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Including Island Areas in Federal Public Health Datasets

(2 days ago) WEBIn a review of 32 commonly used federal public health datasets, only 18 (56%) include island jurisdiction data and only two (6%) include data from all eight island jurisdictions. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam are best represented while …

https://www.astho.org/topic/report/including-island-areas-in-federal-public-health-datasets/

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Full article: Global health security and islands as seen through …

(6 days ago) WEBIn fact, despite the long history of some islands addressing public health threats and managing flows of people and supplies for health security (Bates et al., …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2022.2029927

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Island Health - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(6 days ago) WEBThe islands are using environmental strategies that reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in public places and for workers and children. In 2018, CDC awarded funding to help …

https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/island-health.htm

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Universal Health Coverage and the Pacific Islands: An Overview of

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. The 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) have a population of 11.4 million people living on many hundreds of islands and atolls spread …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8998582/

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Healthy islands - World Health Organization (WHO)

(4 days ago) WEBThe Healthy Islands story. ‘Healthy Islands’ is an ideal envisioned in 1995 at the first Pacific Health Ministers Meeting on Yanuca Island, Fiji. In 2015, the vision was reaffirmed and a fifth and final line was added. …

https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/pacific-support/healthy-islands

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COVID-19 in the US-affiliated Pacific Islands: A timeline of events …

(4 days ago) WEBThe US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs) experience many health disparities, including high rates of non-communicable disease and limited health …

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002052

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Island Health: Hope and Challenges for Public Health - JSTOR

(7 days ago) WEBPublic Health (APACPH) symposium held on Island Health at Okinawa on August 2, 2009. Okinawa is a beautiful tropical island with a population of 1.3 million, with a history of …

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26723803

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US-Affiliated Pacific Islands Response to COVID-19: Keys to - LWW

(9 days ago) WEBThis could include the reinstatement of Public Health Officers to the region. In addition, limited laboratory capacity was a huge hurdle to region's COVID-19 response. Ongoing …

https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2022/01000/US_Affiliated_Pacific_Islands_Response_to.4.aspx

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Islands, Disasters, and Public Health - SAGE Journals

(1 days ago) WEBThe APJPH has reflected the interests of our members and published special issues on “Disasters,” edited by Professor Zwi in 2007, and “Pacific Health,” edited by Professors …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1010539512453248

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The impact of COVID-19 on public health systems in the Pacific …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) have experienced the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in different ways and with different timelines, …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(22)00113-4/fulltext

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Pacific Islands - World Health Organization (WHO)

(Just Now) WEBThe Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) is a voluntary network of countries, areas and organizations. Created jointly by WHO and the Secretariat of …

https://www.who.int/westernpacific/wpro-emergencies/surveillance/pacific-islands

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Pacific Island – WHO Cooperation Strategy 2018–2022

(5 days ago) WEBchallenges evolve and public expectations continue to increase regarding what the health sector should be delivering. Recognizing these challenges, the ministers of health of the …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272806/WPRO-2017-DPM-027-pic-eng.pdf

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Strengthening Pacific health systems - World Health Organization …

(2 days ago) WEBImagine having to deliver health services to a population dispersed across dozens of atolls and island groups, covering a distance of up to 5000 kilometers, with slow internet, …

https://www.who.int/westernpacific/activities/strengthening-pacific-health-systems

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Office of Island Affairs CDC

(4 days ago) WEBThe Office of Island Affairs (OIA) within CDC’s National Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce strengthens public health …

https://www.cdc.gov/islandaffairs/index.html

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Disparities in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander COVID-19 …

(2 days ago) WEBAs of March 2021, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) in the United States have lost more than 800 lives to COVID-19—the highest per capita death …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306370

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Home SPC Public Health Division

(Just Now) WEBThe SPC Public Health Division (PHD) is dedicated to improving the health, and therefore the future, of all Pacific Islanders. PHD strives to promote and protect the …

https://php.spc.int/

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US Territories and Freely Associated States Office of Island Affairs

(7 days ago) WEBMany factors contribute to island residents’ higher rates of chronic diseases, health risk factors, and premature death as compared to other US population groups. In the Pacific, …

https://www.cdc.gov/islandaffairs/territories-states.html

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COVID-19 in the Pacific: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re …

(8 days ago) WEBPublic health agencies work around the clock to prepare for and respond to public health threats, including infectious diseases, natural disasters, clinical care …

https://www.astho.org/communications/podcast/covid-19-in-the-pacific-what-weve-learned-and-where-were-going/

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About Public Health Island County, WA

(4 days ago) WEBIsland County Public Health is committed to improving the well-being of our unique island communities and environments through innovative programs and partnerships. Working …

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/924/About-Public-Health

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