Inequities in asthma health for Native Hawaiian keiki
Native Hawaiian children accounted for 36.5% of all ED visits for pediatric asthma in Hawaiʻi during the two-year study period.
One’s connection to nature examined in public health research
糖心视频 researchers looked at previous studies and evaluated the tools used to measure people’s connectedness to nature.
$1.4M to address health disparities in communities most impacted by COVID-19
Funding will support efforts to build knowledge and take action to address health disparities affecting Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders and Filipino communities.
New endowed chair, interim dean for Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
The school has announced the Chin Sik & Hyun Sook Chung Endowed Chair in Public Health Studies and Tetine Sentell as its new interim dean.
Lung cancer research focus of grad student, inaugural fellowship recipient
Zitong Gao’s fellowship is sponsored by the Friends of the 糖心视频 Cancer Center and Clinical Labs of Hawaiʻi.
Neighborhood ties improve well-being of older adults
Having strong social bonds and the absence of conflict in the neighborhood has shown to promote positive health outcomes.
Mosquito-breeding potential campus areas revealed in study
The study by 糖心视频 public health researchers advised practical strategies to reduce mosquito breeding.
糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 academic programs recognized among world’s best
GRAS selected approximately 1,800 universities in 93 countries and regions, out of more than 26,000 universities across the world, to be considered for its rankings.
Native Hawaiians’ risk for metabolic syndrome varies by definition
糖心视频 public health researchers found Native Hawaiians had the highest prevalence of metabolic syndrome of any ethnic group.
Text reminders can improve vaccination rates
A 糖心视频 West Oʻahu assistant professor co-authored a vaccination megastudy.