{"id":137105,"date":"2021-03-12T08:51:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=137105"},"modified":"2021-03-12T08:51:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:51:49","slug":"uh-presents-at-cugh-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/12\/uh-presents-at-cugh-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> raises Pacific-focused perspective at global health conference"},"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\"> 2<\/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\/2021\/03\/system-cugh-2021-conference.jpg\" alt=\"college with Hawaii mountains on left and Pacific islander children on right\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-cugh-2021-conference.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-cugh-2021-conference-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/system-cugh-2021-conference-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An interdisciplinary team of University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> experts recently took the global health stage to bring awareness to the unique health needs and challenges faced in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the Pacific region. As part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cugh2021.org\/\">Consortium of Universities for Global Health (<abbr>CUGH<\/abbr>) 2021 Annual Global Health Conference<\/a>, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> presented the free pre-conference satellite session on March 9, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cugh2021.org\/satellite-session-7\">Global Health in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the <abbr title=\"United States\">U.S.<\/abbr>-Affiliated Pacific Islands<\/a>. The session drew more than 100 participants from around the world through Zoom. It was the first time <abbr>UH<\/abbr> has presented at the conference since becoming a member of <abbr>CUGH<\/abbr> in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By virtue of its geographic location and longstanding partnerships with academic institutions and ministries of health in the Asia-Pacific region, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> is strategically positioned to provide a Pacific-focused perspective to the global health conversation,&rdquo; said <strong>Aimee Grace<\/strong>, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/uhealthy.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Office of Strategic Health Initiatives<\/a> and lead organizer for the event. &ldquo;We are honored to have had the opportunity to exchange knowledge and resources with our colleagues around the globe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The panel, organized by members of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> System\u2019s Global Health and Social Justice Work Group in partnership with the <a href=\"http:\/\/UHealthy.hawaii.edu\">UHealthy <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> initiative<\/a>, covered key issues during the three-hour session, including climate change, chronic diseases, mental health, health inequities, health workforce development and telehealth. <\/p>\n<p>Speakers included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maya Maxym,<\/strong> assistant professor, John A. Burns School of Medicine (<abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keawe Kaholokula,<\/strong> professor, <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Neal Palafox<\/strong>, professor, <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Lee Buenconsejo-Lum<\/strong>, associate dean, <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Chip Fletcher<\/strong>, associate dean, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Davis Rehuher<\/strong>, <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Sara Haack<\/strong>, assistant professor, <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li><strong>Seiji Yamada<\/strong>, professor, <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Tetine Sentell<\/strong>, professor, Office of Public Health Studies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kristine Qureshi<\/strong>, associate dean, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene <\/li>\n<li><strong>Christina Higa<\/strong>, co-director, Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The session included interactive chats among the attendees and the presenters, which allowed them to connect with one another, share resources and knowledge, and learn more about global health in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the <abbr>U.S.<\/abbr>-Affiliated Pacific Islands. There was significant interest by attendees across the globe in further engaging to improve health in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <abbr>CUGH<\/abbr> conference provides an excellent opportunity to draw attention to the needs of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the Pacific region, while showcasing both the strengths of our healthcare community and our commitment to social justice and health equity,&rdquo; said Maxym, who served as moderator for the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> session. &ldquo;We were thrilled to have such a high level of international engagement and we look forward to further expanded partnerships moving forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <abbr>UH<\/abbr> System\u2019s UHealthy Global Health Workgroup highlighted the historical challenges and significant strengths of the peoples across <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the <abbr>U.S.<\/abbr>-Affiliated Pacific Islands,&rdquo; said Qureshi, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/01\/qureshi-elected-to-cugh-board\/\">recently elected to the <abbr>CUGH<\/abbr> Board of Directors<\/a>. &ldquo;Our ongoing collaborative efforts across the Pacific serve to improve the quality of life and health for all of us who call this region our home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cugh2021.org\/\">The <abbr>CUGH<\/abbr> 2021 Annual Global Health Conference<\/a> continues with the official virtual conference taking place March 12\u201314, 2021, featuring a keynote address by Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. A recording of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> satellite session will be made available following the conference. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cugh2021.org\/satellite-session-7\"><abbr>CUGH<\/abbr> 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interdisciplinary team of <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> experts present a session at the Consortium of Universities Global Health 2021 conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[165,31,242,470,449,167,92,1428,9,947],"class_list":["post-137105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-health","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-native-hawaiian-health","tag-pacific-islands","tag-public-health-sciences","tag-school-of-nursing-and-dental-hygiene","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-telehealth","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-system","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137105","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=137105"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":137117,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137105\/revisions\/137117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}