{"id":9117,"date":"2021-10-15T22:36:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T08:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=9117"},"modified":"2021-10-15T22:37:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T08:37:31","slug":"uh-jabsom-issues-statement-on-vandalized-rv-that-provides-free-medical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2021\/10\/15\/uh-jabsom-issues-statement-on-vandalized-rv-that-provides-free-medical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"UH JABSOM Issues Statement on Vandalized RV That Provides Free Medical Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"9109\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/uhjabsomvan\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=1218%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1218,910\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UHJabsomVan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=640%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=640%2C478\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?w=1218&amp;ssl=1 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Houseless Outreach &amp; Medical Education (H.O.M.E.) Project van, a mobile free clinic for Oahu\u2019s houseless population, has been vandalized twice this year.<br><br>A project by the University of Hawaii\u2019s John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), the van had its catalytic converter stolen in February.<br><br>In September, the van\u2019s brake lights were smashed and its side and back were heavily tagged.<br><br>\u201cWe know that publicizing the destructive tagging and damage to the medical service van glorifies criminals, but it is also an opportunity to emphasize the value of its outreach by volunteer medical students and faculty, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said JABSOM in a statement.<br><br>The Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project provides its free services through weekly student-run free clinics across nine sites on Oahu.<br><br>\u201cOur mobile van is critical for the functioning of our clinic and we can\u2019t provide our usual services without it,\u201d said Dr. Jill Omori, Executive Director of Hawaii Hawaii H.O.M.E. Project. \u201cAll of our operations are usually paid for via grants and grassroots fundraising, so unexpected expenses like these are extremely hard on us.\u201d<br><br>Moreover, Omori said the vandalization of the van is \u201cdevastating\u201d for JABSOM medical students as volunteering on the van missions is one of the requirements in the medical doctor program.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Houseless Outreach &amp; Medical Education (H.O.M.E.) Project van, a mobile free clinic for Oahu\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=1218%2C910&ssl=1",1218,910,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=300%2C224&ssl=1",300,224,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=640%2C478&ssl=1",640,478,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=640%2C478&ssl=1",640,478,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=1218%2C910&ssl=1",1218,910,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=1218%2C910&ssl=1",1218,910,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1",1200,800,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=870%2C570&ssl=1",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=600%2C900&ssl=1",600,900,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1",600,600,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=1115%2C715&ssl=1",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=522%2C500&ssl=1",522,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=1024%2C765&ssl=1",1024,765,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=540%2C285&ssl=1",540,285,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?resize=375%2C250&ssl=1",375,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - Filipino<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/UHJabsomVan.png?fit=1218%2C910&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9118,"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9117\/revisions\/9118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}