Measuring marine toxins and pollution in Marshall Islands June 22, 2020 UH News The Marshall Islands wanted to prioritize understanding whether its citizens can eat local fish and swim in waters safely.
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.
Healthy Hawaiʻi Initiative celebrates 20 years of lifting communities June 9, 2020 UH News Healthy Hawaiʻi Initiative was created in 2000 as a statewide effort to promote health-supporting environments through systems and policy change.
Public health professor makes mental health of UH community priority June 4, 2020 UH News Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda is providing mental health resources to help keep the UH Mānoa campus community safe.
UH helps distribute PPE donations to behavioral health, homelessness providers May 26, 2020 UH News More than 13,000 surgical masks, among other items, have been donated to “resilience hubs,” on Oʻahu.
Public health students turn Medical Reserve Corps members May 26, 2020 UH News Students had the opportunity to volunteer with Oʻahu’s Medical Reserve Corps to complete their spring semester.
Resilience in Native Hawaiians may lead to better health May 26, 2020 UH News Researchers found that participants who scored higher on resilience also reported higher levels of general health.
Public health professor forecasts COVID-19 impacts for Hawaiʻi May 26, 2020 UH News Thomas Lee analyzes reams of data and gives state policy makers a picture of what the coming months may hold.
Public health student research event presented virtually May 18, 2020 UH News Students presented posters of literature reviews, and others shared research findings or policy analyses based on service-learning experiences.