Health Care Coverage Available for COFA Islanders

Health Care Coverage Available for COFA Islanders: starting January 1, 2019, the WA State Health Care Authority will be paying the monthly premiums and out-of-pocket expenses for silver level Qualified Health Plans for Compact of Free Association (COFA) islanders. COFA islanders include people from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.

External Links: Marshallese Culture and Health Information

Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick–Episode 6 of the acclaimed documentary series broadcast by PBS and now used by thousands of organizations around the country to tackle the root causes of our alarming socio-economic and racial inequities in health, asks the question How do Marshall Islanders pay for globalization and U.S. military policy with their health? 

–Information on Marshallese culture

Health Education Materials

Diabetes

  • The Pacific Diabetes Education Program (PDEP) was a five-year project (2005-2010) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the availability and dissemination of culturally and linguistically appropriate diabetes education materials. The website provides access diabetes education materials and resources that were created especially for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

TB

  • Tuberculosis Patient Education - Marshallese: TB education materials (including Marshallese radio segments and health information brochures) from the State of Hawaii, Department of Health Tuberculosis Control Program   

Other

  • Marshallese - Health Information Translations: health education materials in many languages, including Marshallese, via a website collaboration of health education specialists from the four health systems in Central Ohio. 
  • : links to health education materials in many languages, including Marshallese, from this database resource of the National Library of Medicine
  • Health Information in Marshallese (Ebon): MedlinePlus: trusted health Information in Marshallese (Ebon) from the National Library of Medicine’s consumer health information website