UH+community=beneficial health outcomes
Researchers take the time to get to know their communities by being present and listening to their concerns and priorities.
Tuberculosis could be eradicated in 26 years, public health report says
Researchers, including Victoria Fan in the UH Office of Public Health Studies, say ridding the world of TB is a realistic goal.
Līhuʻe roots inspire future doctor
Elisabeth Young, a UH Mānoa senior medical student, is an aspiring doctor with the ultimate goal of returning to Kauaʻi to serve the community where people cared about each other so much.
Training college students in Brazil how to improve their country’s public health
UH researchers are partnering with Brazilian epidemiologists to teach college students in Brazil about public health issues.
UH professor helps build China’s first global health curriculum
University of Hawaiʻiat Mānoa Professor Yuanan Lu is working to help Chinese universities meet the increasing demand for a highly-trained public health workforce.
To prevent chronic disease in Hawaiʻi, researchers look to Albania
Researchers study how Albania is preventing chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease to learn how it can be applied in Hawaiʻi.
Shower truck for disadvantaged key to Kapiʻolani CC student’s coursework
The launch of a community shower truck marked the capstone of course work in Kapiʻolani CC's Community Health Worker Program for student Velvet King.
UH study of uterine ruptures in West Africa supports health-system improvements
Public health research study says pregnant women whose labor contractions have slowed or stopped altogether require immediate transfer to higher-level hospital.
Happiness, health missing from measuring nation’s well-being
Gross domestic product undervalues the true worth of human worth, says a study led by Victoria Fan of the Office of Public Health Services.
Study shows improved health, reduced overweight and obesity in Pacific-region children
Researchers aimed to change the context in which child overweight and obesity occurs by building strong partnerships for action within communities.
