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  • Hui Ola Pono Year in Review

    Posted May 21, 2015 at 9:25am

    The Hui was busy during the 2014-2015 academic year. The fall semester started out with a welcome BBQ and they ended the spring semester with fun at the beach. Watch the video for highlights of their year.

  • 2015 Delta Omega Induction Ceremony and Distinguished Lecture

    Posted May 15, 2015 at 9:39am

    The 2015 Delta Omega Induction Ceremony and Distinguished Lecture was held on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Congratulations to inductees, Lehua Choy, graduating with her DrPH, Jessica Fabrigas, Samantha Kodama, and Michelle Tagorda, graduating with their MPH, and Reni Soon, MD, MPH, alumni, who were selected for their academic excellence and contributions to public health. 

    Distinguished lecturer, Dr. Lars Alfredsson, from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden presented a talk on "Epidemiology as a tool to understand interactions between exposure, genetics, and immunophenotype" with examples from rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Representatives from Karolinska also visited OPHS to discuss possibilities for joint research projects and student and faculty exchange. 

  • Public Health Students Present Proposals at UHM Undergraduate Showcase

    Posted May 11, 2015 at 2:14pm

    Eight of our BA Public Health Honors students successfully presented their Applied Learning Experience project proposals at the UH Mānoa Spring Undergraduate Showcase on Friday, May 8th. All 8 students defended their proposals orally, as a requirement for the UHM Honors program, and 6 also shared their projects during the afternoon poster session. For more information about the UHM Undergraduate Showcase please see the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program website. Congratulations to our outstanding students! We look forward to hearing about the student's completed Applied Learning Experience projects in the Fall.

  • Graduating Students Recognized at OPHS Honor Ceremony

    Posted May 11, 2015 at 1:33pm

    OPHS recognized our graduating MPH, DrPH, and PhD students in the 2015 Spring Honor Ceremony on Thursday, May 7th. In addition to celebrating spring graduation, awards were announced for the Worth, Alicata, Kagan, Stitt, and Koseki Awards and Scholarships. The games, including a public health abstract mad-lib, were fun and the food was fabulous. Best wishes to all our graduating public health students!

     

  • Spring 2015 OPHS Undergraduate Summit a Success!

    Posted May 1, 2015 at 11:40am

    The Spring OPHS Undergraduate Summit was held in the BioMedical Sciences Building D-Courtyard on Thursday, April 30th 2015. This semester, 19 students presented posters of their Applied Learning Experience (APLE) project proposals as part of their undergraduate capstone experience. Of the students who presented, 7 are in the UH Manoa Honors program and 2 are CHL Scholars. Project topics ranged from reducing Native Hawaiian cancer disparities to improving prenatal health outcomes. 

  • Students Represent Public Health at JABSOM BioMedical Symposium

    Posted Apr 20, 2015 at 9:02am

    Congratulations to our undergraduate and graduate Public Health students for presenting their work at this year’s JABSOM Biomedical Sciences and Health Disparities Symposium held Wednesday, April 15th - Friday, April 17th. Photos depict B.A. Public Health students Abigail Sy and Miranda Gomez presenting their Applied Learning Experience project proposals during the undergraduate poster session.

  • Inaugural OPHS Undergraduate Summit

    Posted Dec 5, 2014 at 12:33pm

    The OPHS Undergraduate Summit was held at the Sinclair Library Heritage Room on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Twenty-five students presented posters of their Applied Learning Experience (APLE) project proposals as part of their undergraduate capstone experience. 

  • OPHS at APHA in New Orleans

    Posted Nov 24, 2014 at 11:06am

    Congratulations to Delta Omega Student Poster Honorees, Tonya Lowery St John (PhD candidate) and Tasha Tydingco (MPH '14)! Tonya and Tasha were selected to present their posters at the annual meeting of the Delta Omega Honorary Society and the American Public Health Association on November 17, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

  • For Global Health Programs Aiding Developing Countries, Analyzing A New Funding Model

    Posted Nov 12, 2014 at 12:22pm

    Development assistance for health in low-and-middle-income countries nearly tripled from 2001 to 2010, with much of that growth directed toward the response to HIV. Donor agencies struggle to determine how much assistance a country should receive. A new study, being released on November 12, 2014, by Health Affairs as a Web First, presents three allocation methodologies to align funding with priorities. The study authors then select a model—one with enough flexibility to solve mismatches between disease burdens and allocations—to evaluate the progress that could be made by one organization—the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria—in fighting HIV. The authors found that under the new funding model, substantial shifts in the Global Fund’s portfolio are likely to result from concentrating resources in countries with more HIV cases and lower per capita income.

  • Next generation of leaders emerge from public health program

    Posted May 8, 2014 at 3:51pm

    For students specializing in Native Hawaiian and Indigenous health, the community is their classroom and its people are their teachers. Dedicated to its kuleana of serving indigenous peoples, the program has adopted indigenous research methodologies and schools of thought to address the needs of our communities.

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