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PP24-2 Assists with the Preservation of WWII Memorials in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 17, 2024
YAP, Federated States of Micronesia – A multinational team of service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) helped preserve WWII memorial markers during a host nation outreach cleanup event (HNOE) with the Yap Visitors...
Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Spay and Neuter Clinic in Yap
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 16, 2024
YAP, Federated States of Micronesia (Sept. 6, 2024) – New Zealand Defense Force Veterinarian Capt. Catherine Hayward, of the Defense Health Directorate, deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 and a team of U.S. Army Soldiers of the...
Yap State Hospital BLS B-roll
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 16, 2024
240905-N-BB269-2001 YAP, Federated States of Micronesia (Sep. 5, 2024) – U.S. Navy and Japan Self-Defense Force service members assigned to Pacific Partnership 2024-2 conduct a basic life support class for hospital staff at Yap State Hospital in...
PHI’s President & CEO, Melissa Stafford Jones, Discusses Policy Approaches in Public Health, Advancing Health Equity
Public Health Institute
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August 20, 2024
“After 30 years working to improve public health at the national, state and local level, UC Berkeley School of Public Health alum Melissa Stafford Jones, MPH ’95, has taken the reins of one of California’s largest and most respected...
Freely Associated States urge veteran health care access
Pacific Daily News
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Representatives from the Freely Associated States told members of Congress during a recent congressional hearing that health care for veterans in their islands is greatly needed. American Samoa Del. Aumua Amata held an oversight hearing on the...
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, CNMI agencies successfully conduct 2024 joint search and rescue exercise
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 13, 2024
GARAPAN, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Station Apra Harbor personnel teamed up with local rescue units and enforcement officers from the CNMI for an intensive three-day...
Breast Cancer In Hawaiʻi: Some Women Are Diagnosed Too Late
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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June 26, 2025
Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening. Ermina George was lying on her stomach one evening last spring when she...
40 teams locked in to play at Micronesia Mall’s Mall Ball 3x3 Tournaments
Pacific Daily News
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Micronesia Mall has partnered up with Clutch Guam for two consecutive weekends of Micronesia Mall’s indoor basketball tournament, Mall Ball 3x3. The action will take place at the Micronesia Mall Center Court, with the High School Tournament from...
Mendiola-Romolor appointed to National Association of Chronic Disease Directors board
Marianas Variety
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Amber Mendiola-Romolor (CHCC) — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation congratulates its Non-Communicable Disease Program administrator, Amber Mendiola-Romolor, on being appointed a new member of the National Association of Chronic Disease...
Pacific Islanders Are Often Left Out Of Medical Studies. This Team Wants To Change That
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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September 10, 2024
The University of Hawaii is participating in a national study of gaps in health research for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. When Dr. Marjorie Mau starting practicing medicine in Hawaii several decades ago, the Native...
University of Guam School of Health puts Guam on the ‘map’
The Guam Daily Post
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“Guam is on the Dementia Capable Care map” according to Yvette Paulino, the dean of the School of Health at the University of Guam, which was recognized at the national level as a “workforce leader in Dementia Care” with its Guam/Micronesia...
Construction of new Public Health lab in Mangilao could start by March
Pacific Daily News
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Construction of a new lab for the Department of Public Health and Social Services could get off the ground as soon as March 2025, according to a presentation made to the Mangilao Municipal Planning Council on Wednesday night. Current plans are to...
Pacific Partnership 2024-2 Kicks Off Mission in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
DVIDS - Georgia
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September 4, 2024
COLONIA, YAP, MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF 09.04.2024 YAP, Federated States of Micronesia – A multinational team representing five Pacific nations kicked off the fourth mission stop of Pacific Partnership 2024-2 (PP24-2) in Yap, Federated...
PM Brown passes Smaller Island States chair to Micronesia
Cook Island News
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September 4, 2024
Cook Islands Prime Minister and former chair of the Forum, Mark Brown in Tonga. Prime Minister Mark Brown handed over the chairmanship of the Smaller Island States (SIS) to the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Wesley Simina, last...
UOG School of Health recognized as a workforce leader in dementia care
Pacific Daily News
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The University of Guam’s Margaret Perez Hattori-Uchima School of Health was recently recognized as a Dementia Capable Care Workforce Leader by the Crisis Prevention Institute. The DCC-WL recognition is awarded to provider organizations that...
WHO, Government of Japan, and Governments of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau partner to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and response
Pacific News Service
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Government of Japan and the Governments of the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of Palau are partnering together to enhance COVID-19 preparedness and...
Computer Vision Statistics 2024 – By Segments, Countries, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare Market, Retail Industry, Surveillance, Symptoms
Hollywood Gazette
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August 27, 2024
Computer Vision Statistics 2024 – By Segments, Countries, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Healthcare Market, Retail Industry, Surveillance, Symptoms August 21, 2024 — Introduction Reports indicate that by the end of the year 2030, the market size of...
FCG's 'Careful with my heart' health, safety fair at Micronesia Mall on Saturday
Pacific Daily News
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The Filipino Community of Guam, FCG, is hosting its "Careful with my heart" health, wellness and safety fair on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the center court of Micronesia Mall. Heart disease continues to be a major health concern...
5,000-year tradition of healthy tooth removal offers insights into indigenous Taiwan
South China Morning Post
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August 31, 2024
“Our paper suggests that this practice spread with ancient Austronesian speakers as they migrated from Taiwan to [islands in] Southeast Asia. This is supported by allied evidence of the custom and their material culture and agricultural...
‘Really limited’ Marshall Islands waka ama club fundraises for Micronesia Cup
Te Ao Maori News
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August 22, 2024
A waka ama club based in the Marshall Islands has been raising funds to send a group of paddlers to its first regional competition. The 24th Annual Micronesian Cup will be held in Saipan, the capital in the Northern Mariana Islands, from October...