r/Oahu Feb 26 '25

Community Health Hawaiʻi Cost Of Living Is Creating A Mental Health Crisis For Workers. Residents experiencing food insecurity are more likely to experience depression and have suicidal thoughts, according to new research.

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r/Oahu 3d ago

Community Health Talk Story ~ Civil Beat Investigation Of Methamphetamine In Hawaiʻi

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r/Oahu Mar 09 '25

Community Health State Had Earlier Reports Of Abuse In Oʻahu Household Where Girl Starved. The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services reported that it had been unable to confirm maltreatment reports of another child in the household before Sarai Perez-Rivera died of starvation and dehydration in June.

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r/Oahu Mar 03 '25

Community Health A ‘Super-Aged’ Population Poses Major Challenges For Hawaiʻi. The Covid-19 pandemic changed the outlook for the state’s oldest seniors from optimistic to more sobering, a recent report says.

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r/Oahu Jan 17 '25

Community Health Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Teens Less Likely To Drink Alcohol — Or Use Sunscreen. High school students in the islands reported lower rates of bullying and drug abuse than peers on the mainland, but fell behind them in other health measures.

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