STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1336

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 643

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 643, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Health Planning Council, Hawai'i County Subarea

G.M. No. 643

AMY DOFF, for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by Amy Doff and finds that the nominee's experience in public health policy and management make her well-qualified for a position on the Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Amy Doff from the Department of Health and three private citizens. 

     Ms. Doff has been a resident of the Big Island for the past nine years and has been actively involved in the community through her work with the Healthy Hawai‘i Initiative Evaluation Team as a Graduate Research Assistant and other volunteer outreach work in the area of public health.  Ms. Doff has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  From 2009 to 2010, she served as the Chair of Hui Ola Pono, an organization focused on the delivery of services, education, and training of health professionals and paraprofessionals within the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene.  Ms. Doff also possesses a strong research background with experience performing quantitative and qualitative data input and statistical analysis. 

     Ms. Doff has written and published numerous reports on various health-related topics such as creating active living communities, physical education, and nutrition education.  She has demonstrated a passion for advocating for the health and well-being of Hawaii's rural, immigrant, and homeless populations, and Ms. Doff will bring a broad perspective in public health, particularly in the area of health policy, to the Health Planning Council, Hawaii County Subarea. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair