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Indigenous Innovation, Health Equity Initiative Marks First-Year Milestones
October 10, 2022

Fellows mentioned in this story: Kamuela Enos, Cohort III

From University of Hawai‘i News:

When you bring smart, innovative people together you can see success happen in areas you did not expect. The minds leading the University of Hawaiʻi Office of Indigenous Innovation and UH Office of Strategic Health Initiatives are powering such advancements.

UH Office of Indigenous Innovation Director Kamuela Enos presented to the UH Board of Regents Committee on Research and Innovation on October 6, about the successes and goals of a newly launched health and innovation program.

The Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity (CIIHE) is a new federal initiative launched by a $1 million grant in fiscal year 2021 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health. The center was created through a vision between Enos and UH Office of Strategic Health Initiatives Director Aimee Grace.

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