New ‘one health’ course connects animal, human, environment interactions
The course aims to teach students about the myriad of animal-human-environment interactions that could adversely affect human health.
UH-developed tool helps forecast COVID-19
The tool provides a two-week forecast and analyzes possible scenarios for COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and fatalities.
Hawai?i blood pressure monitoring programs a success
Five health clinics in Â鶹´«Ã½ recently launched programs to successfully help their patients monitor their blood pressure at home.
#PowerOfPublicHealth808 encourages Hawai?i community to wear masks
UH faculty have launched a social media campaign to help promote wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID-19.
UH medical student wins national public health award
Kalei Hosaka is a recipient of the 2020 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service.
Lessons from another pandemic
This column by Catherine Pirkle ran on the Honolulu Civil Beat website on June 24, 2020.
Tough decisions need better data and inclusive voices
This column by Victoria Fan and Nick Redding ran on the Honolulu Civil Beat website on June 28, 2020.
UH helps shelter homeless, provide services during COVID-19
The center has freed up hospital space, saved on medical costs and kept the community protected from those with COVID-19 symptoms.
First national Medicare counseling certification
The new course used an innovative curriculum with a variety of modalities to familiarize students with Medicare.
Physical activity to benefit people with genetic risk of obesity
Researchers used data from participants across the U.S. and found interactions drive a person¡¯s body mass index further up or down.