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IMPACT OF PARTNERSHIPS
The UH Cancer Center promotes discovery that leads to interventions , which directly impact individuals in Hawai ‘ i and the Pacific with cancer or are at risk for cancer .
Hawai ‘ i Administrative Rule for mandatory 7th grade vaccination , including for HPV , beginning in 2020 , was the result of a partnership with the Hawai ‘ i State Department of Health and UH Cancer Center ’ s active participation as a member of the Hawai ‘ i Comprehensive Cancer Coalition ’ s the Vaccine-Preventable Workgroup .
The Hawai ‘ i Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division worked with the UH Cancer Center to ensure access to clinical trials for cancer patients in Hawai ‘ i by issuing a memorandum for coverage of routine costs for those who participate in clinical trials .
A legislative highlight in 2006 was that Hawai ' i became the first state to set the legal age for e-cigarette sales to 21 years .