Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 10, 1 October 2011 — NATIVE HAWAI IANS ENROLLED IN HEALĪH CARE MAJORS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NATIVE HAWAI IANS ENROLLED IN HEALĪH CARE MAJORS

|t is important to track the postsecondary enrolhnent rates of Native Hawaiians pursuing majors in applieahle heahh care fields. These rates will directly link to current and future Native Hawaiian capacity to prevent and treat fellow Native Hawaiian infants, youth, adults, and seniors who suffer from physical and emotional diseases and disorders. There is but one School of Medicine in Hawai'i — just 8% (39 students) of lohn A. Burns enrolhnent is of Native Hawaiian ethnicity (UH IRO, 2009).