Kristine: HEALTHY MOTHERS,
HEALTHY BABIES IS PARTNERING
THEY UNVEILED THEIR NEW MOBILE
CLINIC.
THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOINS
DETAILS.
GOOD MORNING.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
Kelly: OF COURSE, VERY
HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
YOU'RE DOING SUCH GREAT WORK IN
THE COMMUNITY.
BEFORE WE TALK MORE ABOUT THE
MOBILE CLIPPIC -- CLINIC, CAN
YOU TELL US ABOUT HEALTHY
MOTHER, HEALTHY BABIES AND THE
WORK YOU DO?
WE WERE INITIALLY ESTABLISHED
WE'RE A LOCAL ORGANIZATION
THAT'S COMMITTED TO DOING
WHATEVER IT TAKE TO FILL GAPS IN
OUR COMMUNITY.
PROGRAMS CRIBS FOR KIDS, MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES FOR MOTHERS, BUT
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALOHA CARE,
WE RECENTLY UNVEILED OUR MANA
MAMA MOBILE CLINIC.
TO THE SERVICES WE ALREADY
PROVIDE.
Kelly: SO GREAT.
WHAT HAS ALOHA CARE'S ROLE BEEN
YEAH, SO THEY GAVE US $35,000
GRANT.
REMODELING OF THE MOBILE CLINIC.
ACCESSIONAC
ACCESS TO GRANT HAS BEEN
ININSTRUMENTAL.
TO HELP SERVE MOMS AND BABIES.
ALTHOUGH WE PURCHASED THE VAN.
WE WERE UTILIZING TO TRANSPORT
MEALS, DIAPERS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO
TRANSFORM IT TO WHAT IT IS
TODAY.
Kelly: IT DOES LOOK
AMAZING.
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE HISTORY OF
VAN AND HOW WAS IT USED FOR
COMMUNITY CARE DURING THE
PANDEMIC?
LORINGDOWN -- LOCKDOWN WHEN WE
HAD MOTHERS COMING TO US, WE
TRANSPORTED MEALS, DIAPERS,
CRIBS, SPAM, PRODUCE, WHATEVER
IT WAS THAT FAMILIES WANTED AND
WHAT WE COULD GET OUR HANDS ON.
WE WORKED WITH A VOLUNTEER
FORCE, OVER 120 PEOPLE TO HELP
US GET THOSE PROVISIONS TO OUR
FAMILIES.
AND CURRENTLY, WE'RE WORKING
TOGETHER WITH PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS CITY AND STATE
WITH PIVOT AND HELP WITH THE
INCREASING NEEDS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
Kelly: AND HOW DID THIS
YEAH, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN
IMPORTANT GOAL OF OURS TO REACH
OUR FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE.
THEY MAY HAVE TRANSPORTATION
OBSTACLES AS MONEY MO -- YOUNG MOMS
OR MOTHERS WHO NEED HELP.
WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE A SPECTRUM
OF CARE.
TIME.
WE HAD CERTAIN COMPONENTS.
HALFS TO -- IT WAS HARD TO GET
HAWAI'I.
IN ADDITION TO THE GRANT, WE HAD
TONGS -- NOT A LOT BECAUSE OF
THE PA PANDEMIC BUT CLOSE FAMILY,
FRIENDS PITCH IN.
COMPLETED NOW.
GOING FORWARD, WHO'S GOING TO BE
HOW IS THAT GOING TO SUPPORT THE
COMMUNITY?
OUR STAFF IS VERY TALENTED.
WE HAVE CERTIFIED MIDWIVES,
NURSES AND THERAPISTS AND CHIEF
STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE ASSIGNED
TO THE VAN EVERY DAY.
BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE
PATIENTS THEY HAVE FOR THE DAY
THEY'LL BE PRESCHEDULED.
WE'LL OFFER A FULL RANGE OF FREE
CARE WITH REPRODUCTIVE HELP,
PREGNANCY POSTPARTUM, AND LIKE
THE REST OF THE NATION, HAWAI'I
IS FACING A PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE.
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN
ADDRESS THOUGH GAPS AND FILL
THOSE GAPS.
PROVIDERS WHEN APPROPRIATE.
MIDWIVES IS PART OF THE ANSWER.
AND WE PLAN TO DO JUST THAT.
Kelly: WONDERFUL.
MORE ABOUT YOUR SERVICES OR
HOPING TO MAYBE GET HELP, WHERE
CAN WE HEAD?
GO TO WWW.HMHB.org.
INSTAGRAM @HM
OR CALL US.
Kelly: WE'LL HAVE THAT LINK
AS WELL AS AT KHON2.com.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND FOR
ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR