The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Public Health Nursing Branch Health annually collects health insurance data in public schools throughout the state. Hawaii Covering Kids compiled the data from 1999-2003 and details with links to download our four reports are below. Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) Foundation funded our five-year data project. HMSA Foundation is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to extend HMSA's commitment to providing access to cost effective health care services; health promotion, education, and research; and the promotion of social welfare. We measured the rate of uninsured children and youths in Hawaii because the number of QUEST-eligible uninsured children in Hawaii was a guesstimate. DOH suggested approximately 5,000 children, Hawaii Primary Care Association (HPCA) estimated 14,000, and other entities quoted up to 30,000. Our outcome measure was the uninsured rate among children and youths in Hawaii. We measured a general rate as well as rates specific to age, gender, school, and geographic area. Our objective was establishing the baseline of uninsured rate among children and youths to measure progress towards reducing the uninsured rate among children. First, we used the emergency cards in public, independent, and Catholic schools to annually collect data. These cards provide health insurance information for each student. DOH, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaii Council of Private Schools, and Hawaii Catholic Schools assisted us through their principals, nurses, and school health aides. Secondly, we established direct contact with child care centers, charter schools, preschools, and Head Start to develop a census for children from zero to five- years old. Download our reports in PDF format: Data Available to Measure the Number of Uninsured Children and Youth in Hawaii (August 2000) Measuring the Number of Uninsured Children and Youth in Hawaii (August 2001) Measuring the Number of Uninsured Children and Youth in Hawaii Part 2 (August 2002) Measuring the Number of Uninsured Children and Youth in Hawaii Part 3 (August 2003) Download these summary data papers in PDF format: DOE 1998-2002 District Data DOE 1999-2002 Grade Level Data