Hawai'i HERON

Aloha

Through initial funding from the FDA, Hawai‘i HERON was established to improve the health and healthcare of Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, rural, and other underserved populations. The goal is to timely and efficiently respond to health research needs in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific.

The Research Team

Multiple Principal Investigators: Todd Seto, MD and Deborah Taira, ScD.

We are a group of health practitioners, researchers and community members working together to understand the problems influencing health through research.

Kauila Tengan; Mona Shing Ranken; Deborah Taira; Todd Seto; Tetine Sentell; Julia Takata; Jim Davis

Papers, Publications and Presentations

"Let's Get Started in Clinical Research" presented by Mona Shing Ranken, M.D., Hawai'i HERON and FDA OMHHE REACH Consortium

This is a “1-Pager” to support new Investigators and Clinical Research Coordinators to get started on their clinical research training with publicly available resources and references.

Click HERE to view the document.

"Trust & Medication Beliefs in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders" presented by Cody Porter, PharmD

This study aims to identify factors that facilitate healthcare provider trust among NHPI and to describe diabetes medication beliefs in NHPI. Identifying these factors can increase medication adherence in NHPI, which is an important aspect in promoting positive health outcomes within NHPI.

Click HERE to view the presentation.

For more information about Hawaiʻi HERON, please contact

Julia Takata, MS

E-mail: jtakata@queens.org