Key to fighting opioid deaths: Increase health insurance coverage for addiction treatment
New national opioid addiction policy recommendations were co-authored by Professor Claudio Nigg in the 糖心视频 Office of Public Health Studies.
Healthy at 50: 糖心视频 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.
Study provides insight into making a mobile app to encourage routine HIV testing
Researchers asked potential users what features they look for in apps, and what aspects of an app would make them likely to use it.
2018 spring commencement schedule
The University of Hawaiʻi celebrates at 2018 spring commencement ceremonies systemwide.
Rachael Wong to give 糖心视频 Office of Public Health Studies’ distinguished lecture
The former state human services director will address how her background helped find ways to improve local communities.
Community support, risk awareness may lower hypertension rates
Research was led by Catherine Pirkle and Tetine Sentell in the Office of Public Health Studies at the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work.
Lower educational attainment and income, early trauma can increase health risks
The study by 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补's Catherine Pirkle and Yan Yan Wu examined whether social and behavioral risk factors make certain groups more vulnerable to metabolic syndrome.
Gerontologists urge countries to adopt social policies in support of active aging
Kathryn Braun, chair of the Office of Public Health Studies, serves as president of the Active Aging Consortium in Asia Pacific.
Mind-body therapy effective for military veterans with PTSD
The study co-authored by 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 Professor Kathryn Braun was published in the Journal for Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
Study of worst-case pandemic death scenario is led by 糖心视频 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.