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The virtual sessions provided an alternative to live clinical experiences for dental hygiene students.
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The virtual sessions provided an alternative to live clinical experiences for dental hygiene students.
The webinar series, launched by UH law lecturer Gregory Kim, who started the nonprofit Business Law Corps with attorney and former student Catherine Taschner, began last week and continues every Thursday at 10 a.m. through April 29, 2021, via Zoom. Participants can register online. “If you lost your job or had to close your business because of COVID-19, or maybe you are ready to start your side hustle—all are welcome,” said Kim, a corporate attorney who has an MBA in addition to his JD degree. The series is aimed at jumpstarting companies that have been hit hard by the pandemic, a...
UH and community volunteers at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa vaccination clinic. On March 6, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty, staff and students actively involved in the local Filipino community helped to conduct full health assessments and vaccinate the elderly 75 and older and those 65 to 74 years old with pre-existing conditions. In partnership with the Filipino Community Center ( FilCom), Kalihi-Palama Health Center and multiple Filipino community organizations, the event was held at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi. It was the first of several COVID-19 vaccination clinics...
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(Photo credit: Joshua Hoehne via Unsplash) For many Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders with chronic health conditions, health interventions should include their family members or close friends, according to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa public health research. The paper is published in Researchers led by Tetine Sentell, director of the Office of Public Health Studies in the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, interviewed 22 adult patients who were hospitalized at The Queen’s Medical Center. The researchers asked the patients about the people in their lives who the...