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

September 2020, Volume 79, No. 9

Download HJHSW_Sep20.pdf here

Hawai‘i Journal Watch
Karen Rowan MS

Public Compliance with Face Mask Use in Honolulu and Regional Variation
Kasey A. Tamamoto BS; Nikki D. Rousslang BS; Hyeong Jun Ahn PhD; Heidi E. Better PharmD; and Robert A. Hong MD

Survival Analysis of Patient Contraceptive Choice Method at Time of Abortion — Honolulu, Hawai‘i, May 2010–December 2016
Kristen Valencia MPH; Ghazaleh Moayedi DO, MPH; Shandhini Raidoo MD, MPH; Reni Soon MD, MPH; Bliss Kaneshiro MD, MPH; and Mary Tschann PhD, MPH

Assessing the Quality of the Systems of Care for Children with Congenital Zika Virus Infection and Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in the United States Pacific Island Territories
Tiffany Zai MPH; Patrice M. Yasuda PhD; Sheela Rao MD, MACM; Staci Iizumi MA; Douglas L. Vanderbilt MD, MS; and Alexis Deavenport-Saman DrPH, MPH

MEDICAL SCHOOL HOTLINE
The Challenges of Hepatitis B Treatment in the US-Associated Pacific Islands
Seiji Yamada MD, MPH; Caleb Klipowicz MA; Vivian Huang MD, MPH; and Nash Witten MD

SPOTLIGHT ON NURSING
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Preparing COVID-19 Capable Nurses to Work in a Transformed Workplace
Mary G. Boland DrPH, RN, FAAN