Office of Public Health Studies

Women who go through early menopause may have worse health later in life, including slowed walking and weakened grip strength, compared to women who experience menopause at the average age or older.

This year, public health doctoral students Rica Dela Cruz and Olivia Uchima had winning entries in Delta Omega’s National Student Poster Contest. Delta Omega is the national honor society for public health, and the UH Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) is home of the Gamma Chapter.

UHM Office of Public Health Studies and the School of Communications announce the Public Health Journalism Student Fellowship Program, a competitive program by application for current undergraduate and graduate students from any major at UH Mānoa

Parents who have five or more children may face a higher risk of heart disease than those who have only one or two keiki, according to new findings from public health researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The rocky and semi-arid terrain of northeastern Brazil, dotted with small cities and rural communities, represents a formidable barrier not only to travel, but to conducting quality health research.