Heart education, prevention programs earn med student national honors
Third-year UH medical student Anson Lee was honored for his community work by the United States Public Health Service.
Student radio show ‘beacon of hope and knowledge’
Public health student Alex Sosa is committed to creating a space in which all students and other members of the UH Mānoa community can find guidance and support.
Giving birth during adolescence linked to mobility disability
The study surveyed 158,000 women of reproductive age (15–49 years) living in 14 low- and middle-income countries.
Barriers to tenure for Indigenous scholars focus of UH study
Researchers conveyed the importance of tenure reform to Indigenous scholars specifically, but to the broader Indigenous community in general.
New book highlights Native Hawaiian cultural practices for health, social justice
Ka Māno Wai: The Source of Life explores Native Hawaiian cultural practices from the perspectives of kumu loea, or experts.
Health, human rights focus for new Thompson school Dean Ortega
Alex Ortega is looking forward to expanding on the school’s impressive record of training and research, locally and globally.
Antonio 1st appointed to Native Hawaiian culture endowed professorship
Mapuana Antonio has been appointed the Queen Liliʻuokalani Distinguished Professorship in Native Hawaiian Culture.
Back pain sufferers expected to increase by 36%, linked to depression
UH Mānoa epidemiologist Eric Hurwitz has studied back pain for 30 years.
Public health students learn from global experts in disaster-relief workshop
The 26th annual Health Emergencies in Large Populations workshop was held in Honolulu in June.
Keetoowah Cherokee tribe struggles with motherhood tied to cultural trauma
The study shows important insights about post-colonial shifts in women’s experiences with pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in Keetoowah society relating to maternal mental health.
