Office of Public Health Studies

After months of data collection, analysis, and thinking critically about public health issues, more than 50 undergraduate public health students put their hard work on display on Thursday in the Public Health Undergraduate Summit.

Imagine that you had to choose between living your life with only the goods available in the 1950s (say goodbye to your cell phone), or living with only the health outcomes of that time (you’d live 11 years less, on average). Which would you pick?

For same-sex male couples, the first few months of a new relationship are a crucial time to communicate about sexual health and HIV prevention, according to new findings from public health researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The heaps of fresh vegetables and tropical fruits stacked high on tables at local farmers’ markets could be a boon to the health of Hawaiʻi families.

Students at the University of Hawaiʻi can breathe a bit easier this fall. All 10 campuses are now officially tobacco-free, in part due to the hard work of passionate public health students and alumni who helped to pass legislation this summer.