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NEWS AND UPDATES

Addicted and pregnant but not alone

At the Perinatal Addiction Treatment of Hawaii (PATH) Clinic, located at Salvation Army Family Treatment Center in Kaimuki, pregnant women with substance abuse problems are provided services and counseling. The clinic, operated by UH's medical school, helps isle women give birth to healthy babies. (more…)

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World Breastfeeding Week

August 1-7

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

PERINATAL PROVIDERS MESSAGE BOARD

Legislative Update: June 24, 2008

Governor Linda Lingle has announced a list of 52 legislative bills and resolutions for possible veto. She has up to July 8^th to make a decision. A partial list of the bills includes:

· System of loan repayments and other incentives for physicians and dentists to practice on the neighbor islands

· Create an early learning council to oversee an early childhood education system called Keiki First Steps

· Establish a commission to consider closing schools with declining enrollment

· Allow homeowners to use clotheslines to dry clothes after washing

· Expand inspection fee for invasive species to all cargo entering the state

· Raise surcharge on traffic violations to cover cost of trauma care

· Require cigarettes sold in the state to be fire safe

· Develop plan to return female prison inmates to Hawaii

· Allow permanent absentee voting

· Set up task force to study issues around medical marijuana

The Office of the Governor welcomes comment from the public on these bills.

****************************************************************************** HMHB offers Smoking Cessation Trainings at three different levels for health and community service providers. Contact Kari Wheeling today for more details and to schedule your training. kariw@hmhb-hawaii.org

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