Fellows mentioned in this story: Kamuela Enos, Cohort III

From University of Hawai‘i News:

The University of Hawaiʻi will receive $999,994 to advance its efforts to establish a Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE) to leverage Indigenous innovation (the restoration of ancestral practices to solve contemporary problems) to improve health equity among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities. The federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was made possible thanks to a provision authored by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, in the December 2020 spending bill.

“This new funding will help UH partner with HHS on its new Indigenous health center, giving researchers and policymakers more resources to better understand and directly address the health disparities the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities face,” said Schatz.

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