Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare

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

April 2021, Volume 80, No. 4

Download HJHSW_Apr21.pdf here

Hawai‘i Journal Watch
Karen Rowan MS

Cholangiocarcinoma in Pacific Islanders Compared to Asians
Jessica R. Shiosaki BA; Tomoki Sempokuya MD; Brenda Y. Hernandez PhD; and Linda L. Wong MD

A Case Report of Wound Botulism — Rare Disease on the Rise with the Opioid Crisis
Miki Kiyokawa MD and William Haning MD

INSIGHTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Pre-Surgical Screening and Incidence of COVID-19 Infection at the Shriners Hospitals for Children — Honolulu
Dayne Fujimoto PharmD; Brandi Blair MD; Robin (Rob) H. Miyamoto PhD

SPOTLIGHT ON NURSING
Hawai‘i Nurses Play Major Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Laura Reichhardt MS, APRN, AGPCNP-BC