Kimchi benefits, smart honeybees, among summer undergraduate research projects
Zamani’s and Caldwell’s projects both received UROP project funding.
Public health field experiences advance mental health wellness, awareness
Public health students and Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi have benefited from their ongoing relationship to positively impact local communities.
COVID-19’s impact on Hawaiʻi healthcare workers highlighted
Study participants were primarily concerned about contracting COVID-19 at work and transmitting it to their families.
Free tuition offered to recruit needed child welfare workers
Students who are accepted into the program must commit to post-graduation employment with the Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services.
Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health dean search opens
Review of applications will begin in August 2022.
Dementia storybook distributed to public schools, libraries statewide
Nearly 100,000 kūpuna and others in Hawaiʻi are impacted by Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia.
Food insecurity higher among Indigenous people and rising
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa associate professor Catherine Pirkle contributed to the report.
ʻIKE AO PONO director receives E OLA Native Hawaiian leadership award
Nālani Minton has been involved with Native Hawaiian health and social justice initiatives for more than 45 years.
Improving Native Hawaiian elders’ access to healthcare, longevity
The research underlined the appreciation kūpuna felt for providers who took the time to get to know them and respected Hawaiian cultural practices.
Native Hawaiians more at risk for gout, UH study reveals
The new findings will help doctors prevent and manage gout among patients most at risk, including Native Hawaiians.
