Infectious Disease in Hawaii with Melissa Viray
Host Josh Green speaks with Dr. Melissa Viray (Deputy State Epidemiologist, State of Hawaii) about the management and treatment of infectious diseases in Hawaii. The host for this episode was Sen. Josh Green.
Narcotics in America with Keith Kamita and Scott Miscovich
Host Josh Green speaks with Keith Kamita (Chief Special Agent Narcotics Enforcement Division, PSD) and Dr. Scott Miscovich about the growing challenges of narcotics addiction in Hawaii. The host for this episode was Sen. Josh Green.
Hawaii’s Healthcare Transformation Roadmap – Virginia Pressler and Beth Giesting
Host: Josh Green Guests: Virginia Pressler, MD, Exec VP, Chief Strategic Officer, Hawai’i Pacific Health and Beth Giesting, Governor’s Healthcare Transformation Coordinator Details: Dr. Pressler is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer for Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH).Hawaii Pacific Health is a non-profit healthcare network that includes Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Straub […]
The Physician Shortage in Hawaii – Kelly Withy M.D.
Sen. Josh Green and guest Dr. Kelly Withy examine the reasons behind the shortage of doctors in the state and ways to boost the number of physicians practicing in the islands. The host for this episode was Josh Green. The host for this episode was Sen. Josh Green.
Hawaii Pacific Health Initiatives – Dr. Dale Glenn
Sen. Josh Green welcomes Dr. Dale Glenn, medical director for Hawai’i Health Partners to the studio. Dr. Glenn helped develop Hawai’i Pacific Health Health’s Advantage system and serves as Chief of Family Medicine at Straub Clinic & Hospital, and as electronic health records clinical advisor. The host for this episode was Josh Green. The host […]
Pressing Issues of Today – Dr. Kalani Brady
Host Josh Green talks with Dr. Kalani Brady about healthcare issues. Dr. Brady was raised in Hawaii, schooled in St. Louis and Harvard. He is currently a physician in Hawaii. They discuss healthcare policy, the Affordable Care Act and the benefits of a trusting relationship with a primary care physician and attention to consistent health […]
Health Disparities in Hawaii – Dr. Neal Palafox
Dr. Palafox has been working with Pacific health care disparities and developing cancer health care systems in the RMI, and other US Pacific Countries including Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau since 1995.Dr. Palafox’s areas of research and publication include human […]
The Hawaii Heath Connector – Tom Matsuda
Update on the progress of the Connector The host for this episode was Josh Green. The host for this episode was Sen. Josh Green.
Childhood Obesity in Hawaii with Lola Hiroko Irvin M.Ed.
Host Josh Green and Lola Hiroko Irvin talk about the tragic loss of State Health Director Loretta Fuddy. They also discuss the problem of and solutions for childhood obesity in Hawaii. Lola Irvin worked closely with the late Director of Health, Loretta “Deliana” Fuddy to improve the health of children and families in Hawaii. Lola […]
Primary Care in America with Dr. Chip Hixon
Host Sen. Josh Green talks with Dr. Chip Hixon, Board Member at Hawaii Academy of Family Physicians about family medicine and the value of primary care physicians. The host for this episode was Josh Green. The host for this episode was Sen. Josh Green.