Recent Scholarly Publications
Umeda, L.; Torres, A.; Kunihiro, B.P.; Rubas, N.C.; Wells, R.K.; Phankitnirundorn, K.; Peres, R.; Juarez, R.; Maunakea, A.K. Immuno-Microbial Signature of Vaccine-Induced Immunity against SARS-CoV-2. Vaccines 2024, 12, 637. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12060637
Melanie D. Sabado-Liwag, Patchareeya P. Kwan, May Okihiro, Angela Sy, Janice Y. Tsoh, Ruben Juarez, JiWon Choi, Chanchanit Martorell, and Pearl A. McElfish, 2024: Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Visibility and Data Equity: Insights From NIH RADx-UP American Journal of Public Health 114, S354_S359, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307590
Bonham C, Juarez R, Siegal N. Long COVID and Unemployment in Hawaii. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(13):6231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136231
Juarez R, Kang Z, Okihiro M, Garcia BK, Phankitnirundorn K, Maunakea AK. Dynamics of Trust and Consumption of COVID-19 Information Implicate a Mechanism for COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster Uptake. Vaccines. 2022; 10(9):1435. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10091435
Halliday, T., Tan, C., Juarez, R. et al. Financial Implications of COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction Tests on Independent Laboratories. J GEN INTERN MED 37, 2617–2619 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07676-1
Juarez R, Phankitnirundorn K, Okihiro M, Maunakea AK. Opposing Role of Trust as a Modifier of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in an Indigenous Population. Vaccines. 2022; 10(6):968. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060968
Ruben Juarez, Krit Phankitnirundorn, Aaron Ramirez, Rafael Peres, Alika K. Maunakea, and May Okihiro, 2022: Vaccine-Associated Shifts in SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity Among the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population in Hawaii American Journal of Public Health 112, S896_S899, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306973
Juarez R, Siegal N, Maunakea AK. The Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Hawaii. Vaccines. 2022; 10(5):773. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10050773
Juarez R, Siegal N, Maunakea AK. The Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in Hawaii. Vaccines. 2022; 10(5):773. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10050773
Recent Non-Scholarly Publications
Title: Socioemotional Health
Type: EddApp
Description (100 words): The course will include the definition of socioemotional health and its impacts and risks. How sleep, nutrition and physical health affect socioemotional health will also be discussed.
Link: https://link.edapp.com/RibVxc0SCMb
Title: Substance Abuse
Type: EddApp
Description (100 words): The course will include different research on the topic to emphasize its importance to recognize substance abuse. Treatment and healthy coping skills will also be discussed to be of help to those who are might be currently going through it, or if you know anyone who is affected by substance abuse.
Link: https://link.edapp.com/aJr5kAWSCMb
Title: Healthy Social Media Use and Online Bullying
Type: EddApp
Description (100 words): In this course, you will learn the importance of using social media in a healthy way. You will also learn about Cyberbullying and how to prevent and report it.
Link: https://link.edapp.com/wAjz4ZOSCMb
Title: PSA 1: Take back your Life
Type: Video
Description (100 words): Health promotion and education videos were created to encourage the community to get tested and vaccinated and promote the work of the PAAC alliance. The Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (paac.info) invites you to take back your life.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=948LpP5NZvc
Title: PSA 2: Pick your nose
Type: Video
Description (100 words): Health promotion and education videos were created to encourage the community to get tested and vaccinated and promote the work of the PAAC alliance. The Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (paac.info) invites you to get tested.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jYU2brvDLo
Title: PAAC at Kamaile Academy
Type: Video
Description (100 words): Kamaile Academy Pilot Testing Video: Weekly testing over two months provided by PAAC for teachers and staff at Kamaile Academy on Waianae, Hawaii. Over 80% of staff participated in the study. The video highlights the participant's experiences in the project in their own words.
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vi9Xpc7-g3Til7kRLvDiYPZhomZiNi5b/view
Title: Module 1: History Of Infectious Diseases In Hawaii
Type: Video
Description (100 words): Teaching at PAAC: Four modules provide students and families with Hawaiian historical perspectives on infectious diseases, strategies to assess their risk for COVID-19, strategies to reduce their risk, and current testing and vaccination information. MODULE 1: HISTORY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN HAWAII. Hawaii’s historical relationship with introduced disease. Centuries of isolation left Native Hawaiians with no immunity to introduced diseases. Learn more about cholera, measles, smallpox, leprosy, Spanish flu, whooping cough, bubonic plague, scarlet fever.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krYOOu4eNo8
Title: Module 2: Moʻokūʻauhau: My Genealogy & Beloved ʻohana Bubble
Type: Video
Description (100 words): Teaching at PAAC: Four modules provide students and families with Hawaiian historical perspectives on infectious diseases, strategies to assess their risk for COVID-19, strategies to reduce their risk, and current testing and vaccination information. MODULE 2: MOʻOKŪʻAUHAU: MY GENEALOGY & BELOVED ʻOHANA BUBBLE. Does protecting my `Ohana Bubble against the coronavirus contribute to more just, healthy, and beloved communities from Koʻolauloa to Waiʻanae, throughout Hawai`i, and beyond?
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kimTPH5LERA
Title: Module 3: Protection & Prevention
Type: Video
Description (100 words): Teaching at PAAC: Four modules provide students and families with Hawaiian historical perspectives on infectious diseases, strategies to assess their risk for COVID-19, strategies to reduce their risk, and current testing and vaccination information. MODULE 3: PROTECTION & PREVENTION. How will the science behind the safety protocols and protective practices help us prepare and navigate this pandemic? Why is being prepared important during a pandemic? How is being informed a part of that preparation?
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU94eBiJB7A
Title: Module 4: Testing, Vaccines, And Variants
Type: Video
Description (100 words): Teaching at PAAC: Four modules provide students and families with Hawaiian historical perspectives on infectious diseases, strategies to assess their risk for COVID-19, strategies to reduce their risk, and current testing and vaccination information. MODULE 4: TESTING, VACCINES, AND VARIANTS. We are in a race between viral variants and vaccinations. With this in mind, this module will cover SARS-CoV-2 Testing, Vaccines, and Variants.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar2bM8PcQcE