{"id":134003,"date":"2021-01-19T09:41:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=134003"},"modified":"2021-01-19T09:41:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:41:20","slug":"infographic-report-data-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/19\/infographic-report-data-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"Department of Health\">DOH<\/abbr>, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> release infographic report, data dashboard on <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> support services"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/system-covid19-contact-tracing2.jpg\" alt=\"graphic of clinical health professionals with masks\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-121366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/system-covid19-contact-tracing2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/system-covid19-contact-tracing2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/system-covid19-contact-tracing2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/\">Department of Health<\/a> (<abbr>DOH<\/abbr>) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> unveiled a new infographic report and dashboard this week to track <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> isolation and quarantine data on the island of <span aria-label=\"Oahu.\">O&#699;ahu.<\/span> Tracking <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span>prevention and mitigation efforts is critical to keeping the number of positive cases in-check as the <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> vaccine is rolled out to priority groups across the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Isolation and quarantine are critical components of the <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> control strategy,&rdquo; said health director Dr. Libby Char. &ldquo;Having these services readily available helps individuals who test positive or who have been close contacts adhere to public health guidance and prevent community exposure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new dashboard shows that, since August 2020:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 4,100 requests were made for isolation and quarantine, <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> testing, food assistance, or other support services;<\/li>\n<li>More than 3,900 individuals affected by the <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> pandemic were provided with isolation and quarantine services; and<\/li>\n<li>More than 1,700 individuals who could not safely isolate or be quarantined in their own homes, often because of a lack of space received isolation and quarantine placement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The dashboard was made possible through the Behavioral Health and Homelessness Statewide Unified Response Group (<abbr>BHHSURG<\/abbr>), a collective of state and county agencies and other organizations that formed in August 2020 to collaboratively address <span aria-label=\"Oahu\u2019s\">O&#699;ahu\u2019s<\/span> consistently high numbers of <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> cases in a single day. The group began to identify the services needed in the community and tracked the services that were provided.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We appreciate our partnership with the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and other high-performing organizations that allowed us to quickly address ways to control the spread of <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> in our community,&rdquo; said Edward Mersereau, director the Behavioral Health Administration (<abbr>BHA<\/abbr>). &ldquo;Many in our community have difficulty accessing <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> testing, food, or a safe place to isolate or quarantine. We were able to address the disparities and health equity issues in our state that were exacerbated by the pandemic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><abbr>BHA<\/abbr> partnered with several organizations, including the City and County of Honolulu\u2019s Office of Housing to arrange for hotels to provide isolation and quarantine accommodations, Project Vision to conduct <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> testing, Banquet Solutions <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> for transportation, and Institute for Human Services, North Shore Mental Health, Partners in Development Foundation, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Health and Harm Reduction Center, Community Empowerment Resources, and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr title=\"Coordinated Access Resource Entry System\">CARES<\/abbr> for case management.<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr>CARES<\/abbr> (Coordinated Access Resource Entry System) is a 24\/7 hotline jointly operated by the <abbr>BHA<\/abbr> and <abbr>UH<\/abbr>. In addition to providing crisis support, mental health resources and access to substance use treatment services, the service also enables individuals to receive support for <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr>-related services such as isolation and quarantine.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>DOH<\/abbr>-led support services met the expected demand for external isolation and quarantine despite the surging numbers of cases. &ldquo;The data tells us that 9 percent of the state\u2019s population were unable to safely isolate and quarantine in their own homes, and we were able to exceed that percentage in external isolation and quarantine placement,&rdquo; said <strong>Victoria Fan<\/strong>, principal investigator of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr>CARES<\/abbr> and the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Pacific Health Analytics Collaborative.<\/p>\n<p>The dashboard also shows that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food or other services were delivered to over 1,300 individuals who were self-isolating or self-quarantining at home;<\/li>\n<li>Transportation services were provided to 1,157 individuals who were not able to drive to isolation and quarantine;<\/li>\n<li>Room capacity for isolation and quarantine increased from 80 units to 554 units; and<\/li>\n<li>Of the individuals who received placement at the hotels, there were over 266 individuals who were homeless and over 156 individuals with behavioral health issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/bhhsurg\/all-dashboards\">View the data online<\/a>. The infographic report containing the findings can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/bhhsurg\/files\/2021\/01\/Iso-Quar-Infographic-Aug-Dec-2020.pdf\">online (<small><abbr title=\"portable document format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/small>)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about <abbr>BHHSURG<\/abbr>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bhhsurg.hawaii.gov\">visit online<\/a>. For more about the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Pacific Health Analytics Collaborative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/aging\/phac\">visit online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you need <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> isolation and quarantine assistance, crisis support, mental health resources or substance use treatment services, call <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr>CARES<\/abbr> at 1 (800) 753-6879 or text &lsquo;ALOHA&rsquo; to 741741.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new infographic report and dashboard will track <abbr>COVID-19<\/abbr> isolation and quarantine data on the island of <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1411,1416,241,9],"class_list":["post-134003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-uh-helps","tag-public-health","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134003"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134030,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134003\/revisions\/134030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}