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DEPT. OF HEALTH
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This tall banner at the Health Department’s Tafuna Family Health Center tells those who show up to get their COVID-19 vaccine of steps they need to follow — and the first step is registration.
According to DoH, vaccinations for the New Year 2021, started on Tuesday this...
DoH: Stranded residents must be able “to endure up to 24-days” of quarantine in order to travel home
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health Department physicians will assess the ability of travelers who submit an application for repatriation from the US “to endure up to 24-days” of quarantine including pre-boarding quarantine at a designated hotel in Hawai’i.
This is according to DoH’s response...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With recent heavy rains — and also American Samoa now in hurricane season, causing lots of rain — the Health Department “highly recommends the public be cautious of contaminated water or soil.”
This is according to Health director Motusa Tuileama Nua, in the latest DoH...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the continuing rise in coronavirus cases across the U.S, the local Health Department has maintained its stand on keeping the borders closed, while the DoH is requiring — effective today, Dec. 1st —protective face masks for all those who visit its community health...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Thursday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed a health grant for maternal and child health services.
This discretionary grant of $97,104 is for American Samoa Department of Health from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which is part of the U.S....
Youth members of the Tafuna CCCAS perform a skit during this past Sunday’s “Suicide Awareness” church service at CCCAS Kanana Fou, hosted by the Health Department bringing attention to this issue that is negatively impacting the lives of the young people in the territory. [photo: Leua Aiono Frost]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — This past Thursday Congresswoman Aumua Amata congratulated the American Samoa Department of Health upon a grant notification of $84,498 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This discretionary block grant is for Preventive Health and Health...
Seven out of ten local participants — shown in this Samoa News photo — were presented certificates last Thursday after a six week seminar conducted by the DOH Tobacco Diabetes Coalition on good-eating habits, balanced-food and exercise in order to live a healthy life with non-communicable diseases...
This Health Department photo shows staff last Friday, September 11, 2020, during the fourth and final day of celebration of National Community Health Center Week in American Samoa with the focus, “Lighting the way for healthier communities today and in the future”. [photo: DoH]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “Taking time to educate and train staff in suicide and crisis prevention. Higher numbers during COVID-19 lockdown,” said the photo caption on this and four other photos posted on the Health Department’s Facebook page of a department training held last Friday.
Speaking on...