04-20-2016, 03:59 PM
This was a post on Facebook, coming to Pahoa and Kea'au. Contacts below.
Ten Days of Free Health Care
Coming to Ka'#363; and Puna
An innovative training program by the U.S. Department of Defense will bring nearly 150 military reservists to Ka‘#363; May 31-June 4 and Kea#699;au June 4- 11 to provide free medical care in clinics open to the public.
Tropic Care 2016 will run three clinics, at Ka‘#363; High & P#257;hala Elementary School, the Ocean View Community Center, and Kea#699;au High School. Clinics will open 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., closing early at 12 p.m. on the final days, Saturday June 4 in Ka’u & Ocean View and June 11 in Keaau.
Health care services that will be provided free of charge include physical exams, dentistry, optometry (exams and glasses), medication review and provision of some medication, and nutrition education. Patients will be seen on a first come, first served basis and are advised that there may be long wait times.
“This is an opportunity to bring needed medical, dental and vision services to the districts of Ka‘#363; and Puna,” said Aaron Ueno, Hawai‘i District Health Officer with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Health. “These services are open to the entire island and we are hoping to do this again in the future with community support.”
Tropic Care 2016 is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense and the state Hawai‘i District Health Office, supported by the County of Hawai‘i and the Ka‘#363; Rural Health Community Association. It is an exercise of the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program, which challenges reservists to plan and implement rapid mobilizations to distant and unfamiliar areas.
“We thank the Department of Defense and all the reservists for coming to Hawai‘i Island and reaching out to our residents,” said Karen Teshima, Executive Assistant to Mayor Billy Kenoi. “This innovative program will benefit everyone involved, and will further our goal of keeping our community safe and healthy.”
Other community partners collaborating to bring this service to Ka‘#363; and Puna are: Department of Education, Ocean View Community Association, Bay Clinic Health Centers of Ka‘#363;, Kea‘au, and P#257;hoa, Hui M#257;lama Ola N#257; ‘#332;iwi, Hawai‘i Police Department, Ka‘#363; Hospital and Rural Health Clinic, Pacific Quest Volunteers, the Veteran’s Administration, Project Vision, HMSA, Hawai#699;i Island HIV/AIDS Foundation, Goodwill, Hawai‘i Island Food Basket, West Hawai‘i Community Health Center, County of Hawai‘i Immigration Services, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy and the University Of Hawai‘i School Of Nursing, BISAC, Mango Medical, the Blue Zones Project, Ka‘#363; Rural Health Association, Medical Reserve Corps, Hawai‘i County Civil Defense, and numerous community volunteers.
For more information on the project, contact the state Department of Health’s Public Health Nursing Section at (808) 974-6035.
Copyright © 2016 County of Hawai#699;i, All rights reserved.
Ten Days of Free Health Care
Coming to Ka'#363; and Puna
An innovative training program by the U.S. Department of Defense will bring nearly 150 military reservists to Ka‘#363; May 31-June 4 and Kea#699;au June 4- 11 to provide free medical care in clinics open to the public.
Tropic Care 2016 will run three clinics, at Ka‘#363; High & P#257;hala Elementary School, the Ocean View Community Center, and Kea#699;au High School. Clinics will open 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., closing early at 12 p.m. on the final days, Saturday June 4 in Ka’u & Ocean View and June 11 in Keaau.
Health care services that will be provided free of charge include physical exams, dentistry, optometry (exams and glasses), medication review and provision of some medication, and nutrition education. Patients will be seen on a first come, first served basis and are advised that there may be long wait times.
“This is an opportunity to bring needed medical, dental and vision services to the districts of Ka‘#363; and Puna,” said Aaron Ueno, Hawai‘i District Health Officer with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Health. “These services are open to the entire island and we are hoping to do this again in the future with community support.”
Tropic Care 2016 is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense and the state Hawai‘i District Health Office, supported by the County of Hawai‘i and the Ka‘#363; Rural Health Community Association. It is an exercise of the Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training program, which challenges reservists to plan and implement rapid mobilizations to distant and unfamiliar areas.
“We thank the Department of Defense and all the reservists for coming to Hawai‘i Island and reaching out to our residents,” said Karen Teshima, Executive Assistant to Mayor Billy Kenoi. “This innovative program will benefit everyone involved, and will further our goal of keeping our community safe and healthy.”
Other community partners collaborating to bring this service to Ka‘#363; and Puna are: Department of Education, Ocean View Community Association, Bay Clinic Health Centers of Ka‘#363;, Kea‘au, and P#257;hoa, Hui M#257;lama Ola N#257; ‘#332;iwi, Hawai‘i Police Department, Ka‘#363; Hospital and Rural Health Clinic, Pacific Quest Volunteers, the Veteran’s Administration, Project Vision, HMSA, Hawai#699;i Island HIV/AIDS Foundation, Goodwill, Hawai‘i Island Food Basket, West Hawai‘i Community Health Center, County of Hawai‘i Immigration Services, Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy and the University Of Hawai‘i School Of Nursing, BISAC, Mango Medical, the Blue Zones Project, Ka‘#363; Rural Health Association, Medical Reserve Corps, Hawai‘i County Civil Defense, and numerous community volunteers.
For more information on the project, contact the state Department of Health’s Public Health Nursing Section at (808) 974-6035.
Copyright © 2016 County of Hawai#699;i, All rights reserved.