicillin G procaine has been discontinued by the manufacturer. To ensure the appropriate use of the available inventory ...
Read More NEW! Guidance Document for Healthcare Workers: Clinical Reminders During Bicillin L-A® Shortage
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 ...
Read More New! Syphilis in Pregnancy Resource Page
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 ...
Read More People Who Use Drugs Talk about Hep C
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 ...
Read More New Hep B Mortality Report!
Below is an edited excerpt from the forthcoming report, Hawaiʻi Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Incidence and Mortality Report, from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health. Once completed, it will be posted on the Harm Reduction Services Branch and Hep Free Hawaiʻi websites. Hawaiʻi has the highest hepatitis B-associated death rate nationwide. In 2019, the rate ...
Read More Upcoming Hawaiʻi Hepatitis B Mortality Report
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 ...
Read More Hawaiʻi Monkeypox Resources