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Free culturally grounded program, helps students heal from substance misuse

August 25, 2020
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To commemorate National Recovery Month, the UH Mānoa Mālama Project will launch free virtual events to help students who struggle with or are recovering from substance misuse.

Highly competitive NIH funding for JABSOM researchers

August 18, 2020
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The National Institutes of Health R01 grants bring in at least $1 million in federal direct dollars, and another half million in indirect funding to UH Mānoa.

UH researchers shape new dietary guidelines for Americans

July 27, 2020
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Nutritional epidemiologists Rachel Novotny and Carol Boushey are two of only 20 nationally recognized scientists on the USDA independent advisory committee.

New Indigenous health program calls attention to population at higher risk for virus complications

July 20, 2020
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A new Indigenous public health certificate program that compares conventional and traditional health perspectives will launch at UH Hilo in the fall.

Provost Bruno fields forum questions on upcoming fall semester

July 6, 2020
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UH Mānoa community members have the chance to ask the provost questions about the fall semester.

Clinical healthcare professionals needed to become full-time contact tracers

June 25, 2020
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The UH-DOH Contact Tracing Training Program has reopened registration for Track 1 to meet this need.

8 years! Kapiʻolani CC respiratory program earns national award

June 24, 2020
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The program has earned the Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapist Credentialing Success Award.

COVID-19 safety signage to be installed across UH Mānoa campus

June 24, 2020
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The signage highlights physical distancing tips and health guidance instructions that support prevention through enhanced hygiene and disinfection habits.

New online Certified Nurse’s Aide program launches at Windward CC

June 12, 2020
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The seven-credit, three-class online program starts on July 6.

Healthy Hawaiʻi Initiative celebrates 20 years of lifting communities

June 9, 2020
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Healthy Hawaiʻi Initiative was created in 2000 as a statewide effort to promote health-supporting environments through systems and policy change.