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Senate committee advances funding for UH Cancer Center pilot cohort study on disparities, including landfill exposure
Summary
The committee passed HB1300 HD1 to appropriate funds for a two‑year pilot feasibility study at the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center to collect data on social determinants, environmental exposures and resilience among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Filipinos, and to seek federal funding for a larger cohort study.
The Senate Committee on Higher Education voted March 18 to pass House Bill 1300 HD1, which would appropriate state funds for a pilot feasibility cohort study led by the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center focused on social determinants of health, environmental exposures and resilience factors for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Filipinos.
Researchers and advocacy groups testified in support. "This year alone, over 9,000 Hawaii residents…
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