LESSON 5.1

State of Hawaii Priorities for Children’s Health


Hawaii DOH MCH Strategic Plan

“Make health Hawaii’s shared value” (MCH, 2016)

Overall goals:

  • Invest in healthy babies & families
  • Take health to where people live, work, learn & play
  • Create a culture of health throughout Hawaii

Approaches

  • Address the social determinants of health
  • Use evidence-based practices & make data-driven decisions
  • Improve core business services & customer satisfaction

The Hawaii Department of Health Maternal-Child Division has developed an overarching goal of making health a shared value in the state. There are overall goals and approaches that are outlined in more detail in the 2016 Strategic Plan.