PIHOA News
PIHOA E-Blast: 71st PIHOA Executive Board Meeting – Si Yu’us Ma’ase
November 16, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - The PIHOA Governing Board and Secretariat wish to convey a heartfelt si yu'us ma'ase and thank you to all of you who were able to join us in Guam for the 71st PIHOA Executive Board Meeting. Our sincere gratitude for...
PIHOA E-Blast: Study Yields Insights for Improving Climate Health Adaptation through Early Warning Systems
November 9, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - Predictive models built collaboratively by the FSM, RMI, and PIHOA, which draw from climate, human, and vector data, will provide the FSM and RMI with lead time to help health officials respond earlier and more effectively to...
PPHFP Meet the Expert Fall 2022 Series – Joint Information Center Roles and Responsibilities
Friday, November 4, 2022 (Hagatña, Guam) - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) continues its Fall 2022 Meet the Expert Series today, November 4, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. (ChST). Join us for a session with Lisa Briseño, Health Communication Specialist...
PIHOA E-Blast: PIHOA Partners with Palau to Establish Early Warning Systems for Dengue Prevention
September 26, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - The Pacific Island Health Officers’ Association (PIHOA) is partnering with the Republic of Palau’s Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) to help reduce the threat of...
PIHOA E-Blast: Emergency Medical Team Responds to Yap State COVID-19 Outbreak
September 14, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - On September 3, 2022, a team of eight (8) health professionals from the Republic of Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services (Palau MHHS), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as the Pacific...
PPHFP Meet the Expert Fall 2022 Series – Supporting the Future Public Health Leaders in the USAPIs
Thursday, September 8, 2022 (Hagatña, Guam) - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) continues its Fall 2022 Meet the Expert Series tomorrow, September 9, 2022, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. (ChST). This session is titled Supporting the Future Public...
PIHOA E-Blast: Graduates Put Their Valuable Skills to Use in Preventing and Responding to Disease Outbreaks
August 30, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - Since 2015, 101 public health staff across all six U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs) completed the Data for Decision Making (DDM) courses and earned their Postgraduate Certificate in Field Epidemiology (PGCFE) from the Fiji...
Save the Date: PPHFP Meet the Expert Fall 2022 Series
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) will be rolling out the Fall 2022 Meet the Expert Series on Friday, August 26, 2022, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. (ChST). This session is titled The Intersection of...
ASTHO’s Public Health Confronts the Mosquito Report Highlights the Pacific Island Vector Management Council
Friday, August 5, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) - A case study on the Pacific Island Vector Management Council (PIVMC) was highlighted in ASTHOs recent Public Health Confronts the Mosquito report. The PIVMC's Regional Plan, endorsed collectively by the USAPIs, works...
PIHOA Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program Staff Participate in the 2022 NCD Summit in Saipan
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 (Saipan, CNMI) - The 2022 Non-Communicable Disease Summit sponsored by the CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation was held in Saipan last week. The summit featured presentations, panel discussions, and working sessions on...