Contact tracers provide essential outreach to Pacific Islanders
UH-DOH program graduates Chantelle Eseta Matagi, Elia Titiimaea and Teresa Parsons share how they have been working with these communities.
UH contact tracing trainees want to help Hawaiʻi’s communities
By July 24, the University of Hawaiʻi-State Department of Health Contact Tracing Training Program will have trained nearly 450 qualified individuals.
Clinical healthcare professionals needed to become full-time contact tracers
The UH-DOH Contact Tracing Training Program has reopened registration for Track 1 to meet this need.
Community contact tracer training underway
The first cohort for Track 2 consists of 31 participants taking the six-week intensive program.
UH begins training COVID-19 contact tracers
The first cohort of trainees on will begin on Monday, June 8.
UH-educated community health workers key to COVID-19 response
Nearly 150 students statewide will have earned their certification training through the UH online program by May 2021.
Nursing professor joins Global Health Board, UH presents free session
Qureshi will help strengthen the CUGH community of 179 academic and partner institutions engaged in addressing global health challenges.
Employer champions sought for UH-trained community health workers
A virtual event highlighted the community health worker training programs at UHi Community Colleges and the need for more employers and student practicum sites.
UH trains community health workers to help manage COVID-19 outbreaks
The online certificate program offers part-time and full-time training opportunities with fall classes beginning on August 24.
UH extramural funding tops $400M for second straight year
The University of Hawaiʻi received $456.6 million in extramural funding in fiscal year 2020, topping $400 million for the second consecutive year and a 7.1 percent increase from last year.
