UH announces $27.2M Red Hill Independent Health Registry launching in 2025
University of Hawaii Office of Strategic Health Initiatives announced the funding of a “Red Hill Independent Health Registry.”
UH creates Red Hill Registry to track health outcomes
The University of Hawaii is creating an opt-in, third-party registry for people directly impacted by the Red Hill water crisis to track health outcomes.
The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences provided a federal grant of $27.2 million to fund the registry, according to a news release.
Red Hill health registry to support individuals exposed to fuel
The University of Hawaiʻi is creating a health registry to provide support and resources for anyone directly impacted by the Red Hill water crisis. The Red Hill Independent Health Registry (Red Hill Registry) is a UH Office of Strategic Health Initiatives project funded by a five-year, $27.2-million federal grant.
“The Red Hill Registry will be a tremendous step forward in serving the tens of thousands of individuals who were exposed or placed at risk of exposure to fuel releases from the Red Hill storage facility,” said UH President David Lassner. “The selection of UH to lead this major initiative is a testament to our expertise across multiple disciplines, our scientific independence, and our proven, widely understood ability to execute large complex programs that serve the people of Hawaiʻi.”