The College of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Thompson College of Social Work & Public Well being celebrated six a long time of devoted service and progress in public well being throughout Hawaiʻi at an occasion held on April 3, at Cafe Julia on the YWCA.
Greater than 200 friends together with college students, alumni, previous and current public well being professionals, neighborhood leaders and advocates attended the occasion to commemorate and mirror on achievements, honor esteemed public well being leaders, community and focus on the shared mission to enhance lives and construct a more healthy Hawaiʻi.
“Amidst Nationwide Public Well being Week, I’m grateful we had been in a position to collect to honor and have a good time the sixtieth anniversary of our public well being program, recognizing the dedication of our inner and exterior ʻohana members in advancing public well being and addressing well being inequities in Hawaiʻi by way of our impactful analysis and partnerships,” stated Alex Ortega, Thompson faculty dean.
Particular friends and neighborhood companions in attendance included Rep. Della Au Belatti, Rep. Amy Perruso, Professor Emerita and Retired Thompson faculty Dean Noreen Mokuau and John A. Burns College of Drugs Dean Emeritus Jerris Hedges.
Professor Emeritus Al Katz was honored for his a long time of award-winning educating and mentorship, and for his devoted public well being service to the college and neighborhood. Analysis posters and profiles had been additionally featured all through the venue.
Pioneers in public well being schooling, initiatives
Since 1962, Public Well being at UH Mānoa has been on the forefront of public well being
schooling and initiatives, pioneering progressive approaches and addressing urgent well being points and disparities that profit the individuals of Hawaiʻi and the Asia-Pacific area.
As public well being evolves, it’s important that we proceed to stay linked to the communities we serve
—Eric Hurwitz
The school of the Workplace of Public Well being Research (OPHS) are consultants in matters starting from infectious illness to power illness, from youngster well being to finish of life, from genetics to the setting, and from well being promotion and prevention to remedy and companies.
“It was a fantastic alternative to reconnect with our valued neighborhood companions and alumni,” stated Eric Hurwitz, OPHS director. “As public well being evolves, it’s important that we proceed to stay linked to the communities we serve.”
A dedication to advancing public well being
OPHS stays dedicated to its mission to advance and shield the well being and well-being of the peoples of Hawaiʻi, the Pacific, Asia and Indigenous peoples, by way of educating, discovery, innovation, neighborhood engagement, inclusion and management.
Its packages are accredited by the Council on Training for Public Well being by way of 2030 and reinforces this system’s dedication to excellence in public well being schooling, making certain that it meets rigorous requirements of high quality and effectiveness.