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Information released Wednesday, April 13 by the state Department of Health: Milk sample shows trace amounts of radiation Results of EPA laboratory analysis of a milk sample collected April 4, 2011 on the Big Island showed small amounts of Iodine-131, Cesium-134 and Cesium-137. The amounts were 18 pCi/L, 24 pCi/L and 19 pCi/L, respectively. By […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Information about sewage spills, beach contamination, storm runoff and other sources of water pollution is now available statewide on an interactive map on the state Department of Health’s website. The clickable map allows for more real-time info to get in the hands of the public 24/7. The goal is to ensure that the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE People looking to get up-to-date information on air quality in Hawaii can now go to a newly launched Department of Health website that provides data from 13 Department of Health monitoring stations statewide. The website includes interactive maps and a color coded advisory system for conditions at each monitoring station. The newly launched […]

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The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is warning restaurants about “fake” health inspectors, who may be trying illegally to obtain sensitive information about restaurant employers or employees. Restaurants are urged to ask for proper identification, and call the DOH if they have any doubts.

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The Hawai‘i Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant (MHT SIG) will hold public meetings statewide throughout August and September 2010 to share information about the progress made and to introduce the “Mentally Healthy, Physically Fit” media campaign. MHT SIG leaders Dr. Rupert Goetz, Director and Sharlene Chun-Lum, Chief Operations Officer, will lead the meetings on […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Health (DOH) will be holding free H1N1 vaccination clinics on the Big Island throughout the month of April. The clinics will be at two locations, one in Hilo and the other in Kona, and anyone who has not yet received the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine should make an appointment […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Five months ago, Kona Community Hospital (KCH) established a Trauma Program Committee to develop policies and procedures in order for Kona Community Hospital to function and be designated as a Level III Trauma Center (a facility that is able to provide resources for emergency resuscitation, stabilization, emergency surgery and intensive care of most […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Today (Jan. 29) marks the official first step in improving trauma care on the island. The inaugural meeting of the Big Island Trauma Advisory Council (BITAC), consisting of hospital leadership, physicians and emergency first responders from all regions of the island, is 9:30-11:30 a.m. at North Hawaii Community Hospital in the Mauna Kea […]

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The Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s (DOH) Clean Air Branch will be monitoring Hawai’i’s air quality during New Year’s and comparing it with national ambient air quality standards. The heavy use of fireworks during the annual holiday celebration can significantly increase the amount of particulates in the air, especially on Oahu.

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Health has begun placing orders with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza vaccine.   The CDC has approximately 3 million initial doses of nasal-spray flu vaccine LAIV (FluMist®) available to the nation in this first series of shipments to all states that […]

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Media releases compiled by Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor The state Department of Health has confirmed the state’s third and the first neighbor island swine-flu related death. The woman, who died July 7 at Kona Community Hospital, has been identified at Donna Altamirano, 51, of Kealakekua. The Big Island resident is one of 263 swine flu-related […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Health has confirmed novel H1N1 influenza infection likely contributed to underlying medical conditions that caused the death of an adult in her late 60’s on June 19 at Tripler Army Medical Center.   The Oahu resident is the first death in Hawaii associated with the new flu strain and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – Tuesday, May 19, 2009 is World Hepatitis Day in Hawai’i. The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) is joining others across the nation and world to help raise awareness and support for improvements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment for people living with chronic viral hepatitis B and C. DOH health centers and […]

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What is H1N1 Flu (swine flu)? H1N1 Flu (swine flu) is caused by type A influenza viruses that cause regular infection outbreaks among pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Swine flu viruses have been reported to spread from person-to-person but usually not more than a chain of […]

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