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DEPT. OF HEALTH
Department of Health was out at a local business this past Saturday as part of their outreach. They checked sugar, blood pressure, weight, gave the flu shot and also counseled on overall physical and mental wellness for Neil’s Ace Home Center personnel. They also shared about the dangers of tobacco...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The first General Assembly for the Department of Health (DOH) was held on Friday, February 14, 2025, where staff and management were welcomed, along with the newly appointed Director, Dr. Saipale Fuimaono, and his leadership team.
The assembly commenced with a service,...
First Department of Health Assembly of 2025 with the newly appointed Director, Dr. Saipale Fuimaono and leadership team. [courtesy photo]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Documentation not always being completed for employee personnel files at the Health Department, is another issue of concern raised by the Territorial Audit Office during its Performance Audit report of the more than $14 million in federal CARES Act funding awarded to DoH...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Instead of manually recording hours that employees work, the Territorial Audit Office (TAO) has called on the Health Department to evolve towards increasingly automated methods of recording and reporting of employee work times.
This is according to one of the issues of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Several employees of the Health Department were underpaid during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Territorial Audit Office has called on DoH to maintain complete and “accurate employees[‘] pays and their rates.”
This is one of the issues listed under “Other Matters” that...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — “There were no vehicle rental agreements prepared for rental vehicles used during the COVID-19 pandemic,” reads one of the findings in the Performance Audit report by the Territorial Audit Office (TAO) of the more than $14 million in federal CARES Act funding awarded to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Food poisoning is real. It is deadly, says Head of the Environmental Health Services of the Department of Health, Aileen Solaita.
She urges members of the public to be vigilant when eating out and to report to the DOH when experiencing food poisoning.
“The conditions of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health will take over from the LBJ hospital moving forward with the implementation the new 40-bed hospital, which came as a surprise to the Director of Health.
The move was confirmed by Vice Chair of the LBJ Board, Dr Jean Anderson during a meeting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Acting Governor Talauega E. V. Ale yesterday issued Executive Order 004-23, to ‘consolidate’ Behavioral Health Services under the Department of Public Health and amending Executive Order 0012-2016.
A press statement issued says the Department of Human & Social...