Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 1, 1 January 2019 — OHA RELEASES ITS FIRST WOMEN'S HEALTH REPORT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

OHA RELEASES ITS FIRST WOMEN'S HEALTH REPORT

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Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wāhine Well-Being, a 150-page report on the well-being of Native Hawaiian females, was released on May 4. "Within the Hawaiian h aumea builds upon Kānehōalani: Transforming the Health of W0rldview, feminine P0wer Native Hawaiian Men, OHA's 2017 report on the well-being of Native iS characterized as beinQ b0th Hawaiian males. This new publication examines important issues . if . . wFZ- that impact Native Hawaiian females from keiki to kūpuna, includinq steadfast and progenerative , . M . . . . . . . . , . . . |( mental and emotional well-being, suicide ideation, cnronic diseases, energy maternal and child health, intimate partner violence, incarceration, eeonomie wellness, underrepresented occupations, gender wage gaps, and mueh more. The report also underscores the importance of investing in community and culture as a source of resilience and well-being for Native Hawaiians. Haumea includes system-wide recommendations for policy and programmatic consideration, to help elevate women's well-being as a priority in Hawai'i. Haumea is grounded in data gleaned from various state departments, federal survey systems, among other sources. However, what sets Haumea apart from previous research is its wide-ranging scope and cultural emphasis toward solutions and systems advocacy. Haumea: Transforming the Health of Native Hawaiian Women and Empowering Wōhine Well-Being is available online at: www.oha.org/wahinehealth

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