PIHOA News

🎓 Recognition of RMI PGCFE Graduates by President Hilda Heine 🇲ðŸ‡Â
May 16, 2024 (Honolulu, HI) - During her recent official visit to the Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services (MOHHS), Her Excellency President Hilda Heine honored the PIHOA Post-Graduate Certificate in Field Epidemiology (PGCFE)...

Join us for the Meet the Expert session on Palauʻs Vaping Ban with Candace Koshiba
May 10, 2024 (Hagatna, Guam) - The Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP) is pleased to announce the next Meet the Expert Session in our Spring 2024 Series on Friday, May 10, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Chamorro Standard...

PIHOA E-Blast: Calendar of Events – May 2024
May 6, 2024 (Honolulu, Hawaii) - Check-out our calendar of events E-Blast with a list of upcoming meetings and events! Read the full E-Blast HERE! Questions, comments, or suggestions? Submit your event, opportunity, or news to: communications@pihoa.org

PIHOA E-Blast: 74th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting – Mahalo!
May 3, 2024 (Honolulu, HI) - The PIHOA Secretariat also wishes to convey a heartfelt mahalo and thank you to all who joined us in Honolulu for the 74th PIHOA Executive Board Meeting. We are grateful for your partnership, participation, support, and meaningful...

PIHOA E-Blast: We’re Recruiting – May 2024
May 1, 2024 (Honolulu, HI) - Help strengthen local and regional health system capabilities, capacities, and community resilience in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands! We are currently recruiting for the following positions: Regional Human Resources for Health...

PIHOA E-Blast: 2024 Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program, Cohort 5 – Application Announcement
April 30, 2024 (Honolulu, HI) - PIHOA is pleased to announce that applications are now open for both Public Health Fellows and Host Site Supervisors to join the next cohort of the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program (PPHFP)! Are you a new...

American Samoa, CNMI and Palau Represent the USAPI at the 15th Pacific Heads of Health Meeting
April 26, 2024 (Apia, Samoa) - The USAPIs were ably represented by American Samoa, CNMI, and Palau at the recent 15th Pacific Heads of Health Meeting held in Apia, Samoa, from April 15-17, 2024. Critical issues discussed included the continuing threat of...

7th Association of USAPI Laboratories Meeting
April 20, 2024 (Tamuning, Guam) - It was a successful week for the 7th Biennial Association of USAPI Laboratories Meeting in Guam! This was the first time AUL members were able to connect since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Laboratory managers and specialists from...

SHIP Training Completed in Yap
April 19, 2024 (Yap, FSM) - Today, our Yap State cohort completed the third course of the Strengthening Health Interventions in the Pacific (SHIP) Program - Introduction to Epidemiology and Field Epidemiology. The SHIP program aims to strengthen epidemiology and...

Participants complete the three-day Program Collaboration and Service Integration (PCSI) Training in Guam
April 17, 2024 (Tamuning, Guam) - Congratulations to all participants for completing the three-day Program Collaboration and Service Integration (PCSI) Training - ensuring continuous quality serological testing in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Island (USAPI)...