Health caravan to visit rural areas Health caravan to visit rural areas ADVERTISING “WE … a Hui for Health” (WE) will travel, caravan-style, to 16 Hawaii Island communities over the next month to provide residents with free health screenings and
Health caravan to visit rural areas
“WE … a Hui for Health” (WE) will travel, caravan-style, to 16 Hawaii Island communities over the next month to provide residents with free health screenings and education.
WE will offer a comprehensive set of wellness services and support information for vision; lung and kidney function; breast exams; glucose and blood pressure; hepatitis risk assessment; hearing; learning disabilities; cancer; mental health; Medicare; nutrition; disaster preparedness; and counseling for smoking cessation, family caregiving and organ donations.
Throughout 2012, WE will offer 50 individual days of screening across all six major Hawaiian Islands. WE will provide services to at least 8,000 individuals in lower-income, rural areas of the state, many of which are without sufficient medical resources. Many events will be held on Hawaiian Homelands in an effort to increase access to health services and emphasize healthy living for Native Hawaiians.
Free WE events on Hawaii Island are made possible by the financial and material support from various health-related advocacy groups, government agencies, Native Hawaiian health organizations, civic clubs, health and medical centers, and Young Brothers, who provided interisland shipment of the Project Vision Van.
“WE … a Hui for Health” event locations and dates are as follows:
l Ocean View Farmers Market, Saturday, Sept. 1: full WE, including Vision Van, 8 a.m. to noon;
l Ka‘u Resource and Distance Learning Center, Saturday, Sept. 1: full WE, including Vision Van, 2 to 6 p.m.;
l Makuu Market, Pahoa, Sunday, Sept. 2: full WE, including Vision Van, 7 a.m. to noon;
l Mooheau Park Bandstand, Hilo: Friday, Sept. 7: full WE, including Vision Van, 8 to 11 a.m.;
l Hilo Life Care Center, Saturday, Sept. 8: full WE, including Vision Van, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
l Hilo Wal-Mart Sunday, Sept. 9: full WE, including Vision Van, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
l Hawaii County Fair, Hilo, Thursday, Sept. 13: Vision Van only, 6 to 10 p.m.;
l North Hawaii Education and Research Center, Friday, Sept. 14: full WE, including Vision Van, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Vision Van only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
l North Hawaii Community Hospital, Waimea, Saturday, Sept. 15: full WE, including Vision Van, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Vision Van only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
l Waikoloa Shopping Center, Sunday, Sept. 16: full WE, including Vision Van, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Vision Van only, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
l Hawi Banyan Tree, Tuesday, Sept. 18: Vision Van only, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
l Honokaa Gym, Saturday, Sept. 22: Vision Van only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
l Parker Ranch Center, Waimea, Sunday, Sept. 23: Vision Van only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The free Hawaii Island WE events would not have been possible without the generosity of the following businesses and organizations: American Diabetes Association, American Lung Association, Community Alliance for Mental Health, Department of Health, Entra Health Systems, Hamakua Health Center, Hawaii COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Coalition, Hepatitis Support Network, Hui Malama Ola Na ‘Oiwi, ‘Ima Hale of Papa Ola Lokahi, Ka‘u Hospital, Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii, Legacy of Life Hawaii, Life Care Center, Lions Clubs, National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, North Hawaii Community Hospital, Ohana Health Plan, Project Vision Hawaii and numerous optometrists and ophthalmologists, Sage PLUS, Executive Office on Aging, The Caregiver Foundation of America, Hawaii Chapter, The Queen’s Medical Center, Women’s Health and Maternity Services and Young Brothers.
