Hawaii Public Health Association celebrated
National Public Health Week on
Thursday, April 6, 2017
This year HPHA celebrated NPHW with a roundtable event, offering food for the mind, body, and spirit. Invited speakers shared their expertise in roundtable discussions on current topics including:
The ACA, Medicaid and Medicare in Hawaii
Meredith Nichols - Assistant Administrator, Med-QUEST DivisionAudrey Suga-Nakagawa, Director of Advocacy, AARP Hawaii
An Intergenerational Approach to Age-Friendly Communities
Christy Nishita - UH Center on Aging & Honolulu’s Age-Friendly City Initiative
Marley Dyer & Bryson Choy - `Iolani School Students
Dietary Patterns and Cancer Risk
Dr. Carol Boushey - Nutrition Researcher, UH Cancer Center
Kristina Salazar - UH Food Science & Human Nutrition Council
Justine Espiritu - Bikeshare Hawaii
Healthy Environments, Healthy People
Scott Stensrud - Executive Director, Blue Zones Project HawaiiJustine Espiritu - Bikeshare Hawaii
Drug Policies in Hawaii
Carl Bergquist - Director, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii