Hawai‘i ranks 24th in national child well-being
UH Mānoa's Center on the Family releases Hawaiʻi’s latest KIDS COUNT® Data Book ranking which finds that despite gains in education the state's proficiency rates are still below the national average.
Municipal wastewater can be used to track diseases in UH study
The study was a collaboration between the UH Mānoa College of Engineering and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health.
Healthy at 50: UH office celebrates more than five decades of improving public health
The Office of Public Health Services, a unit within the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, celebrates National Public Health Week and the contributions of its students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters.
Lower educational attainment and income, early trauma can increase health risks
The study by UH Mānoa's Catherine Pirkle and Yan Yan Wu examined whether social and behavioral risk factors make certain groups more vulnerable to metabolic syndrome.
Mind-body therapy effective for military veterans with PTSD
The study co-authored by UH Mānoa Professor Kathryn Braun was published in the Journal for Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Study of worst-case pandemic death scenario is led by UH researcher
The worldwide spread of a serious infectious disease could result in pandemic-related deaths of 700,000 and annual economic losses of $500 billion, according to a study in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
Inadequate housing plays a large role in unnecessary hospitalizations
UH Mānoa researchers are looking to reduce potentially preventable hospitalizations for diabetes and heart disease in Hawaiʻi.
Hawai‘i’s child well-being 17th in latest national rankings
Economic conditions may finally be improving, and families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book.
Global health researcher Catherine Pirkle selected as a Fulbright Specialist
She will lead teacher training at FACISA, and participate in short-term lectures and seminars on topics including early pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and violence against women.
Health services researcher Tetine Sentell chosen as a Fulbright specialist
Tetine Sentell will collaborate with public health faculty at the University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania.
