5151stst Meeting of Pacific Island Health Officers Association Meeting of Pacific Island Health Officers Association

Education / Health Workforce Development

PIHOA

15 November 2011

Honolulu, HI

HRH / Challenges

1. Absolute shortages of trained health professionals

2. Many of the current health workforce are under-trained

3. The educational systems charged with educating students to qualify for science-based health careers programs share the same problems as problems as the health sector – see 1. & 2.

Select Health Indicators

School health program screening according to BMI

2006-201033.1%

33.8%

35.7%

32.2%

34.9%

The Transformative Role The Transformative Role of Affiliate Organizationsof Affiliate Organizations

►Pacific Basin Medical Association Pacific Basin Medical Association ►Pacific Basin Dental AssociationPacific Basin Dental Association►American Pacific Nursing Leaders CouncilAmerican Pacific Nursing Leaders Council►Pacific Substance Abuse and Mental Health Pacific Substance Abuse and Mental Health Collaborating CouncilCollaborating Council►Cancer Council of the Pacific IslandsCancer Council of the Pacific Islands►Pacific Islands Primary Care AssociationPacific Islands Primary Care Association►Secretariat of the Pacific CommunitySecretariat of the Pacific Community►Pacific Resources for Education and LearningPacific Resources for Education and Learning►Pacific Post-Secondary Education CouncilPacific Post-Secondary Education Council►Pacific Pharmacists AssociationPacific Pharmacists Association

5050thth PIHOA Meeting: Education PIHOA Meeting: Education 4-8 April 2011, Palau 4-8 April 2011, Palau

► Chuuk State Government, Ministry of Education ► The Fiji School of Medicine► The University of Guam, School of Nursing and Health Sciences► College of the Marshall Islands, Administration and School of Nursing► Guam Community College, School of Nursing► Palau Community College, Public Health Program and School of

Nursing► College of Micronesia-FSM, School of Nursing► The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine ► The University of Hawaii School of Agriculture► The University of Hawaii Department of Nursing ► Island Food Community of Pohnpei► Majuro Wellness Center► Pacific Partners In Nursing

5050thth PIHOA Meeting: PIHOA Meeting: Education Education

Pacific Resources for Education & Learning Chuuk State Government, Ministry of EducationPacific Postsecondary Education Council► The University of Guam, School of Nursing and Health Sciences► College of the Marshall Islands, Administration and School of Nursing► Guam Community College, School of Nursing► Palau Community College, Public Health Program and School of Nursing► College of Micronesia-FSM, School of Nursing► The University of Hawaii Department of Nursing► Pacific Partners In NursingOther Institutions of Higher Learning► The Fiji School of Medicine► The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine► The University of Hawaii School of AgricultureCommunity Awareness & Engagement► Island Food Community of Pohnpei► Majuro Wellness Center

5050thth PIHOA Meeting: PIHOA Meeting: Education Education Pre-School 0-4 & K-12

► Chuuk State Government, Ministry of Education► Pacific Resources for Education & Learning Institutions of Higher Learning► The Fiji School of Medicine► The University of Guam, School of Nursing and Health Sciences► The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine► The University of Hawaii School of Agriculture► Pacific Postsecondary Education CouncilNursing► College of the Marshall Islands, Administration and School of Nursing► Guam Community College, School of Nursing► Palau Community College, Public Health Program and School of Nursing► College of Micronesia-FSM, School of Nursing► The University of Hawaii Department of Nursing► Pacific Partners In NursingCommunity Awareness & Engagement► Healthy Island Foods / Pohnpei► Majuro Wellness Center

Panel 4 Education / Health Workforce Development

1.Pacific Resources for Education and Learning – Dr. Melly Wilson, Senior Specialist, Policy & Research, PREL2. Pacific Post-Secondary Education Council – Dr. Patrick Tellei, President, Palau Community College3. Public Health, Nursing and Nutrition Educators

-Professor Ian Rouse, Dean, College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, Fiji National University

-Dr. Giuseppe Cuboni, Senior Public Health Advisor & Public Health Training Program, Palau Ministry of Health

-Chris Mullins, Health Sciences, UOG and Doctoral candidate, UHM Office of Public Health Studies

-Don Hess, Vice President, Academic Affairs, College of the Marshall Islands

-Florence Peter, RN, MPH, Chair, Nursing Program, CMI-Dr. Rachel Novotny, Chief Investigator, Children’s Healthy Living

Grant, UHM

Thank you Education Committee

education@pihoa.org