Pacific Basin Primary Care Office (PCO)

The PIHOA Pacific Basin Primary Care Office (Pacific Basin PCO) is one of 54 HRSA-funded State Primary Care Offices nationwide (Cooperative Agreement Grant #U6826801). 

The purpose of the Pacific Basin PCO program is intended to facilitate the coordination of activities within the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPIs) in the Pacific Basin to accurately identify unmet needs for primary care providers and services. 

The 3 aims of the State PCO program are: 

1) statewide primary care assessment (SPCNA) to identify geographic areas, populations, and facilities with too few primary medical, dental, and mental health providers, and inadequate primary medical services; 

2) health professional shortage designation (HPSA & MUAP) coordination; and 

3) support and expand regional efforts to reduce shortages of primary care providers i.e. promote the recruitment and retention of health care providers from the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), Nurse Corps, and others (i.e. H1B1-Visa). 

Pacific Basin State PCO Program Staff:

Emi Chutaro, PIHOA Executive Director and PCO Program Director, emic@pihoa.org

Janet Camacho, PIHOA Deputy Director, janetc@pihoa.org 

Jean Schneider, PIHOA Regional Coordinator of Human for Health Resources, jeans@pihoa.org

Angela Techur-Pedro, PCO Program Coordinator & PCO Primary Contact Person, angiet@pihoa.org or techur@hawaii.edu.

Program Update: .PPTxfor the PIHOA Board Meeting in Majuro, 11/06/2025 at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SiY3V8CwurBJW7eboLwBnx13EuL68RZT/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110160946541891115157&rtpof=true&sd=true