Municipal wastewater can be used to track diseases in UH study
The study was a collaboration between the UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ College of Engineering and the Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'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 ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ 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 ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ researchers are looking to reduce potentially preventable hospitalizations for diabetes and heart disease in Â鶹´«Ã½.
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 Â鶹´«Ã½’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.
UH partners with FDA on food, drug, cosmetic and medical device safety
The FDA and the state will use their collective resources—scientists, laboratories and community outreach—to deal with food, drug, cosmetic and medical device safety in the state.