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Welcome New Undergraduate Instructional Faculty Member

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) proudly welcomes Dr. Uday “AJ” Patil …

Welcome New Health Policy and Management Faculty

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) proudly welcomes Dr. Jake Ryann C. …

Welcome New Social Behavioral Health Sciences Faculty

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) proudly welcomes Dr. David Stupplebeen to its distinguished …

Alumni’s study to advance HPV vaccination rates published in public health journal

Addressing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake is crucial within public health, particularly for communities disproportionately affected by HPV-related …

UH study first to measure outrigger canoe paddling intensity

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa public health researchers are collecting data from outrigger canoe paddlers to determine the activity’s metabolic equivalents (METs), …

Mo‘olelo on cancer wins student top prize in public health journal

A reimagining of healing through traditional practices has won a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa student the top prize in …

Improving hypertension diagnosis with innovative tech, collaboration

Heart disease, stroke and diabetes are three of the leading causes of death in Hawaiʻi. Many people do not …

UH project: building trust to promote health in local communities

Health literacy is a valuable tool in navigating through the complex landscape of modern healthcare. Researchers from the …

Hypertension Awareness and Control in Latin America

OPHS professors Drs Pirkle and Sentell recently published the scientific article, “Socioecological factors associated with hypertension awareness and …

Welcome New Epidemiology Faculty

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Office of Public Health Studies (OPHS) proudly welcomes Dr. Jonathan Huang to its distinguished faculty.  Huang, who …