Outer Island Focus Groups

The Hawaii Association of Outer Island Health Clinics serves as an advocate for the members with outer island health clinics. Specific responsibilities and duties are:

• Organize a pre-conference social/networking gathering the evening prior to the conference for members with or interested in Outer Island Health Clinics. Coordinate with focus group planning the conference.
• Work with the membership focus group to recruit new members from outer islands settings.
• Prepare information pertaining to Outer Island Health issues for the HMGMA web site.
• Be aware of changes in policies and regulations that affect Rural Health Clinics and communicate this to the membership.
• Participate in forums and activities of Outer Island Health Clinics at the national level.
• The Outer Island Health focus group chairperson will report on the Outer Island Health Clinic focus group activities at the conference business meetings.