February is National Children’s Dental Health Month Nearly 2,000 public school keiki have received dental screenings from the Hawaii Keiki - Hawaii Dental Service (HDS) Dental Sealant Program since 2019. Of those keiki, more than…
In recognition of her contribution as an advocate on behalf of nurse practitioners (NPs) and their patients, Laura Trinkle, is being honored by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) as the 2023 recipient of…
Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn welcomed Dr. April Kapu, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), to the Hawaii Keiki school-based health center at Dole Middle School. Kapu met with the…
In spring 2022, four Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program nurses completed and received their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing & Dental…
Children in Hawaii have among the highest rates of dental decay (cavities) in the nation with 71% of Hawaii’s third graders experiencing tooth decay, according to a 2015 State Department of Health report. The report…
Visits with a Nurse Practitioner is now only a click away for many Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) students thanks to Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn’s Virtual Keiki Care. Launched in April…
A series of youth-centered, Hawaii-focused health posters to address top adolescent health concerns have been developed by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene (SONDH) to increase health…
Oral health is integral to overall health, and public impact research has shown far too many people in Hawaii are not able to access necessary oral health care. A report from the Hawaii State Department…
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Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn launched the Comprehensive Health for Adolescent Initiative (CHAI) pilot project on February 21, 2022, at two pilot sites located at Castle High School and Farrington High School, and…