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Home My WebLink About2017-05-09 Ola-Lokahi-May-2017 I ,l tl o II , ".. If 111111111 1H1 „„01111111011111111111111111111111111111111111111Il u u iI I 111 P r u1 I„I,„Hill „110P0VVVV*111 11.„ P111111111 III II/rII trig .# II w11 �� o lIluuumuulll�� Iluuuuuuuulll;; w „1„,„„111111 111011 ' QIIIIIIIIIP�lllllf 'J � II11111 11 111111111111111111111111111 ' 0111100ovoloo00000000000000000000„0„10111h„ ; y 000 111,0 �oo u ii1 M lT, I � I 1." . I111111 mol ppuliiluuuliuuu ill 1111 HIV, I��I , „00000000I „olio, Ill0000 apt1, ,IN ”li ��JIll�f ulVN u lo """"""""" ?iollolo„oo„„„Illooloolooli000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000„,,,,ol000l00000000 The mission of the Department of Health is to plrottect and improve the health and environment for 1 0000 1111 MAY 2017 all people in Hawaii. We believe that an optima staeofphsicalmental,social and environmental well-being is a right and responsibility ofaloulyf l Hawaii's people. Virginia Pressler,M.D. What You Should Know About Rat Lungworm Disease Director t I W1,Ny now,you've heard of Ra ,, i N rrly uuuuuuViPIWWIiI J riir wu rN,g,,l,p,d, oIIIMIN'V'WWgWkN'N" 00011,1 B " 011111011Lungworm (RLW)disease (11\ ...no has chbahigh- Keith Y.Yamamoto profile torye reported by local ouuhup",„ii 0Deputy Director 1° 11`1 IIVviin nation 1 11 media. 000000000P,1 and international news � ,,, °'°IVu,I M 'gory II To date, DOH has confirmed 14 Angios ntonensrs pM1�t I "* a"rvl u cases of RLW in Hawaii so far this �1111111:1,1„1„11 o l° V r ` � N Iµ , VIII tron us ca ^7 U �" I 1 1 �� W^m�g,`� miiY9��, h; 1„ ruuw u � I �i r " p, � »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»r l , r uo �I IIIIIII�� i:Iflrffiluu:(mi'm iliiuumllllllllly ui1111 f��,, u!N^^IIV��Y�1I� �Ipgl� yR I�� n�„., e��i ifil;1ullilllII��If„III��ff11111,�yIIfIf ,Ji Slugs and Other �i,'. fi r, year.While we are continuing to � Rats NPI"'p ,i(I tl ihlJll�bll I„- II 1 ,. .,;�''.>;»,))»)u»»/ monitor and investigate reported y))la)yI ,II, N 11111111'11''11'11111111')111411111ilii lll 'I;)ul,ll ll�lll6 �I I': ",J IIu” ntermediateH Hosts �� l�. �t„ Jhl(// /1 �� 1 cases of RLW, bear in mind these �11I1�N"Il m"Ir t Ir,I Photo credit Hawaii De tmentman Infections l� °alth an N f' ,v, ��) p f enters for Disease Control and Prevention 0 011011111110 01111111111111111111111000000000000000000000000 important facts to keep you and your family safe: 101 „ .°'iiiiiiiii TIPS TO PREVENT RLW farmers' markets where flyers are III„ .. �i • RLW,or Angiostrongyliasis, is a 70111110 . Make sure to properly store, passed out to vendors and rare disease that affects the ' 0000011111111101001011111 inspect and wash produce, shoppers. DOH's Food Safety 1,11111,111,111,111, 100,, 111111.00010000 brain and spinal cord. It is �) � I� I 0 especially leafy greens. Program continues to inspect and 011p11000001000„,„1.1„1,,,,1111111,1110.„11;1,"'llcaused by a parasitic worm III • Supervise young children educate food establishments found in rats, slugs and snails. playing outdoors to prevent across the state for safe food h ,I^'I" 11 pl' ,ip 1„1,11„111111 aYt • Unlike many other diseases, them from putting a snail or handling and preparation. Food Angiostrongyliasis cannot be slug in their mouths. establishments are reminded to spread from person-to-person. • Take precautions to control use only approved and licensed • People can get infected by slug, snails and rats around sources and carefully inspect and leu";;,,;;;;,,,,,;,,;,,;;;;;,,;;;,, eating raw or undercooked homes and workplaces, wash all produce during food I�I��\ snails or slugs that are infected especially home gardens. preparation. with the parasite. People have • Farmers, as well as food The most common symptoms fI �� f 1 rl also become infected by eating handlers and processors, of rat lungworm disease include I,;P �51(6y� ' 1111111111111111111111 unwashed raw produce such as should control slugs, snails, and severe headache and neck 111111111110111111111i �� leafy greens that contain a tiny rats on the farm. II)I1111111111 stiffness, but symptoms may vary II 11,1,1„11111111111111111,111,111,111,11101„140011) IIII snail or slug or parts of one. . Ifyou handle snails or slugs,g widely among individuals. If you IIIJJ tl • There is no medication or weargloves and washyour 1IIII11111 Ulf 11 Illlly»INVIw I°� INN+ are experiencing headache,fever, VIII;IIiliilti1114yh IwWii911,11.'N IIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllljlllllllllllllll�l it ll,l,l BVI specific treatment for the '! . ;;�°°°y�uuuuuuuuuuuuuiiiiulllllUlllli"° p hands. stiff neck,tingling or painful disease but most people The DOH stresses that locally- feelings in the skin or extremities, recover fully without treatment. produce is safe to eat.Just seek immediate medical Please direct all q • Hawaii remains a very safe grown remember to wash all vegetables attention. • travel destination.Of the 8.7 inquiries to and fruits thoroughly no matter More information on the signs Hawaii Dept.of Health million visitors to our state in where they come from. Communications Office 2015,there was one(1)case of and symptoms of rat lungworm 1250 Punchbowl Street RLW reported in a visitor, one Food safety inspectors regularly infection are on the DOH website Honolulu,HI 96813 (1)visitor case in 2016 and two distribute information to the food at:www.health.hawaii.gov. Tel.586-4407 food industry, including at (2)visitor cases in 2017. Of II I JJ /r7/ , 111111111111111111111111111111111 1111,11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111g001;11111111ovvol000llIIII=IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11 11 '1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 , i it, DOH Welcomes New TB Control Branch Chief he State DOH has announced that States in the Western Pacific. Dr. Brostrom did a superb job Dr. Elizabeth MacNeill is Hawaii'sIllv „111,11104„1,1,11),, as branch chief and strongly supported Dr. MacNeill's new Tuberculosis (TB) Control (� �; ✓� selection as DOH's new TB Branch Chief. As a joint CDC-DOH Branch Chief. Dr. MacNeill has been �� t t employee, Dr. Brostrom will continue to work with our 1111 with the TB Control Branch for the past program in a more advisory capacity. seven years and has functioned as the TB ; 11 t , "We look forward to having Dr. Elizabeth MacNeill as our Branch Chief on numerous occasions. i1 y, �� " new Chief of the DOH TB Control Branch," says Glenn M. She takes the reins from Dr. Richard � ;'° "r � Wasserman, MD, MPH Chief, Communicable Disease and uu: # : r Brostrom, who has been requested by :, Public Health Nursing Division. I have every confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to Dr. MacNeill's professionalism and competence as she provide more time for activities in the Compact Affiliated assumes this new role." LegislWature Approves $1 Million For RLW Public Education hile much of the debate at "The Legislature has recognized that outreach about RLW, so some of the the 2017 Legislative session RLW is an important threat that needs funds may be used towards those focused on the financially- to be addressed now," says Keith efforts. troubled rail project, there were also Kawaoka, deputy director of DOH appreciates the provision of measures that directly affected the Environmental Health. funds from the Legislature and will work Hawaii Department of Health. DOH has not yet determined a plan to ensure the money is used effectively Topping the list was the $1 million in for use of the funds which would be to respond to and prevent the spread of funds to combat rat lungworm disease available after the Governor's approval RLW. DOH remains committed to (RLW). The funds were added to the no earlier than July 1, 2017. Legislators working with the counties, government State budget during the final week of have expressed their concerns for agencies and other stakeholders to the legislative session. increased public education and determine how to best use the funds. Protecting Yourself Against the Mumps n he State DOH is investigating an increasing number of The disease is spread �, cases of mumps infection statewide. Since March when an infected 2017, DOH has become aware of two clusters of cases, person coughs or together currently involving at least ten (10) individuals on sneezes. Transmission "U 1 � Oahu, bringing the total number of confirmed cases can also occur whenstatewide this year to twenty (20). To date, none of the sharing items such asinfected individuals have required hospitalization. cups or eating utensils,Because this disease is easily spread we expect additionalor by touchingcontaminated objectscases to be reported in the coming weeks, says State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park. "Vaccination is still the best or surfaces and then (Fill'ililill Iiiil 1' IN' "pp1111 ,0 „\„, ,11111101 protection against this disease. We encourage everyone to touching the eyes, nose review their immunization record and talk to their healthcare or mouth. Personswith provider about mumps vaccination." mumps should stay homfrom school or work for %1,S Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus. A classic t'% (9) days after the onset of „� i symptom of mumps is parotitis (swelling of the salivary n ,/ parotitis to keep from spreading I 1 � � � � , glands in front of the ears) resulting in a tender, swollen jaw. �' j/� p the disease to others. ,,/i �� Other symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, /�'thai The vaccine is available at loc i phartha ;//Y tiredness, and loss of appetite. Some people with mumps vaccinating pharmacy, visit http://health.hawaiu «ov/docd/ have very mild or no symptoms. Persons should seek medical vacciines-immuinuuzations/vacciine-locators/or call the Aloha attention immediately if they develop symptoms. 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V )�9ri�; '� better with coworkers and clients, % 11117 ')0411 ° 1. � � imagine what we could accomplish if we a 4II ( � ! ra' �� presented our point of view more 1 III, 1,111111I01 �- persuasively. G �i` � 10 )/11'''' ',!111111111141$.11.,,: ii �' Members of the Kinau Hale �,;,,, r ,,,,�� I„�4 �� /�1,111 1111,11111 1111,�� u 11 ��i'' %� �� l 'i� 8 ✓AI,1,11I( ro �i�lll� Toastmasters Club meet twice a month1.1 'w 1111 nommunnum ( , � ,1111111 iiooe, „ .111 1 �i ��i rr / l�u� 1 / / �� during lunch to do just that.The club was /' ;, ,/1:, (///1,„ , founded in 2011 by Laura Arcibal,who at the time was the All Hazards Kinau Hale Toastmasters Club members(from left)Nia Alers Barreto, Michele Nakata, Preparedness program manager, and Kathleen Kromer Baker,Jules Kuo, Bridget Velasco, Howard Wiig, Ron Balajadia and Kanani Kaina. Not pictured:Kellen Lovell, Dean Masai, Monica Pule and Matthew Turnure. sanctioned by former DOH Director Loretta Fuddy. Branch chief Michele Nakata has played a key role in moving "In public health, we work in Delivering more speeches allows the club forward.Today,the club is a collaborative groups and present members to fulfill leadership skills DOH sponsored and approved activity by information in a variety of settings,” he requirements and earn awards such as Director Virginia Pressler, MD. says. "Toastmasters has helped me gain the Competent Leader Award that look experience and confidence as a great on one's resume.Toastmasters' The Club provides an encouraging and speaker." training curriculum is evolving to include supportive environment for members to improve communication skills. But BREAKING THE ICE learning techniques that utilize social Toastmasters is more than simply At each meeting,there are short media and Internet formats. delivering great speeches. It's also about speeches(about 7 minutes long)and TAKING THE PLUNGE acquiring leadership skills, gaining self- table topics during which questions are Prospective members are confidence and mentoring others. asked of members who give two minute encouraged to sit in and experience a Ultimately,the experiences gained lead or shorter responses. Members or non- meeting to see if they would like to to opportunities for further career members occasionally give longer join. They should also contact Kathleen at enhancement and personal speeches on topics of interest, many to 586-4732 or go online to: http:// development. practice their presentation skills.A timer kinauhale.toastmastersclub.org.The Club and grammarian are also present to meets on the second and fourth "I've ve benefitted in so many ways,"says monitor time limit and word usage. Thursdays of each month from 11:30 am Club President Kathleen Kromer Baker, Ph.D.and research statistician in the The first speech new members give is to 12:30 pm in the DOH boardroom. Office of Health Status Monitoring. "I've called the "Ice Breaker"which was The cost to join is a one-time fee of$20 gained valuable insight into expressing difficult for Kathleen who was more used and $51 twice a year. Mentoring is my thoughts, becoming a better to giving formal presentations.She provided by Howard Wiig and Dean listener and how best to give advice and received a rousing applause,which is Masai from the DBEDT Toastmasters support. I have new friends who share typical of all speeches. New members Club. common goals and my speaking skills and receive a standing ovation after their Kathleen takes great pride in witnessing confidence have increased.The skills tenth speech, along with a Competent the tremendous personal and learned have affected so many other Communicator Award from the professional growth of each club areas of my life." International Toastmaster's Organization. member. Matthew Turnure, an epidemiologist in "We not only improve our speaking, "I've watched those who gave their first the Office of Planning, Policy and leadership and listening skills but we also speech grow to become more confident Program Development,joined the Club to have fun and laugh a lot," Kathleen says. and self-assured speakers,"she says. get speaking experience and improve his "If you're a first time visitor,you may find "That's what makes it especially communication and leadership skills. the clapping unusual but it's our way of enjoyable and rewarding for me." supporting members' efforts." 1111,1111111111111111,11111 111111111 11 111111 1,11,0111111111 1111111111 11100,11111,11l� �iiiiii° �u��Iciiiiiiiii111c N � �IIl'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII //'� ; 1