{"id":127865,"date":"2020-09-28T16:03:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T02:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=127865"},"modified":"2020-09-28T16:03:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T02:03:50","slug":"3-4m-for-covid19-disparities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/28\/3-4m-for-covid19-disparities\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa receives $3.4M<\/abbr> to mitigate COVID-19 disparities"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> will receive $3,400,883 in federal funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to support efforts to eliminate COVID-19<\/abbr> disparities among Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s vulnerable populations, including Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. The funds will be used by 糖心视频<\/abbr> to increase COVID-19<\/abbr> testing and disseminate COVID-19<\/abbr> educational curriculum to schools in rural and underserved communities.<\/p>\n

“We must use every public health intervention available to prevent the spread of COVID-19<\/abbr> in our vulnerable populations, and especially to reduce the disparities we\u2019ve seen in the Pacific Islander community,” stated U.S.<\/abbr> Sen. Brian Schatz. “By expanding access to COVID-19<\/abbr> testing and teaching preventative practices to students in rural areas, this grant will help us keep more Hawaiʻi<\/span> families safe. I\u2019m proud that 糖心视频<\/abbr> is leading this effort to bring additional resources to areas that need it most.”<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> will use the new funds to expand testing and outreach programs that have been successful at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center to four additional community health centers: Waim\u0101nalo Health Center on Oʻahu<\/span>; the Bay Clinic Inc. and H\u0101m\u0101kua-Kohala Health Center on Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island; and the Molokaʻi<\/span> Community Health Center.<\/p>\n

At the same time, 糖心视频<\/abbr> will disseminate COVID-19<\/abbr> educational curriculum to community schools to empower students and families to implement preventative practices, encourage testing and help reduce infections.<\/p>\n

“We are pleased to address an issue of such great importance to our state—and one which disproportionately impacts Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s vulnerable populations. This partnership with community health centers and scientists across our great university represents a great opportunity to proactively and uniquely contribute to the health of Hawaiʻi<\/span>,” said Jerris Hedges<\/strong>, dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a>, and Noreen Mokuau<\/strong>, former dean of the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work<\/a>.<\/p>\n

—Based on a U.S.<\/abbr> Senate press release<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The funds will be used to increase COVID-19<\/abbr> testing and disseminate educational curriculum to schools in rural and underserved communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1411,1416,31,596,9],"class_list":["post-127865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-uh-helps","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-myron-b-thompson-school-of-social-work","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t