Upcoming Events
July 2011
July 30, 2011
All MIKE Women's Volleyball Tournament Final Four Games
Place: Neal Blaisdell Arena (777 Ward Ave.)
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011
Time: Event starts at 10am
Event details and tickets: All-MIKE-Volleyball-Tournament-Poster (pdf)
The final four games will close out a tournament involving 12 women's volleyball teams. For the last 2 months the teams have been playing a round-robin tournament and participating in health promotion and education sessions offered once a week. This event is hosted by the Micronesian Community Network in partnership with the Micronesian Health Advisory Coalition, Kokua Kalihi Valley, the Pacific Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (CEED), and the Ngerchumelbai Young Palauan Association (NYPA) Hawai'i.
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News
November 2011
November 30, 2011
The CDC INSIGHT Fall 2011 Newsletter highlights the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership
Please click on the link below for the full story:
August 2011
August 16, 2011
30 volunteers from CNMI graduate from CCA training program
The six-week breast and cervical cancer health outreach training program of the Commonwealth Cancer Association culminated with a graduation ceremony held at the Fiesta Resort & Spa on Saturday. Please click on the link below for the full story:
June 2011
June 16, 2011
Pacific CEED 2011-2012 Legacy Projects RFP
The Pacific Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (Pacific CEED) is pleased to announce the release of the Pacific CEED 2011-2012 USAPI Legacy Projects Request for Proposals (RFP). Please download the RFP in PDF or MS Word format for further information, eligibility requirements, instructions and deadlines. If you have further questions please contact Pacific CEED at pacificceed@gmail.com. Proposal deadline is August 2, 2011.
June 8, 2011
Dr. Neal Palafox awarded Public Benefit Citizenship by the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Dr. Neal A Palafox was awarded a Public Benefit Citizenship from the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands on June 8 in Majuro. He was given the honor for his nearly 10 years of service filled with many distinguished accomplishments and contributions in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
May 2011
May 31, 2011
Oncologist-approved cancer information from the American Society of Clinical Oncology
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has a great online portal of cancer information topics including: cancer types, information all about cancer, coping, survivorship, advocacy and policy, multimedia, publications and resources, information about cancer news and meetings, Spanish language material, and more. This site is definitely worth checking out!
April 2011
April 5 - 7, 2011
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Program Directors' Meeting
Location: Atlanta, GA
Pacific Island Jurisdiction (PIJ) Cancer Registrars recently attended the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Program Directors' Meeting along with special PIJ breakout sessions in Atlanta Georgia, April 5 – 7, 2011. At the Special PIJ Training the registrars were able to meet PRCCR's new CDC Consultant Vicki Nelson who previously worked with the NPCR-funded program in Alabama for 10 years, first as a Regional Coordinator, then as the Program Manager. Prior to that, Vicki managed a 900-bed hospital cancer registry for approximately 15 years. During the PIJ breakout sessions each of the PIJ Cancer Registrars were able to meet with Vicki and update her on the successes and barriers of their jurisdictions cancer registry. At the PIJ breakout sessions the registrars: upgraded and had an overview of the new cancer registry software, they learned how to generate specific reports with their cancer data and attended a presentation by the Regional Cancer Registrar, Melani Montano. During the Program Directors' Meeting each registrar received a certificate from PRCCR's CDC Program Consultant Vicki Nelson for the successful completion of having a Cancer Registry for 4 years.
Photo: The Pacific Regional Central Cancer Registry's (PRCCR) Registrars (Names in order from left to right):
Left Back Row: Bradley Ngewakl – CNMI, Angelina Stevens – American Samoa, Evel Pelep – FSM National, Cyneli Petewon – Chuuk, Renata Bordallo – Guam, Cecilia Leechugen – Yap, Tricia Torris – University of Hawaii.
Left Front Row: Robina Waguk – Kosrae, Mary Rose Johnny – Pohnpei, Suzanne Philippo – RMI, Melani Montano - PRCCR, Irish Tutii - Palau.
March 2011
March 28, 2011
CNMI passed their Medical Consent Act into law:
"Governor Benigno R. Fitial signed into law Wednesday a bill recognizing the right of adult persons to make decisions regarding the rendering of their own healthcare, including end-of-life decisions to accept or refuse care in the event of terminal or permanent unconscious condition.
This right extends to parents and other adults who are legally responsible for the well-being of patients who are unmarried and un-emancipated minors. Fitial signed Senate Bill 17-11, Senate Draft 1 into Public Law 17-35 on Wednesday (March 23, 2011). SB 17-11, introduced by Sen. Ralph Torres (R-Saipan), is
also called the Medical Consent Act of 2010. Torres is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Health. The new law enacts a new Chapter 8 of Division 2
of Title 3 of the Commonwealth Code.
Torres, in his bill's findings, said the Legislature creates, recognizes, and supports a patient's right to remove himself from a hospital or other facility upon certification of his anticipated death by his attending physician. The new law says that an individual of sound mind and at least 18 years old may execute at any time a declaration governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. This shall be a part of that individual's medical record. Such declaration shall also be operative both in and out of a hospital setting." (Source: Saipan Tribune)
March 17, 2011
The John A. Burns School of Medicine's Dr. Neal Palafox has been awarded a high honor. The Parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands has named him an "honorary citizen" for the decades of work he has done there advocating for improved health for Marshallese and especially those affected by the U.S. Pacific Nuclear Weapons Testing Program from 1946-1958. During this period, 67 atmospheric tests were conducted, which released
the equivalent radiation to 7,200 Hiroshima bombs or about 150 times more radiation released than the Chernobyl incident.
Dr. Palafox was the Principal Investigator from 1998-2008 for the Special Medical Care Program to monitor and treat the victims of the U.S. Pacific Nuclear Weapons Testing program, where hundreds of Marshallese were exposed to nuclear radiation.
Source: Hawaii News Now: Sunrise Interviews.
Above: Watch Dr. Palafox being interviewed on Hawaii News Now's Sunrise program regarding the radiation concerns in Japan.
March 9, 2011
As keynote speaker, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, a Family Physician, spoke about transdisciplinary approaches to improving health for all Americans, but especially for those suffering disproportionately as compared to majority populations. She also encouraged REACH grantees and their communities to continue advocating for changes throughout the system that affects health in the United States. Strategies to shift the focus of the U.S. health system toward prevention include advocating for meaningful curricular change in health professions schools, graduate medical education, medical associations and in various medical specialty Boards. 
Pacific CEED is one of 18 CDC REACH U.S. Centers of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities with a focus on improving breast and cervical cancer and chronic disease control in U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Island populations living in their home countries, Hawaii and the US Mainland. The Pacific CEED team is led by Principal Investigator, Dr. Neal Palafox who is also the Chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at JABSOM, UH, as well as Co-PI Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, also the Family Medicine Residency Program Director and by Program Manager, Jane Daye.
REACH US is one of CDC's flagship programs focusing on eliminating health disparities by using community-based, Racial and Ethnic Approaches to
Community Health Across the U.S.
Photo: Names in order from left to right:
Dr. Neal Palafox, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin, Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum and Jane Daye.
Photo taken at the REACH U.S. Technical Assistance Workshop in Atlanta, GA.
February 2011
February 5 - 10, 2011
2011 Pacific Regional Central Cancer Registry (PRCCR) - All Jurisdiction Training
Location: John A. Burns School of Medicine
Participants received small group training and technical assistance from the University of Hawaii, PRCCR program, Hawaii Tumor Registry as well as the Centers of Disease Control.
Photo: Names in order from left to right:
Back Row: Tricia Torris – UH, Renata Bordallo – Guam, Cecilia Leechugen – Yap, Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum – UH, Cyneli Petewon – Chuuk, Angelina Stevens – American Samoa, Evel "Felix" Pelep – FSM National.
Front Row: Irish Tutii – Palau, Melani Montano – PRCCR, Mary Rose Johnny – Pohnpei, Robina Waguk – Kosrae, Suzanne Philippo - RMI
Not in Photo: Eileen Elido - HTR, Michael Green - HTR, Bradley Ngewakl - CNMI, Linda Rego - HTR
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