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About the Journal

ISSN 2641-5216 (Print), ISSN 2641-5224 (Online)

The Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare is a monthly peer-reviewed journal with the aim of advancing knowledge about health and social welfare, with a focus on the diverse peoples and unique environments of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific region.

The lead academic partners are six units of the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) College of Health Sciences and Social Welfare. This includes the John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Public Health, the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, the UH Cancer Center, and the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy. Read More

Current Issue

 

September 2025, Volume 84, No. 9

 

Download the HJHSW September PDF here

 

Factors Influencing Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents' Intentions to Provide Abortion Care After Training
Sharareh Firouzbakht, MD; Zarina Wong, BA; Taylor Ronquillo, MPH; Mary Tschann, PhD; So Yung Choi, MS; Reni Soon, MD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(9):168-179. https://doi.org/10.62547/XKDJ9021
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Assessing Underlying Health Risks for Severe COVID-19 Infection Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in Hawaiʻi
Ashley B. Yamanaka, PhD, MPH; Thaddeus Pham, MPH

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(9):180-194. https://doi.org/10.62547/TTAU2791
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Effects of Tummo Meditation and Niguma Yoga on Brain Activity
Ira D. Zunin, MD, MPH; Alexander J. Ring, MS; Audrey M. Sakamoto, EdS; Roxanne D. Haverkort-Yeh, DNP

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(9):195-199. https://doi.org/10.62547/XTZQ3941
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SPOTLIGHT ON NURSING
The PhD in Nursing: Defining the Degree and Shaping the Next Generation of Nurse Scientists in Hawaiʻi
Molly R. Altman, PhD, CNM, MPH, FACNM; Joanne R. Loos, PhD

Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2025;84(9):200-202. https://doi.org/10.62547/IUDL8488

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