2020 University of Hawai‘i Annual Report, the pandemic exacerbated the state’s shortage of primary care physicians and psychiatrists.
Telehealth is one solution to help fill the healthcare provider gap and achieve health equity related to racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in access to care.DOH’s Family Health Services Division, where the grant will be housed, is exploring the best way to implement the PMHCA program at the state and community levels.