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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

May 2020, Volume 79, No. 5

Download HJHSW_May20.pdf here

 

Hawai‘i Journal Watch
Karen Rowan MS

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COVID-19 Special Column: Principles Behind the Technology for Detecting SARS-CoV-2, the Cause of COVID-19
Lauren Ching BS; Sandra P. Chang PhD; and Vivek R. Nerurkar PhD

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COVID-19 Special Column: COVID-19 Hits Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Communities the Hardest
Joseph Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula PhD; Raynald A. Samoa MD; Robin E.S. Miyamoto PsyD; Neal Palafox MD; and Sheri-Ann Daniels EdD

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INSIGHTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID-19 Special Column: The Crisis of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Pacific and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Si Thu Win Tin PhD; Paula Vivili MPH; Elisiva Na’ati MDiet; Solene Bertrand MES; and Ilisapeci Kubuabola MAppEpi

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Incidence of Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis in Hawai‘i and Factors Affecting Length of Hospitalization
Blair Limm-Chan MD; James Musgrave MD; Rhiana Lau MD; Hyeong Jun Ahn PhD; Lynn Nguyen BS; and David Kurahara MD

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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Self-Reported Postpartum Depression Symptoms (SRPDS) in Hawai‘i, 2012-2015
Carlotta Ching Ting Fok PhD; Donald K. Hayes MD, MPH; Amy B. Curtis PhD; Wendy K. Nihoa MA; and Matthew J. Shim PhD

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A Pilot Study of Racial Differences in the Current Definition of Sarcopenia among Liver Transplant Candidates
Tomoki Sempokuya MD; Leigh Yokoyama-Arakaki MSW; Linda L. Wong MD; and Sumodh Kalathil MD

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INSIGHTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
‘O ka ‘?lelo Ke Ola (Language Is Life): Language Access and the Office of Language Access (OLA)
Aphirak Bamrungruan JD

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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I CANCER CENTER CONNECTION
University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center: Collaboration Through Partnership with the National Cancer Institute
Jared D. Acoba MD and Jeffrey L. Berenberg MD


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