Majority of Hawaii elementary schools test positive for lead in drinking water
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/30/hawaii-news/majority-of-hawaii-elementary-schools-test-positive-for-lead-in-drinking-water/
Health
Shortage of school psychologists has many students turning to private counseling to help with anxiety and stress
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/24/hawaii-news/were-woefully-short/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Why This Hawaiian Island Has To Outsource Psychiatric Care For the first time since 1990, the state agency that provides care to adults diagnosed with a serious mental illness has no staff on Lanai. The problem is a microcosm of a statewide mental health care crisis.
LANAI CITY, Lanai — When her mother was dying of breast cancer, Jozy Malacas-Kinoshita felt the familiar pang of addiction...
Menstrual product distribution still uneven in Hawaii schools
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/17/hawaii-news/menstrual-product-distribution-still-uneven-in-hawaii-schools/
Large turnout expected for community cancer screening in Hilo
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/14/hawaii-news/large-turnout-expected-for-community-cancer-screening-in-hilo/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Staffing crisis forces hospital’s cancer center to turn away new patients
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/13/hawaii-news/staffing-crisis-forces-hospitals-cancer-center-to-turn-away-new-patients/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Staffing shortage cited as latest delay in fully opening Hawaii’s new psychiatric hospital
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/09/hawaii-news/staffing-shortage-cited-as-latest-delay-in-fully-opening-states-new-psychiatric-hospital/
Hawaii Department of Health approves draining of Red Hill pipelines
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/07/breaking-news/hawaii-department-of-health-approves-draining-of-red-hill-pipelines/
Legislators call on Kaiser to resolve strike
HONOLULU — A bipartisan, bicameral group of 15 Hawaii legislators is calling on Kaiser Permanente to come to terms with...
Wealth of Health: Culinary medicine can help in fight against food crisis
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/05/hawaii-news/wealth-of-health/wealth-of-health-culinary-medicine-can-help-in-fight-against-food-crisis/
Could fewer fees help physician shortage?
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/02/hawaii-news/could-fewer-fees-help-physician-shortage/
Kaiser Mental Health Workers Not Backing Down From Demands For Better Patient Care 1 The union and health care provider will try to meet again next week to negotiate an agreement.
Andrea Kumura’s career came to a halt on Aug. 29 when she and about 60 other mental health providers went...
Striking Kaiser mental health therapists reject latest offer
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/09/28/hawaii-news/striking-kaiser-mental-health-therapists-reject-latest-offer/
Senators urge better care for veterans
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/09/22/hawaii-news/senators-urge-better-care-for-veterans/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Researchers find high levels of staph in soil around Hilo Bay
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/09/21/hawaii-news/researchers-find-high-levels-of-staph-in-soil-around-hilo-bay/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Department of Health approves Kauai’s second medical marijuana dispensary
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/09/18/breaking-news/department-of-health-approves-kauais-second-medical-marijuana-dispensary/
Ongoing statewide campaign aims to reduce senior falls
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Health is continuing its statewide campaign aimed at preventing senior falls with interactive and educational...
College of Pharmacy offering free health screenings Saturday
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/09/14/hawaii-news/college-of-pharmacy-offering-free-health-screenings-saturday/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Center will advance health equity for Asian Americans, NHPIs
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/09/13/hawaii-news/center-will-advance-health-equity-for-asian-americans-nhpis/
Hawaii hospitals move toward price transparency
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/09/12/hawaii-news/hawaii-hospitals-move-toward-price-transparency/
