Hawaiʻi youth have high rates of chronic disease July 28, 2020 UH News More than 25 percent of hospitalized youth had at least one chronic condition such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease or high blood pressure.
New ‘one health’ course connects animal, human, environment interactions July 20, 2020 UH News The course aims to teach students about the myriad of animal-human-environment interactions that could adversely affect human health.
UH-developed tool helps forecast COVID-19 July 16, 2020 UH News The tool provides a two-week forecast and analyzes possible scenarios for COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalities.
Hawaiʻi blood pressure monitoring programs a success July 16, 2020 UH News Five health clinics in Hawaiʻi recently launched programs to successfully help their patients monitor their blood pressure at home.
#PowerOfPublicHealth808 encourages Hawaiʻi community to wear masks July 14, 2020 UH News UH faculty have launched a social media campaign to help promote wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Lessons from another pandemic June 29, 2020 UH News This column by Catherine Pirkle ran on the Honolulu Civil Beat website on June 24, 2020.
Tough decisions need better data and inclusive voices June 29, 2020 UH News This column by Victoria Fan and Nick Redding ran on the Honolulu Civil Beat website on June 28, 2020.
UH helps shelter homeless, provide services during COVID-19 June 23, 2020 UH News The center has freed up hospital space, saved on medical costs and kept the community protected from those with COVID-19 symptoms.
First national Medicare counseling certification June 15, 2020 UH News The new course used an innovative curriculum with a variety of modalities to familiarize students with Medicare.
Physical activity to benefit people with genetic risk of obesity June 10, 2020 UH News Researchers used data from participants across the U.S. and found interactions drive a person’s body mass index further up or down.