PIHOA News

2025 PPHFP Summit – Day 2 Recap
March 19, 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - Day 2 of the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) Summit was filled with energy, engagement, and impactful discussions. Fellows and host site supervisors actively participated in a day of knowledge-sharing, leadership...

State and Territorial Health Leaders Advocate for Sustained Public Health Funding at the ASTHO Spring Leadership Forum
March 19, 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - Ensuring long-term, reliable investments in public health is crucial to protecting communities, strengthening public health infrastructure, and addressing key challenges like workforce shortages and emergency preparedness. At the...

2025 PPHFP Summit – Day 1 Recap
March 18, 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The first day of the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) Summit in Honolulu was filled with inspiring discussions, impactful presentations, and valuable learning opportunities. The day began with a keynote address from...

Kicking off the 2025 Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) Summit!
March 18, 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - Yesterday, 25 PPHFP fellows and 18 host site supervisors had an inspiring visit to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, where they explored innovative community health initiatives blending traditional Pacific healing with...

PIHOA E-Blast: Multi-Agency Training Strengthens Pohnpei’s Vector Control and Outbreak Response Efforts
March 14, 2025 (Pohnpei, FSM) - In November 2024, PIHOA led a Vector Surveillance and Outbreak Response Training in Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). This multi-agency training brought together 14 participants from FSM’s National Environmental...

New PGCFE Cohort Launches to Strengthen Public Health in the Pacific
March 12, 2025 (Hagåtña, Guam) - On January 20, 2025, a new cohort of the Postgraduate Certificate in Field Epidemiology (PGCFE) officially launched, featuring seven dedicated fellows from the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP). Representing Palau,...

PIHOA E-Blast: 2025 TITEC Training Wraps up in Puerto Rico, Advancing Mosquito Control Across U.S. Tropical Islands
March 10, 2025 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - From February 24-28, 2025, vector control specialists from across the U.S. tropical islands gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the Tropical Islands Training and Evaluation Center (TITEC) Vector Training. Hosted by PIHOA,...

A Strong Start: Day One of the 8th Association of USAPI Laboratories (AUL) Training and Workshop in Guam
March 10, 2025 (Tumon, Guam) - The 8th Association of USAPI Laboratories (AUL) Training and Workshop is officially underway in Guam, and we couldn’t have asked for a better start! IATA Training of Trainers (TOT) – Mastering Dangerous Goods Regulations Day one kicked...

New Postgraduate Epidemiology Cohort Kicks Off in Palau!
March 10, 2025 (Koror, Palau) - From January 13-17, 2025, a new Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Epidemiology (PGDAE) cohort was launched in Palau! Seven dedicated health professionals from the Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services (MHHS) attended the first...

Strengthening Public Health – PIHOA’s NCD Data Dissemination Workshop in Yap
February 28, 2025 (Yap, FSM) - On February 3 - 4, 2025, our PIHOA team, Dr. Gillian Dunn and Ms. Rasmi Davu, collaborated with partners in Yap to facilitate a Non-communicable Disease (NCD) Data Dissemination Workshop. Over the course of two days, they engaged with...