Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare
(Formerly the Hawaiʻi Journal of Medicine and Public Health) Read More
ISSN 2641-5216 (Print), ISSN 2641-5224 (Online)
Aim:
The aim of the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare is to advance knowledge about health and social welfare, with a focus on the diverse peoples and unique environments of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands.
History:
In 1941, a journal then called The Hawaiʻi Medical Journal was founded by the Hawaiʻi Medical Association (HMA). The HMA had been incorporated in 1856 under the Hawaiian monarchy. In 2008, a separate journal called the Hawaiʻi Journal of Public Health was established by a collaborative effort between the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Office of Public Health Studies. In 2012, these two journals merged to form the Hawaiʻi Journal of Medicine & Public Health, and this journal continued to be supported by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health and the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
In 2018, the number of partners providing financial backing for the journal expanded, and to reflect this expansion the name of the journal was changed in 2019 to the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare. The lead academic partners are now the five units of the UH College of Health Sciences and Social Welfare, including the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, the Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing, the UH Cancer Center, and the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy. Other partners are the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health and the UH Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. The journal is fiscally managed by University Health Partners of Hawaiʻi.
The HJH&SW today:
The Hawai‘i Journal of Health & Social Welfare is a monthly peer-reviewed journal. Full-text articles are available on PubMed Central. The HJH&SW cannot be held responsible for opinions expressed in papers, discussion, communications, or advertisements. The right is reserved to reject editorial and advertising materials that are submitted. Print subscriptions are available for an annual fee of $250. Please contact the journal for information about subscriptions for locations outside of the US. ©Copyright 2023 by University Health Partners of Hawai‘i (UHP Hawai‘i).
The HJH&SW is financially supported by the academic units within the UH College of Health Sciences and Social Welfare, the UH Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health, and by advertising. However, the journal’s editorial board maintains editorial independence from these entities for the acceptance and publication of research articles. All editorial decisions regarding the selection and editing of research articles are made by the members of the journal’s editorial board. The decisions of the editorial board are not influenced by nor subject to the approval of these entities.
The aim of the columns of the HJH&SW is to provide a space for the entities that financially support the HJH&SW to diseminate information regarding their research, programs, goals, or current issues facing their respective fields. Columns are edited by the HJH&SW contributing editors, who are employees of the agencies that support the HJH&SW.
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Contact information:
Mailing address:
Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
2430 Campus Road, Gartley Hall
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96822
Website: http://hawaiijournalhealth.org/
Email: hjhsw@hawaii.edu

Co-editors:
Tonya Lowery St. John PhD, MPH
Francie J. Julien-Chinn PhD, MSW
Editor Emeritus:
Norman Goldstein MD
S. Kalani Brady MD, MPH
Associate Editors:
Lance K. Ching PhD, MPH
Kathleen Kihmm Connolly PhD
Daniel Hu PharmD
Karen Rowan DNP
Ashley B. Yamanaka PhD, MPH
Ekamol Tantisattamo MD, MPH
Assistant Editors:
Sarah Momilani Marshall PhD, MSW
Stephanie Pyskir MD, MPH
Gayle J. Early PhD, APRN
Katie Sherwood MSW
Kara Wong Ramsey MD
Pia H. Francisco-Natanauan MD
Jordan M. Marshall, MPH
Akshatha Akshatha, MD
Veronica Carvajal, MSC
Copy Editor:
Tonya Lowery St. John PhD, MPH
Contributing Editors:
Kathleen Kihmm Connolly PhD, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Sophia Lau PhD, MSW, UH Department of Social Work
Shane Morita MD, PhD, UH Cancer Center
Jarred Prudencio PharmD, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
Holly B. Fontenot PhD, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Mapuana Antonio DrPH, UH Public Health
Journal Production Editor:
Drake Chinen BA, AAS
Graduate Research Assistant:
Callie M. Weymouth, BA
Executive Leadership Committee:
Clementina D. Ceria-Ulep PhD, RN, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
Jerris R. Hedges MD, MS, MMM, John A. Burns School of Medicine
Loic Le Marchand MD, PhD, Cancer Center
Lola H. Irvin MEd, Hawaiʻi State Department of Health
Velma Kameoka PhD, UH Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Miriam A. Mobley Smith Pharm.D., FASHP, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
Alexander Ortega MPH, PhD, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
Eric Hurwitz DC, PhD, UH Public Health
Editorial Board:
S. Kalani Brady MD, MPH, Drake Chinen BA, AAS, Lance K. Ching PhD, MPH, Kathleen Kihmm Connolly PhD, Holly B. Fontenot PhD, Daniel Hu PharmD, Sophia Lau PhD, MSW, Tonya Lowery St. John PhD, MPH, Sarah Momilani Marshall PhD, MSW, Shane Morita MD, PhD, Jarred Prudencio PharmD, MPH, Karen Rowan DNP, Mapuana Antonio, DrPH, Jordan M. Marshall MPH, Stephanie Pyskir MD, Ekamol Tantisattamo MD, MPH, Kara Wong Ramsey MD, Pia H. Francisco-Natanauan MD, Callie Weymouth BA, Veronica Carvajal MSC, Akshatha Akshatha, MD
Statistical Consulting:
Biostatistics & Data Management Core
John A. Burns School of Medicine
University of Hawaiʻi (http://biostat.jabsom.hawaii.edu)
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