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University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Evaluation Team Remains a Key Partner in Statewide Health Promotion
For 20 years, faculty and students at the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) at Mānoa’s Office of Public Health Studies have served as external evaluators for the Healthy Hawaiʻi Initiative (HHI), a statewide effort to
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UH experts provide COVID-19 insights to athletic teams
As the University of Hawaiʻi football team gears up for its 2020 season, and other UH athletic teamsprepare for their seasons to begin, experts from the Department of Mathematics and Office of Public Health Studies spoke to teams about keeping themselv
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Connection to ‘āina critical to health among Native Hawaiians
Holistic cultural practices that foster a connection to ʻāina (land) are important in improving the health of Kānaka Maoli (Indigenous Peoples of Hawaiʻi), according to a new study
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Public Heath Student Selected for Competitive National Program
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa public health doctoral student Chevelle Davis has won a national award and will receive funding for four years to support her research on women’s health and sexual and reproductive rights.
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University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Master of Public Health Students Critically Assess Public Health Student Needs in the Time of COVID-19
Starting in April, 2020, Ms. Ronquillo and Ms. Talana initiated a months-long project to support the needs of their peers in public health.
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COVID-19 Risks Increase with Diabetes
By Blythe Nett, Kevin Watanabe and Tetine Sentell

Sept. 20, 2020
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Evidence based care for pregnant women with COVID-19
In her Commissioned Editorial for the prestigious British Medical Journal, Dr. Catherine Pirkle discusses the recent findings of a living systematic review by Allotey and colleagues (doi:10.1136/bmj.m3320).
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National research award for public health grad student
A graduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) has won a national research award to showcase her work at the American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting that will be held virtually in October.
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The Public Is Not Alone in Behaving Badly
With the alarming growth of COVID-19 cases, our state’s media and leadership have obsessively focused on the public’s “bad behavior.”
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One in Five Hawai‘i Residents Indicate That They Do Not Have Enough Money for Food
According to a July SMS Community Poll, more than one in five Hawai‘i residents reported that the food they bought just didn’t last and they did not have money to get more.This number corresponds to national estimates using the same question in April 2020
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UH public health expert explains COVID-19 transmission and mitigation
A video explaining the transmission and mitigation of COVID-19, produced by Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA), features Thomas Lee, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Office of Public Health Studies in the
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Call for Papers for the Hawai‘i Journal of Health and Social Welfare
The Healthy Hawaiʻi Initiative Evaluation Team, in collaboration with leadership from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health, the Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute, and the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, are pleased to announce a Special Issue addressing the intersections between chronic diseases and Covi
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