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Learn to identify and manage gout symptoms and triggers, how diet can reduce gout attacks, and gain self-management skills. Currently virtual online program.

Provides information on the State of Hawai’i COVID-19 Vaccine Program such as Frequently Asked Questions and how to register for the COVID-19 vaccine. Provides an In-Home COVID-19 Vaccines service for those aged 12+ who are still unvaccinated. The In-Home COVID-19 Vaccines mobile service will make getting vaccinated against COVID-19 as easy as possible. The goal is to schedule folks for their first shot within one week from the time they contact the COVID-19 Vaccine Program phone number. More information on translated versions in the coming weeks. Vaccination Overview - https://hawaiicovid19.com/vaccine/ Visit and bookmark the https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/disease-types/respiratory-viruses/ site for COVID-19 related information. This site is maintained and frequently updated by The State of Hawai'i Department of Health. More information on the vaccine for each county: -City and County of Honolulu - https://www.oneoahu.org/vaccine -County of Hawai'i - https://coronavirus-response-county-of-hawaii-hawaiicountygis.hub.arcgis.com/pages/vaccine-information -County of Kaua'i - https://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments-Agencies/Emergency-Management-Agency-formerly-Civil-Defense/Coronavirus-Disease-2019-COVID-19/Vaccine -County of Maui - https://www.mauihealth.org/health-resources/covid-19-vaccine/ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - tinyurl.com/hawaiivax Vaccine Registration site with registration links for multiple healthcare systems across the state - https://hawaiicovid19.com/vaccination-registration/ To Register for Vaccination: BIG ISLAND Hilo Medical Center Helpline For assistance with online registration call (808) 932-3000 and press 8 (weekdays during business hours) Kona Community Hospital For registration and appointments, call (808) 322-4451, Mon-Fri 8am–12pm. Hawai‘i District Health Office Vaccination Sites Phone assistance for registration for adults 75+, Call (808) 300-1120, Mon-Fri 9am–3pm. Hawaii Health Systems Corporation https://www.hilomedicalcenter.org/covid-19-vaccine-sign-up-information/ -Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital (Waimea) Call (808) 881-4668 or email [email protected] for scheduling. KAUAI Hawaii Health Systems Corporation https://kauai.hhsc.org/covid-19-vaccination-information Hawaii Pacific Health https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/surveyor/i2yon3cyqtvuyc6re5oq Hawaii Pacific Health https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/hph-covid-19-updates/vaccine-update/ MAUI Maui Health https://www.mauihealth.org/health-resources/covid-19-vaccine/ Phone: (808) 244-9056 OAHU Adventist Health Castle https://www.adventisthealth.org/castle/vaccine/. For questions about online registration (808) 263-5002 Kaiser Permanente https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/hawaii/health-wellness/coronavirus-information/covid-vaccine If you’re unable to schedule your appointment online, call (808) 432-2000 (TTY 711), Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. -Queen’s Health Systems https://covid.queens.org/vaccination/ COVID-19 Vaccination Line: (808) 691-2222, Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm. COVID-19 Infoline: (808) 691-2619 Mon–Fri 8am–8pm, Sat/Sun 8am-1pm. Hawaii Pacific Health https://www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/hph-covid-19-updates/vaccine-update/ STATEWIDE Veterans Affairs https://www.va.gov/health-care/schedule-view-va-appointments/

Provides professional and public education about cancer. Provides services for cancer patients and their families. Distributes information on cancer's "seven warning signs" and emphasizes prevention through healthy lifestyles to reduce cancer risk. Promotes early detection to increase survival rates through regular physical examinations. Loans equipment (hospital beds, wheelchairs, commodes, etc.). Through volunteers, provides transportation to medical treatment. Also offers support group meetings and stop smoking programs, cab vouchers.

Provides confidential HIV (AIDS) testing and counseling.

Offers information on dyslexia, teacher training, DVDs and audiobooks rented, distribution of free publications, learning disabilities presentations.

(American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network, American Cancer Society I Can Cope Class, American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better, American Cancer Society Look Good/Feel Better, American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery) Reach To Recovery: Trained volunteers who are breast cancer survivors provide emotional and educational support for women who are facing or have had breast cancer surgery. Cancer Survivors Network: Online community created for survivors and caregivers to connect with others, visit www.cancer.org Gift Items: A limited supply of wigs, hats, turbans, scarves and breast prostheses are available by appointment. These items are received by the local offices by donations from others and through our TLC Catalog. Support Groups: The office is a clearinghouse of information on local self-help and support groups that provide emotional and educational help. Patients and caregivers also are invited to visit the Cancer Survivors' Network at www.cancer.org . Relay For Life: You are invited to attend Relay For Life, our annual event to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and give everyone the opportunity to fight back against cancer. We encourage all survivors to attend this fun, uplifting event.

Free Hepatitis B care coordination and education, including in-language Marshallese and Chuukese

Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs' mission is to promote the importance of nutrition through federal compliance, education and partnerships.

Provides help for the mesothelioma patients and their families for medical treatment, finding the best doctor, travel costs and understanding their diagnosis. -Patients Currently Fighting Mesothelioma - Compensation is available for mesothelioma patients to help cover the cost of treatment. Learn more about how to connect with top doctors that specialize in treating mesothelioma. -Families Who Have Lost a Loved One to Mesothelioma - Family members of mesothelioma victims may be entitled to compensation. We help families identify the statute of limitation laws that dictate the amount of time you have to file a claim. -Veterans Exposed to Asbestos in the Military - Veterans that developed mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure in the military are entitled to financial compensation. Learn more about VA benefits and how to file your VA claim.

Provides information on Advance Care Planning to help people who may be facing serious illness and their loved ones prepare for decisions they may need to make as a person's illness progresses. Provides information on advance directives and is Hawaii's clearing house for POLST (Providers Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment)a portable medical order for people with advance illness. Provides professional and public education, advocacy and public policy, referrals and resources on palliative and hospice care, and leadership for statewide palliative and end-of-life care initiatives. The "Let's Talk Story" Program will go to community groups, churches and temples and provide free training.

Connect with Muscular Dystrophy Association's (MDA) National Resource Center where you can work with trained specialists that can help connect you to resources, information about the diseases in our program, support and services, programs, and activities.

Provides information, education and support to those people who have Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction (CFIDS) - also known as Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and related illnesses such as Gulf War Illness.

Provides information on how to Request a Replacement Vaccination Card. Process to Request a Replacement Vaccination Card. Only for individuals vaccinated in Hawaii. Where did you get vaccinated? And how do I request a replacement card. Hospital, pharmacy, clinic, health center, DOD or VA: Contact the location/provider that administered the vaccine Windward Community College, Windward Health Center Point of Dispensing (POD) or Behavioral Health Administration POD: Email: [email protected] Leeward Community College or University of Hawaii: Call 808-586-8332 Hawaii Department of Health (HI-DOH) POD on: Kauai, Maui or Big Island: Contact HI-DOH’s District Health Office in the respective county. Kauai: 808-241-3495; Maui: 808-984-3780; Big Island: 808-974-6006 At a POD, that is now closed and AND you KNOW who was running the POD: Contact the provider that operated the POD (e.g., Queens, Hawaii Pacific Health, etc.) If you don’t know who was operating the POD where you received your vaccination: Call 808-586-8332 or 833-711-0645. Provide your: Name, Date of Birth, Vaccination location, Date and approximate time vaccinated, your return phone number or email address The Vaccine Administration Management System (VAMS) printout will be accepted if you registered for your vaccination using VAMS log into the system and print out the VAMS Certificate.

Assists families with limited income to plan low-cost, simple, healthy meals. Teaches families to shop wisely, stretch their dollars and resources, and keep foods safe. Meets with homemakers in small groups or individually in the family's home or at community sites.

Provides cancer education and services for cancer patients and their families. Distributes information on prevention through healthy lifestyles to reduce cancer risk. Promotes early detection to increase survival rates. Loans equipment and books. Provides limited patient transportation for non-elective off-island medical treatment. Offers support programs, navigation, and appearance-related gift items for women in treatment.

Conducts awareness campaigns and encourages organ donation. Sponsors volunteer constituent councils for organ donors and transplant patients, including the TransAction Council, the Hawaii Organ Donor Family Council. Sponsors the Transplant Games, an Olympic-Style competition for transplant recipients. Supports training opportunities for health care professionals. Educates the public about problems of progressive kidney disease and possible means of prevention. Conducts free patient/family workshops called "Kidney Options Patient Empowerment." Publishes free dialysis cookbooks and kidney patient handbooks. Offers free educational CD roms for children, along with a school outreach program featuring "Sidney the Kidney." Conducts free statewide kidney screenings, provides disease self-management programs, nutritional counseling, cooking deomonstrations and funds research initiatives for a cure. Accepts donations of automobiles in running or non-running condition. Can arrange for a free tow if ne

Links individuals with technology so all people can participate in every aspect of community life by promoting technology through advocacy, training, information, and education. Provides information and referral to anyone interested in assistive technology (AT) devices and services for people with disabilities. Operates equipment loan banks statewide. Provides training to consumer and professional groups. Works to ensure that schools, vocational rehabilitation agencies, and health insurers provide assessments, funding and training in the use of AT devices and services for their clients. Administers a low-interest financial loan program to assist individuals in purchasing assistive technology when no other sources of funding are available. Assistive technology is any item or equipment that has been specifically designed or modified to enable people to maintain or improve their functioning while ensuring their quality of life. Some examples of assistive devices include: ramps, modified door knobs,

(Hawaii Copd Coalition) Hawaii Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (HiCOPD) Coalition was formed in 2007 to provide services and improve treatment of Hawaii adults diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and its related disorders. Program serves patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and others offering free lung health information, free paper and pen screening tests, tobacco cessation information, monthly support group meetings, presentations on COPD, advocacy, training for volunteers/healthcare workers about COPD and Smoking Cessation counseling, information sharing of licensure for Hawaii’s respiratory therapists which has successfully led to licensing. Support Group Meetings offered monthly at locations on Oahu (including Kaiser Honolulu at 1010 Pensacola and Pali Momi Women's Center), with details on website, https://hawaiicopd.org/. Annual COPD Education Day held in September each year for patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and general publi

Provides immediate emergency assistance to victims of disasters, including food, shelter, clothing, crisis counseling and other services. Offers classes in CPR, first-aid, aquatics. For military personnel, provides emergency communication services, counseling and referral services. Provides international tracing service. To seek volunteer opportunities, please go to www.redcross.org/hawaii and click on the Volunteer tab to sign up online.

(HAND, Hawaii Dietetic Association) Maintains a professional organization for nutritionists and dietitians. Provides resource information about nutrition. Visit the website for more information.

Conducts surveillance and investigation of communicable diseases (other than tuberculosis, Hansen's Disease, and sexually transmitted diseases). Implements control measures necessary to decrease and prevent infectious disease, including provision of vaccines to health care providers. Provides information to the public about infectious diseases and immunizations. Provides patient referral letters for a free (STDs) chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis test.

Provides information for medical professionals and the public inquiring about first aid advice and treatment recommendations for poisons. Provides information about medications, garden and household products and poisonous plants, animals or insects.

Hawaii Organ Transplant (HOT) provides patient-oriented support, education and services to transplant candidates, recipients and their families and to others affected by or interested in organ, tissue and eye donation. Affiliated with and supported by the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, you can reach them at (808)589-5961.

Provides information about immunizations required to attend school. Coordinates programs to reduce vaccine-preventable diseases by increasing immunization levels and promoting immunization. Monitors immunization levels in schools. Oversees enforcement of school immunization and physical examination requirements. Conducts immunization campaigns and other special projects.

(American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network, American Cancer Society I Can Cope Class, American Cancer Society Look Good Feel Better, American Cancer Society Look Good/Feel Better, American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery) Reach To Recovery: Trained volunteers who are breast cancer survivors provide emotional and educational support for women who are facing or have had breast cancer surgery. Cancer Survivors Network: Online community created for survivors and caregivers to connect with others, visit www.cancer.org Gift Items: A limited supply of wigs, hats, turbans, scarves and breast prostheses are available by appointment. These items are received by the local offices by donations from others and through our TLC Catalog. Support Groups: The office is a clearinghouse of information on local self-help and support groups that provide emotional and educational help. Patients and caregivers also are invited to visit the Cancer Survivors' Network at www.cancer.org . Relay For Life: You are invited to attend Relay For Life, our annual event to celebrate survivors, remember loved ones, and give everyone the opportunity to fight back against cancer. We encourage all survivors to attend this fun, uplifting event.