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May 28, 2003
Honolulu - The Global Public Health Conference, being held June 4,
5, and 6 at the Hawaii Convention Center, will bring together health
care professionals, community activists and public health specialists
to discuss today’s most urgent public health concerns. This
year’s gathering will focus on issues that particularly affect
Hawaii and the Pacific. The Hawaii Public Health Association (HPHA) is
organizing this conference, with support from local and national
health-based agencies and organizations.
"We hope that this Conference will enable Pacific public health
advocates to become a more knowledgeable and visible force in global
public health issues," said Pratisha Budhiraja, President of HPHA.
Highlights of the Global Public Health Conference include:
- Keynote speaker Kekuni Blaisdell, M.D., local physician and
advocate for the health and well-being of members of Hawaii’s
indigenous population
- Keynote speaker Father Fran Hezel, a Jesuit priest and Director of
Micronesian Seminar, a research and education institute located in
Pohnpei
- The return by "popular demand" of Dr. Finau Setaleki of the Fiji
School of Medicine who will present a workshop on Pacific traditional
medicine
- Hawaii state Director of Health, Dr. Chiyome Fukino, who will
present a panel on current public health issue(s) in Hawaii
- A presentation of "Heart of the Sea," a film profiling the late
local surfer Rell Sunn, on Wednesday, June 4
- Additional presentations public health issues such as: SARS, sexual
health, HIV/AIDS, bioterrorism, public health policy, environmental
health, and culture and health
- Opportunities at the conference to interview keynote speakers and
other session/workshop presenters
For more information on the Global Public Health Conference, visit
the HPHA website at www.hawaiipublichealth.org.
ACCESS has developed several community partnerships in Oahu
including Aloha United Way (211), Warm Lines, etc.
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For more information, contact:
(until June 2nd) Nancy
Kern
Hawaii Department of Health
Phone: 733-9281
E-mail: nkern@hgea.org
(after June 2nd)
Pratisha Budhiraja
President Hawaii Public Health Association
Phone: 945-1450, ext, 130
E-mail: hpha@hawaii.rr.com
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