Asthma Control Program
The Hawaii State Asthma Control Program was established in September 2002 through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a Comprehensive State Asthma Plan that include disease tracking, science-based interventions, and state-wide collaboration and partnerships to reduce the burden asthma in the home, school, and workplace. The central role of the program is to provide the impetus to develop program capacity to address asthma from a public health perspective in order to bring about:
- a focus on asthma-related activity within the state;
- an increased understanding of asthma-related data and its application to program planning through development of an ongoing surveillance system;
- an increased recognition within the public health structure of a state of the potential to use a public health approach to reduce the burden of asthma;
- linkages of the state to many agencies and organizations addressing asthma in the population;
- participation in intervention program activities.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
The Hawaii Breast and Cervical Cancer Program was established in 1993 through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide breast and cervical cancer screening services under the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). Excluding skin cancer, breast cancer is the most
common cancer among American women and is second only to lung cancer as
a cause of cancer related death. Many of these deaths, which will occur
disproportionately among women of racial and ethnic minority and
low-income groups, could be avoided by making cancer screening services
available to all women at risk.
The Hawaii Department of Health's Breast and
Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) partners with nine (9) community clinics, hospitals and organizations to provide breast and
cervical screening services to women 50 to 64 of age, who are low
income and have no or insufficient health insurance, particularly
native Hawaiian and Filipino women.
Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in Hawaii 2007
This is an updated report of cardiovascular disease burden in Hawaii. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) describes a group of diseases that affect the heart and/or blood vessels. The two most common forms of CVD are heart disease and stroke. CVD has been the leading cause of death in Hawaii for the past several years. It was responsible for more than 2,900 deaths in the state in 2005, and resulted in over $604 million in associated hospital charges. This report presents the most recent statistics on the burden of CVD in Hawaii including mortality rates, hospital discharges and charges, and CVD-associated risk factor prevalence. It also reveals a number of health disparities that vary by geography, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC)—a collaborative process through which a community and its partners pool resources to promote cancer prevention, improve cancer detection, increase access to health and social services, and reduce the burden of cancer. These efforts will contribute to reducing cancer risk, detecting cancers earlier, improving treatments, and enhancing survivorship and quality of life for cancer patients .
The Hawaii Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (HCCCP) was funded through a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2001. The HCCCP is operated by the Hawaii State Department of Health, and uses an “integrated and coordinated approach to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality through prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation”. The mission of HCCCP is to bring people together to coordinate cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, support, and research efforts to improve the quality of life for residents of Hawaii. The Program’s vision is “No More Cancer” in our state. HCCCP hopes to make this vision a reality through the Hawaii Cancer Plan.
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
The Hawaii Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) is a Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded population-based, public health
program that designs, implements, and evaluates diabetes prevention and control
strategies.
DPCP
strategies include improving access to and quality of care for all, reaching
communities that are most affected by the burden of diabetes, and conducting a
broad range of public health activities designed to reduce death, disability,
and costs related to diabetes and its complications.
The DPCP
focuses its prevention and control efforts in 5 areas:
- Surveillance
- Disease Management
- Health Disparities
- Wellness
- Diabetes Public Health System Infrastructure Improvement
Tobacco Prevention & Education Program
The purpose of the Tobacco Prevention and Education Program is to reduce tobacco consumption through a comprehensive multi-strategy approach that reflects prevention and education approaches, in order to reduce or eliminate the burden of disease and disability caused by its use. (A complete description of the TPEP goals and objectives is available in the Program Narrative). The program's activities are based on four overall goals:
- Prevent tobacco use initiation among youth
- Promote quitting among adults and youth
- Eliminate exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
- Identify and eliminate disparities among populations
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