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UH study: Native Hawaiian adults face mobility challenges earlier in life

Native Hawaiian adults experience mobility limitations––including challenges with agility, gait, balance and fall risk—at significantly higher rates and at younger ages than other major racial and ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi, according to new research.

UH study: COVID-19 impact on life expectancy felt less in Hawaiʻi

While life expectancy across the United States declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health found that Hawaiʻi experienced a smaller decline compared to national trends.

UH professors publish book on Hawaiian cultural practices for health, social justice

“Ka Māno Wai: The Source of Life” delves into Native Hawaiian cultural practices through the insights of 14 esteemed kumu loea, or experts, from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health.