MEDIA ADVISORY: Free wellness festival for Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, more

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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Link to video of MauiWES collection events in 2024: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/FTum68izcu

WHAT: The community is invited to enjoy free food, live music and health consultations at the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES) Wellness Fest on Saturday, September 28. More than 1,200 participants are already participating in the study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and they would like to sign up more at the event. All are welcome.

Attendees will enjoy free food, live music, a keiki area, community health presentations and free one-on-one consultations with health providers. People can also sign up to be a part of the study.

MauiWES researchers and UH Mānoa Professors Ruben Juarez and Alika Maunakea will lead presentations (available in several different languages) about MauiWES study findings, deliver individualized results to participants and help them connect with healthcare providers.

The goal of this event is to bring the community together for a day of fun and wellness.

All attendees are asked to pre-register at this website: https://www.mauiwes.info/.

For an entire list of performances and activities, visit the MauiWES website.

WHEN: Saturday, September 28, 2 p.m.-7 p.m.

WHERE: UH Maui College Great Lawn

WHO: The entire Maui community, especially the 1,200 MauiWES participants.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• The Maui Wildfire Exposure Study is the most comprehensive study to understand and mitigate the health and social impacts of the August 2023 Maui wildfires.
• By joining this study, participants not only gain insight into their personal exposure risks but also contribute essential data that supports community resilience throughout the recovery phase.
• MauiWES recently received an additional $2.3 million from the State of Hawaiʻi, that will allow the study to increase its participant base to 2,000 individuals, with a focus on including children and first responders, and to build the infrastructure for a comprehensive survivor registry targeting up to 10,000 survivors. More at this UH News story.
• MauiWES published in May 2024 one of the most comprehensive reports to date on the social and health impacts of the wildfires.
• The MauiWES interactive dashboard continues to be a vital resource, offering real-time data and insights for the community and stakeholders.
• This public impact research project is the result of an ongoing partnership among the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), John A. Burns School of Medicine and UH Maui College.

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