*The University of Hawai‘i Department
of Family Medicine and Community Health
(DFMCH), at the John A. Burns School
of Medicine is the lead agency (Central
Coordinating Organization) for the Pacific
Center of Excellence in the Elimination
of Disparities (Pacific CEED).
**The U.S. Affiliated Pacific Island
Nations (USAPIN) are: the Territory of
Guam, the Territory of American Samoa,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas
Islands (CNMI), The Republic of the Marshall
Islands (RMI), the Republic of Palau,
and the Federated States of Micronesia
(FSM), including the FSM States of Chuuk,
Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap.