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AI-enhanced game prepares public health students for global challenges

The Department of Public Health Sciences used an AI-powered simulation game to teach students about global health and pandemic response.

Renzymeir Baloran and Eden Sun were nationally recognized for leading statewide efforts in youth behavioral health.

Community members helped test a new UH-developed checklist for improving accessibility and inclusivity in garden spaces.

The Waʻa Collective works to improve mental health services in Hawaiʻi.

Their key roles promote active aging at ACAP’s 20th anniversary conference in Japan.

Mapuana Antonio fostered Indigenous collaboration and advanced cultural environmental sustainability across the Pacific.

International experts gathered to guide the Red Hill Registry’s efforts to track and address health impacts from the 2021 jet fuel spill.

The study finds elderhood in Indigenous communities is earned through wisdom, not age, promoting healthy aging.

The event connected residents with vital dementia education and caregiving resources to support aging in rural communities.

Spearfishing, deeply woven into Hawaiian culture, may also serve as a powerful tool for promoting physical and community health.