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Without the volunteer physicians who offer medical services to new immigrants, they would have no place to turn to until they find employment. This delay of proper health care increases the risk for the spread of infectious diseases to the general population. —
Arnold Villafuerte, Program Director Hawaii State Department of Health, Easy Access Project
Hawaii has the nation’s highest rates of TB—almost three times the overall U.S. rate—and of Hansen’s disease. Health officials in Hawaii also must watch for infectious diseases that are uncommon in the rest of the country (such as dengue fever, a viral disease that is widespread in the tropics) and for emerging illnesses from Asia and the Pacific, where many immigrants originate. According to CDC, vaccines are one of the most effective weapons against infectious diseases. However, for many of the illnesses arriving in Hawaii, no vaccines exist. Health workers at the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) always feel a sense of urgency about preventing the spread of these illnesses from immigrants to the local population. Learn how the Hawaii State Department of Health partnered with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Lanakila Health Center in Honolulu to provide language-appropriate and culturally sensitive health services to newly arrived immigrants.
Date Posted:
05/27/2014
Organization Name:
Hawai‘i State Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu,
HI
96813
Room 120
United States
Organization Mission:
The mission of the Department of Health is to protect and improve the health and environment for all people in Hawai‘i.
Organization Type:
State Government Agency
Program Name:
Easy Access Project
1700 Lanakila Avenue
Honolulu,
HI
96817
Room 104
United States
Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s) addressed:
Healthy People 2020 overarching goal addressed:
Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Year:
2014
Supplemental Material:
The Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant supports prevention efforts in 50 states, the District of Columbia, 8 US territories, and 2 American Indian tribes. It is managed by the Division of Population Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments. For more information, go to http://www.cdc.gov/phhsblockgrant. Disclaimer: Reference in this web site to any specific product, process, service, organization, or company does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/healthy-people-in-action/story/easy-access-project-eases-immigrants-new-life-%E2%80%93-cdc-preventive Source Agency: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Healthy People (ODPHP-HP) Captured Date: 2014-10-08 20:37:53.0
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