THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

 

INTERIM WORKING GROUP ON

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

Representative Dennis A. Arakaki, Co-Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Co-Chair

 

DATE:

October 14, 2003

TIME:

2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

Pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 151, H.D. 1, S.D. 1 (2003), the Working Group on Universal Health Care (Working Group) is holding an informational briefing on the following:

HEALTH STATUS OF HAWAII'S PEOPLE - Overview of State's public health situation and status; comparison to national situation; identification of communities with specific health problems and health issues related to women and children, dental health, Native Hawaiians, and substance abuse.

DR. CHIYOME FUKINO, Director, Department of Health Overview of the health status of Hawaii's people

SHARON VITOUSEK, MD, Five Mountain Medical Community Managing Population Health

and representatives of Kaiser Permanente Medical Group

and HMSA

Special issues such as Hawaiian health; women/children; and others will also be discussed by the working group at this briefing

AS THIS IS AN INFORMATION BRIEFING ONLY, NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6050 or 586-6070.

 

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Co-ChairChair

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Sen. Rosalyn H. Baker, Co-ChairChair