1. PIHOA 57 Meetings HRH Briefing to PIHOA Board PIHOA 9 March 2015 Republic of Palau

2. HRH Topics Pacific Basin Dental Association Meeting, 12-14 January 2015  Regional Oral Health Education Plan PIHOA-ASTHO HRM Project Regional Public Health Training Programs  CMI Certificate in Public Health  FNU Bachelors in Public Health Nursing  University of Arizona Western Region Public Health Training Center - College of Micronesia Local Performance Site Nurse Practitioner Training Foundation Sciences

4. *Combined HRIS/HRM Consultancy HRIS & HRM Mentoring Workshops DatesLocationConsultantCountry HR Managers 17-21 Mar 2014Palau MOHPalau HR Unit Team Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap States 27-31 Oct 2014Palau MOHPalau HR Unit TeamAmerican Samoa Human Resources Information Systems Training DatesLocationConsultantCountry HR Manager 12-14 May 2014Yap State DOHM. Sugiyama / Palau MOHL. Gubgau 14-16 May 2014 Chuuk State DOH M. Sugiyama / Palau MOHJ. Nomau 17-20 May 2014 Kosrae State DOH M. Sugiyama / Palau MOHR. William 3-7 Nov 2014 Pohnpei State DOH M. Sugiyama / Palau MOHD. Hadley 10-14 Nov 2014Yap State DOHM. Sugiyama / Palau MOHL. Gubgau 1-12 Dec 2014 American Samoa DOH V. Vikash / Fiji National University* L. Lees Human Resources Management Coaching DatesLocationConsultantCountry HR Manager 12-16 May 2014Yap Sate DOHJ. Bowen / Palau MOHL. Gubgau & Team 19-23 May 2014 Chuuk State DOH J. Bowen / Palau MOHJ. Nomau & Team 10-14 Nov 2014Yap State DOHM. Ngirametuker / Palau MOHL. Gubgau & Team 17-21 Nov 2014 Kosrae State DOH M. Ngirametuker / Palau MOHR. William & Team 1-12 Dec 2014American Samoa DOH V. Vikash / FNU*L. Lees & Team PIHOA-ASTHO-CDC HRM Project Table

5. Progress in Development of Undergraduate Public Health Training  College of Micronesia – FSM: Approved 2009 & started classes in August 2009  Palau Community College: Approved 2012 & started classes in August 2013  College of the Marshall Islands: Certificate in Public Health approved in November 2014 Other Public Health Training Activities  Bachelors in Public Health Nursing (2013-2015)

6. University of Arizona Western Region Public Health Training Center (2014) – COM-FSM Local Performance Site The purpose of the four-year placement is to Support COM-FSM in its continuing development of its PHTP; Support COM-FSM to translate its current public health curriculum to a distance learning platform; Deliver by distance COM-FSM public health courses to public health workers in Chuuk, Kosrae, and Yap States; Provide continuing professional development courses for the current public health workers by face-to-face and distance learning; Assist COM-FSM in aligning its public health curriculum with the Bachelors in Public Health Program at FNU; and Where possible, deliver both upper level FNU Bachelors in Public Health courses and Masters in Public Health courses to eligible public health workers and students in the FSM by face-to-face and distance learning.

7. Remaining Discussion 1.Nurse Practitioner Training for the Marshall Islands  FNU Feasibility Study 2.Foundation Sciences Training in FAS  Transport USP Program  Develop Community Colleges as Platform  Funding

8. Picture by T. Omoto Thank You Greg Dever, M.D. Regional HRH Coordinator, PIHOA gregd@pihoa.org Paintings by Margaret Leach