Department of Public Health and Social Services

MEETING CANCELLED

GUAM BOARD OF NURSE EXAMINERS
Thursday, May 24, 2012 @ 3:30 p.m.
Health Professional Licensing Office
651 Legacy Square Commercial Complex, S. Rte. 10, Ste. 9
Mangilao, GU

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS), STD/HIV Program is pleased to announce the 8th National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on May 19, 2012, in collaboration with the Banyan Tree Project.  

The The Director of the Department of Public Health & Social Services would like to announce to all regulated facilities that the Division of Environmental Health (DEH) will be accepting renewal applications for Sanitary  Permit starting June 4, 2012. 

The Department of Public Health and Social Services has received funding from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community to address the issue of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) on Guam.  This has resulted in the creation of the Guam NCD Consortium, which is comprised of partners from public, private, and non-profit organizations. 

The Department of Public Health and Social Services is pleased to receive over 2,000 doses of influenza (flu) vaccine from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) who is donating over 10,000 doses of excess influenza vaccine to its pacific island partners through the U.S./Pacific Islands (US/PI) Vaccine Program.   Transportation of the vaccines to Guam and the other pacific islands in Micronesia was made possible through the generosity and partnership of United Airlines. 

The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services, Mr. James W. Gillan, announces that effective April 30, 2012, the Division of Public Welfare, Bureaus of Economic Security and Health Care Financing Administration, will be implementing a new eligibility and medical claims system to process public assistance applications and medical billings. 

Pursuant to 4 GCA, Sections 6205 and 6303.1, the Director of The Department of Public Health and Social Services announces Above Step appointment of the following two (2) health professionals based on recruitment difficulty:

GUAM BOARD OF ALLIED HEALTH EXAMINERS
Friday, May 4, 2012 @ 12 noon
Health Professional Licensing Office, Conference Room
651 Legacy Square Commercial Complex, S. Rte. 10, Ste. 9
Maniglao, GU

GUAM BOARD OF BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY
Monday, May 7, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
Health Professional Licensing Office, Conference Room
651 Legacy Square Commercial Complex, S. Rte. 10, Ste. 9
Mangilao, GU

The Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services, Mr. James W. Gillan, releases the statistics for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012 (January 2012 to March 2012) relative to the number of clients who were disqualified from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP formerly known as Food Stamp Program) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program.

The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in stepping up efforts to promote the importance of immunization and to ensure that more people in the Western Pacific Region, especially children, are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.  DPHSS encourages parents to have their children immunized in a timely manner.