UH Hilo student campaign brings awareness to vaping dangers
A group of health students from UH Hilo are facing tobacco advertisements head on by creating informational media for the community.
Bitter melon lessons from the streets of Kalihi
A new study by public health researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa concluded that home gardening in real life, in urban, immigrant communities, is creative, culturally-driven and unsystematic.
UH public health students respond to measles outbreak with donations
In response to the measles outbreak in Samoa, the UH Mānoa Office of Public Health Studies’ graduate Hui Ola Pono will be collecting medical supplies and monetary donations to support the aid efforts.
Waimānalo health-research project success due to community participation
A research project connecting the Waimānalo community with public health and food-system researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has proven successful because of strong community participation, according to two new publications.
Fewer years of healthy life for Native Hawaiians, UH study finds
New findings show that Native Hawaiians in Hawaiʻi have a shorter life expectancy and spend fewer years in good health.
Hundreds focus on improving Hawaiʻi’s health workforce
UH officials and community leaders consider how to fill the shortage of health workers.
Booklet helps keiki understand dementia and memory loss
Researchers at the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work wrote the story to explain the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and available support resources.
Surprising link found between insulin resistance and avoiding Alzheimer’s
Research led by Thomas Lee of the UH Office of Public Health Studies involved 1,544 Japanese men participating in Kuakini Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.
Loneliness heightened among gay men in certain age group in China
Those in the 25–29 age group are eight times more likely to feel criticized and rejected than younger men in that country, new research shows.
Early menopause linked to physical deterioration in older women
A researcher from the Office of Public Health Studies says walking speed and grip strength are two indicators of weakened state.
