articles
Tom Frink
Findings on mentally ill patients in FSM 25 years later.
Guam, September 2016. 11 pages with tables.March 22, 2023 HEALTH
Health in Micronesia through the Years
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
The transition from infectious diseases to the era of non-communicable diseases.
Unpublished. March 22, 2023 HEALTH
Schizophrenia and Chronic Mental Illness in Micronesia: An Epidemiological Survey
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Survey of mental illness throughout FSM, Palau and the Marshalls.
Isla. Vol. 1, No. 2, Dry Season 1992: 329-354. March 22, 1992 HEALTH
In Search of the Social Roots of Mental Pathology in Micronesia
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
The high rates of mental illness and suicide might be related to stress generated by cultural conflict and change.
Contemporary Issues in Mental Research in the Pacific Islands, Edited by Albert Robillard & Anthony Marsella, University of Hawaii, 1987: 12-31. March 22, 1986 HEALTH
Disease in Micronesia: A Historical Survey
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Review of the disease patterns and their effect on mortality over two centuries of contact with the West.
Pacific Health Dialogue.March 22, 2023 HEALTH
WHO Mental Health Research in Micronesia
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Serious mental illness in Micronesia as presented in four different studies.
Unpublished 14 November 2002. March 22, 2023 HEALTH
Video Listings
Micronesian Counselors
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Report on the findings of a study of serious mental illness throughout the region.
March 22, 1993 HEALTH
Social Isolation, Cultural Competence, and Disability in the Carolines
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
How physical disability is understood and dealt with in the islands.
March 22, 1994 CULTURAL HEALTH SOCIAL ISSUES
Bringing Health Care to the People: A Look at Dispensaries in the FSM
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
A critical look at how dispensaries operate in the FSM.
March 22, 2023 HEALTH
Insuring Our Health: Financing Health Care in the FSM
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
How to fashion an insurance program that will relieve the government’s heavy burden of medical costs.
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
A look at the disease, its impact on the islands so far, and suggestions on what might be done to reduce the risk.
March 22, 2023 HEALTH
Health in Micronesia Over the Years
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
A historical survey of the change in types of illness during the 19th and 20th centuries
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Accurate Statistics are essential for mapping out progress and fixing future goals
March 22, 2023 EDUCATION GOVERNMENT HEALTH
Micsem Discussion
The Taste of Pork: Congressional Funds for Development
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
The pros and cons of the pork barrel funds long appropriated by FSM Congress.
April 26, 2000 HEALTH
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Causes of Vitamin deficiency, extent of the problem, and strategies for dealing with it.
April 21, 1999 HEALTH
How Good is Our Health Care in FSM
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Primary health care emphasizing preventive health and a health insurance program would improve health care greatly.
January 31, 1995 GOVERNMENT HEALTH