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The Healthy Hawai'i Initiative: Insights from Two Decades of Building a Culture of Health in a Multicultural State

Description
Provides an overview of the Healthy Hawai'i Initiative (HHI), a statewide public health program founded in 2000 to promote health and wellness through policy change and social ecological efforts. Analyzes information from interviews with individuals involved with HHI. Discusses coalitions that brought together community leaders, grassroots organizations, and rural communities.
Author(s)
Joy Agner, Catherine M. Pirkle, Lola Irvin, et al.
Citation
BMC Public Health, 20(1), 141
Date
01/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
Culture and cultural competency · Health disparities · Networking and collaboration · Policy · Population health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Hawaii