Micronesian Counselors
Francis X. Hezel, SJ
Report on the findings of a study of serious mental illness throughout the region.
February 1993 HEALTH
Social Isolation, Cultural Competence, and Disability in the Carolines
Mac Marshall
How physical disability is understood and dealt with in the islands.
January 1994 CULTURAL HEALTH SOCIAL ISSUES
Bringing Health Care to the People: A Look at Dispensaries in the FSM
Eugenia A. Samuel and Marcus H. Samo
A critical look at how dispensaries operate in the FSM.
January 2000 HEALTH
Insuring Our Health: Financing Health Care in the FSM
Marcus H. Samo
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.
July 2007 HEALTH
Health in Micronesia Over the Years
Francis X. Hezel, SJ
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
December 2009 EDUCATION GOVERNMENT HEALTH
Video Listings
talks
Francis X. Hezel, SJ
Presentation at the Interagency Conference on Childhood, Palau
March 1996 HEALTH SOCIAL ISSUES
Alcohol and Drug Use in Micronesia
Francis X. Hezel, SJ
Presentation at SAMHSA symposium in Los Angeles
December 1999 ALCOHOL & DRUGS 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.
2000-04-26 HEALTH
Francis X. Hezel S.J.
Causes of Vitamin deficiency, extent of the problem, and strategies for dealing with it.
1999-04-21 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.
1995-01-31 GOVERNMENT HEALTH
articles
Joseph A. Flear
Observations on the sociocultural aspects of Health Care Delivery in Micronesia
Francis X. Hezel, SJ
Findings on mentally ill patients in FSM 25 years later.
Guam, September 2016. 11 pages with tables. 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Unpublished. HEALTH
Schizophrenia and Chronic Mental Illness in Micronesia: An Epidemiological Survey
Francis X. Hezel, SJ, with Michael Wylie
Survey of mental illness throughout FSM, Palau and the Marshalls.
Isla. Vol. 1, No. 2, Dry Season 1992: 329-354. HEALTH
In Search of the Social Roots of Mental Pathology in Micronesia
Francis X. Hezel, SJ
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. 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. 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. HEALTH