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Hawaii ranks No. 2 in overall health

Posted on 4:18 am, Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Tags: america's health rankings, peter whiticar, ron fujimoto, united health foundation, unitedhealthcare

MEDIA RELEASE According to the 23rd Edition of United Health Foundationâ€™s 2012 Americaâ€™s Health Rankings, Hawaii is No. 2 this year, up from No. 3 in 2011, in a ranking of all 50 statesâ€™ health data. Americans are living longer due to several medical advances, but unhealthy behavior and preventable illness threaten quality of life, […]

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New state law encourages HIV testing

Posted on 3:26 am, Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Tags: glenn wasserman, gov linda lingle, hiv, peter whiticar

MEDIA RELEASE A new law signed by Gov. Linda Lingle will help facilitate HIV testing by Â health care providers.Â Act 116 (09) amends Hawaii Revised Statute (HRS) 325-16, which was originally written in the early years of the AIDS epidemic and required health care providers to obtain written informed consent and offer pretest HIV counseling […]

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