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PIHOA 15 November 2011 Honolulu, HI

51 st Meeting of Pacific Island Health Officers Association Education / Health Workforce Development. PIHOA 15 November 2011 Honolulu, HI. HRH / Challenges

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PIHOA 15 November 2011 Honolulu, HI

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  1. 51st Meeting of Pacific Island Health Officers Association Education / Health Workforce Development PIHOA 15 November 2011 Honolulu, HI

  2. HRH / Challenges 1. Absolute shortages of trained health professionals 2. Many of the current health workforce are under-trained 3. The educational systems charged with educating students to qualify for science-based health careers programs share the same problems as problems as the health sector – see 1. & 2.

  3. Select Health Indicators

  4. School health program screening according to BMI 2006-2010 33.1% 33.8% 35.7% 32.2% 34.9%

  5. The Transformative Role of Affiliate Organizations Pacific Basin Medical Association Pacific Basin Dental Association American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council Pacific Substance Abuse and Mental Health Collaborating Council Cancer Council of the Pacific Islands Pacific Islands Primary Care Association Secretariat of the Pacific Community Pacific Resources for Education and Learning Pacific Post-Secondary Education Council Pacific Pharmacists Association

  6. 50th PIHOA Meeting: Education 4-8 April 2011, Palau • Chuuk State Government, Ministry of Education • The Fiji School of Medicine • The University of Guam, School of Nursing and Health Sciences • College of the Marshall Islands, Administration and School of Nursing • Guam Community College, School of Nursing • Palau Community College, Public Health Program and School of Nursing • College of Micronesia-FSM, School of Nursing • The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine • The University of Hawaii School of Agriculture • The University of Hawaii Department of Nursing • Island Food Community of Pohnpei • Majuro Wellness Center • Pacific Partners In Nursing

  7. 50th PIHOA Meeting: Education Pacific Resources for Education & Learning • ChuukState Government, Ministry of Education Pacific Postsecondary Education Council • The University of Guam, School of Nursing and Health Sciences • College of the Marshall Islands, Administration and School of Nursing • Guam Community College, School of Nursing • Palau Community College, Public Health Program and School of Nursing • College of Micronesia-FSM, School of Nursing • The University of Hawaii Department of Nursing • Pacific Partners In Nursing Other Institutions of Higher Learning • The Fiji School of Medicine • The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine • The University of Hawaii School of Agriculture Community Awareness & Engagement • Island Food Community of Pohnpei • Majuro Wellness Center

  8. 50th PIHOA Meeting: Education Pre-School 0-4 & K-12 • ChuukState Government, Ministry of Education • Pacific Resources for Education & Learning Institutions of Higher Learning • The Fiji School of Medicine • The University of Guam, School of Nursing and Health Sciences • The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine • The University of Hawaii School of Agriculture • Pacific Postsecondary Education Council Nursing • College of the Marshall Islands, Administration and School of Nursing • Guam Community College, School of Nursing • Palau Community College, Public Health Program and School of Nursing • College of Micronesia-FSM, School of Nursing • The University of Hawaii Department of Nursing • Pacific Partners In Nursing Community Awareness & Engagement • Healthy Island Foods / Pohnpei • Majuro Wellness Center

  9. Panel 4 Education / Health Workforce Development • Pacific Resources for Education and Learning – Dr. Melly Wilson, Senior Specialist, Policy & Research, PREL • 2. Pacific Post-Secondary Education Council – Dr. Patrick Tellei, President, • Palau Community College • 3. Public Health, Nursing and Nutrition Educators • -Professor Ian Rouse, Dean, College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health • Sciences, Fiji National University • -Dr. Giuseppe Cuboni, Senior Public Health Advisor & Public Health Training Program, Palau Ministry of Health • -Chris Mullins, Health Sciences, UOG and Doctoral candidate, UHM Office • of Public Health Studies • -Don Hess, Vice President, Academic Affairs, College of the Marshall • Islands • -Florence Peter, RN, MPH, Chair, Nursing Program, CMI • -Dr. Rachel Novotny, Chief Investigator, Children’s Healthy Living Grant, • UHM

  10. Thank you Education Committee education@pihoa.org

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