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  • How Hawaii Clinics Found New Ways To Reach Patients During The Pandemic

    Eleni Avendaño

    March 28, 2021 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    The government's response to the coronavirus pandemic eliminated many bureaucratic barriers and increased funding for health clinics across Hawaii, allowing the entities to offer services such as mobile clinics and telehealth. Although it is yet to be seen if these changes will last, the changes have proved successful enough that several legislative measures are now under consideration.

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  • This Medical Team Is Working To Reach Those Most At Risk For COVID-19

    Eleni Avendaño

    November 01, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    A group of health care workers and social workers formed to help connect hard-to-reach communities in Hawaii to COVID-19 testing and information about the pandemic. So far, they have been able to test more than 200 people who were showing symptoms or who had been at high risk of exposure. The director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority has also reported that compliance with mask-wearing and other safety measures has increased since the effort began.

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  • These Hotels Are Stepping Up To Help Hawaii's Virus Control Effort

    Eleni Avendaño

    September 11, 2020 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    The city of Honolulu has partnered with hotels to offer quarantine housing for those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 but have nowhere to safely self-isolate. The new units compliment other existing facilities – such as city-owned buildings and hospitals – and provide meals and health check-ins for the patients conducted by the state's Behavioral Health and Homelessness Statewide Unified Response Group.

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