Building Hawaiʻi’s public health workforce: Innovations, challenges and opportunities
A new Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare Special Issue provides solutions and successes.
Filipino health research spotlighted at Araw ng Saliksik
Students, researchers and the community gathered to share health research and celebrate Filipino American History Month in Hawaiʻi.
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.
Public health grads earn national recognition in pediatric mental health
Renzymeir Baloran and Eden Sun were nationally recognized for leading statewide efforts in youth behavioral health.
MIND diet may lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease at any age
A new UH Cancer Center study based on Multiethnic Cohort data shows that adopting the MIND diet, even later in life, can help reduce the risk of dementia.
Indigenous views of elderhood offer lessons on aging
The study finds elderhood in Indigenous communities is earned through wisdom, not age, promoting healthy aging.
UH joins effort to strengthen public health emergency preparedness
UH Mānoa is leading a key project in a regional effort to strengthen public health emergency preparedness, focusing on health risk communication.
Public health scholars earn national fellowship for advancing community health
Jena Funakoshi and Carrie Soo Hoo were selected for the American Public Health Association fellowship.
Venomous aquatic species pose growing risk to coastal communities
A UH study highlights the growing threat of venomous aquatic species to tropical coastal communities.
In memoriam: community health advocate, UHPA board member John Casken
Casken will be remembered for his commitment to improving community health particularly for rural communities in Hawaiʻi and for Native Hawaiians.
