Public Health

The Conversation spoke with Francoise Culley-Trotman, the CEO of Alohacare, about why raising the profile of the Medicaid program is so important.

Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath, a professor of health communications at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, spoke to The Conversation about the reemergence of measles across the country and in Hawaiʻi.

How could tariffs impact consumer prices in Hawaiʻi?; The Hawaiʻi Department of Health confirms a second presumptive case of the measles in a Hawaiʻi resident

A confirmed case of measles was found in an unvaccinated child on Oʻahu on April 8, here is what you need to know about measles. Dr. Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department, spoke to The Conversation.

Dr. Jim Ireland provides the latest information on the confirmed case of measles on Oʻahu; Junior Genshu Price wins the Gloria Barron Prize for his work collecting money from recycled bottles and cans to fund scholarships

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health said the child recently returned from international travel with their parents and is now recovering at home. DOH said it is reaching out to those who may have been in contact.

A new resolution was put forward by House representatives to declare an official public health emergency in response to climate change. The House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection voted to pass the resolution on Thursday.

The state Health Department is urging Hawaiʻi residents to stay vigilant and get vaccinated as measles cases continue to rise in the continental U.S. and internationally.

The COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the globe 5 years ago this month. The Conversation talked to Former Former East-West Center epidemiologist Tim Brown about the early days of the pandemic and where we are now with the virus.

Former East-West Center epidemiologist Tim Brown discusses five years of the coronavirus pandemic and the various variants; Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau and Director of Public Affairs for the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill Scott Malcolm give a snapshot of the progress made to shut down the Red Hill Storage Facility