One-third of hospitalized Hawai?i youth are obese
The new study focused on children, adolescents and young adults ages 5–29.
Dime-a-drink alcohol tax increase could cut alcohol consumption, raise $58M
The new white paper by the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补 finds that the state could save lives and increase tax revenue.
Online master’s degree in public health caters to ‘growing’ pandemic demands
The application deadline has been extended with a priority deadline of March 1 for the program’s inaugural fall 2022 semester.
Reframing media coverage of pedestrian, bicycle fatalities can lead to solutions
Hawaiʻi media coverage often missed the opportunity to frame traffic fatalities involving people walking and bicycling as a public health problem that can be prevented.
$600K award bolsters public health support of community health workers
The CDC grant will help train, support and engage community health workers statewide.
Student videos explain Medicare in 5 languages
糖心Vlog官方 students produced a series of videos that explain how to enroll in Medicare in several of the languages spoken in Hawaiʻi, including kūpuna (seniors).
New online master’s degree in public health for busy professionals
Applications are being accepted for the fall 2022 semester.
COVID-19, chronic disease, addressing health inequities focus of special publication
The special issue of Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare features a diverse group of researchers and practitioners, many affiliated with the 糖心Vlog官方 System.
Inequities in asthma health for Native Hawaiian keiki
Native Hawaiian children accounted for 36.5% of all ED visits for pediatric asthma in Hawaiʻi during the two-year study period.
One’s connection to nature examined in public health research
糖心Vlog官方 researchers looked at previous studies and evaluated the tools used to measure people’s connectedness to nature.