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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Budget Overhaul, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
A Human Centered Geovisualization Framework To Facilitate Visual Exploration Of Telehealth Data: A Case Study, Ashish Joshi, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
A Human Centered Geovisualization Framework To Facilitate Visual Exploration Of Telehealth Data: A Case Study, Ashish Joshi, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Background: Public health data is typically organized by geospatial units. Routine geographic monitoring of health data enables an understanding of the spatial patterns of events in terms of causes and controls. GeoVisualization (GeoVis) allows users to see information hidden both visually and explicitly on a map. Despite the applicability of GeoVis in public health, it is still underused for visualizing public health data. Objective: The objective of this study is to conduct user analysis by examining the various kinds of users that are involved with the telehealth program, their expertise and skills and their perception towards the utilization of GeoVis …
Factors Associated With The Process Of Adaptation Among Pakistani Adolescent Females Living In United States., Salma Khuwaja, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Factors Associated With The Process Of Adaptation Among Pakistani Adolescent Females Living In United States., Salma Khuwaja, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
This study explored post-migration experiences of recently migrated Pakistani Muslim adolescent females residing in the United States. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirty Pakistani Muslim adolescent females between the ages of 15 and 18 years living with their families in Houston, Texas. Data obtained from the interviews were evaluated using discourse analysis to identify major reoccurring themes. Participants discussed factors associated with the process of adaptation to the American culture. The results revealed that the main factors associated with adaptation process included positive motivation for migration, family bonding, social support networks, inter-familial communication, aspiration of adolescents to learn other …
Many Schools Unprepared For Next Pandemic, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Many Schools Unprepared For Next Pandemic, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Worked with the media to evaluate a school-based pandemic preparedness study. Take home message: Not much, really. However, the CDC should carefully review its promotion of yet-to-be-proven effective syndromic surveillance systems - and the mega $ associated with the investment - until they are proven otherwise effective.
Controlling Influenza A (H1n1) In China: Bayesian Or Frequentist Approach, Dejian Lai, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Controlling Influenza A (H1n1) In China: Bayesian Or Frequentist Approach, Dejian Lai, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
This article discusses two approaches to controlling the newly identified influenza A (H1N1): via Bayesian and frequentist statistical reasoning. This study reviewed the measures implemented in China as an example to illustrate these two approaches. Since May 2009, China has deployed strict controlling mechanisms based on the strong prior Bayesian assumption that the origin of influenza A (H1N1) was from outside China and as such strict border control would keep the virus from entering China. After more than 4 months of hard work by Chinese health professionals and officials, the number of confirmed influenza A (H1N1) has increased steadily against …
Communicating H1n1 Risk To College Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study, Francisco G. Soto Mas, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Communicating H1n1 Risk To College Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study, Francisco G. Soto Mas, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Objective: To assess the H1N1 risk communication needs of college students. Participants: Students at a major university in the southwestern U.S. Method: Data were collected in early spring 2010 through a 24-item, self-administered survey. Outcome variables included knowledge, behavior and intention. Results: A total of 483 students participated. Most reported trying to prevent H1N1 influenza though specific behaviors. Many lacked knowledge about symptoms and treatment, a few (10%) had been vaccinated, and half had no intention to get vaccinated or practice self-isolation. Gender and age were significantly associated with the three outcome variables. Intention was the most significant contributor of …
Designing Human Centered Geovisualization Application - The Sanaviz - For Telehealth Users: A Case Study., Ashish Joshi, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Designing Human Centered Geovisualization Application - The Sanaviz - For Telehealth Users: A Case Study., Ashish Joshi, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
No abstract provided.
Do Ehr Investments Lead To Lower Staffing Levels?, Jeff Helton, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Do Ehr Investments Lead To Lower Staffing Levels?, Jeff Helton, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
No abstract provided.
Facing The Fear Factor In Taiwan Election, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Facing The Fear Factor In Taiwan Election, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
After observing recent legislative and presidential elections in Taiwan, members of the independent International Election Observation Mission have concluded that the elections were largely “free, yet partially unfair” (“Elections ‘free, partly unfair,’ watchdog says,” Jan. 16, page 1), citing several structural problems (eg, vote-buying, misuse of government power, and substantial disparities in party wealth) and extraneous fear factors (ie, undue influence exerted by the US and China under the myth of arguably fictional stability) that posed concerns for and pressures on Taiwan’s democracy, particularly on the freedom and fairness of the choices that Taiwanese voters must take. A case in …
Understanding Behavioral Intent To Participate In Shared Decision-Making In Medically Uncertain Situations, Roxana Maffei, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Understanding Behavioral Intent To Participate In Shared Decision-Making In Medically Uncertain Situations, Roxana Maffei, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
No abstract provided.
Understanding Public Health Informatics Competencies For Mid-Tier Public Health Practitioners – An Online, Web-Based Survey., Chiehwen Hsu, Francisco Soto Mas
Understanding Public Health Informatics Competencies For Mid-Tier Public Health Practitioners – An Online, Web-Based Survey., Chiehwen Hsu, Francisco Soto Mas
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
No abstract provided.
Evaluation Of A Tele-Education Programme In Brazil, Ashish Joshi, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Evaluation Of A Tele-Education Programme In Brazil, Ashish Joshi, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
We evaluated a tele-education programme for primary care staff in Pernambuco State, Brazil. During 2008 and 2009, tele-education sessions occurred four times each week for one hour per day. The topics included public health, child and adolescent health, mental health and nursing. After each session, participants completed an evaluation questionnaire. A total of 73 municipalities and 141 health centres participated in the programme. There were 254 tele-education sessions scheduled during the 20-month study period; of these, 224 sessions were successfully performed and 30 were cancelled. We collected 3504 responses from the satisfaction survey. There was high acceptance of the programme: …
Taiwanese American Identity In The U.S. Census. Taipei Times., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Taiwanese American Identity In The U.S. Census. Taipei Times., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
The U.S. Census announced that close to a quarter million Taiwan expatriates self identified as 'Taiwanese' in the Census 2010, nearly doubling the figure from a decade ago, with most Taiwanese community so identified in the state of California, New York and Texas. Both politically and substantively significant, the statistic does not only suggest a concerted self identity of Taiwanese expatriates, but also signals an expanded health and social service needs of this growing community to be met. The growing number of self-identifying Taiwanese in the U.S. is politically important, as the increased constituents of Taiwanese Americans representing an even …
Assessing The Needs And Guiding The Future: Findings From The Health Needs Assessment In 13 Asian American Communities Of Maryland In The United States, Sunmin Lee, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Assessing The Needs And Guiding The Future: Findings From The Health Needs Assessment In 13 Asian American Communities Of Maryland In The United States, Sunmin Lee, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
There is lack of in depth data on health needs of diverse Asian American communities. We conducted 19 focus groups in 13 Asian American communities in Maryland in 2007. We developed a moderator’s guide to collect qualitative data on health needs from 174 participants, and used MAX QDA to analyze data and code emergent themes. Cardiovascular disease related conditions, diabetes, and mental health were the top three health concerns. Weight concerns, cancer, arthritis, smoking, osteoporosis, and hepatitis B followed next. Many participants were not receiving preventive health service such as cancer screening due to a lack of access to health …
Risk Communication And College Students: The 2009 H1n1 Pandemic Influenza, Francisco Soto Mas, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Risk Communication And College Students: The 2009 H1n1 Pandemic Influenza, Francisco Soto Mas, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
No abstract provided.
Using Emerging Informatics Techniques To Evaluate The Delivery Of National Minority Aids Education And Training Center Training Programs In Addressing Hiv/Aids Disparities, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Many AIDS education and training programs have developed techniques to better target and recruit providers most in need of training. Given the infusion of federal and state resources invested in training of the providers in recent years, whether the delivery of training activities are closely aligned with high minority AIDS prevalence geographic areas remains unknown. This present study discusses an informatics system to identify the relationships between AIDS intervention programs and geographic areas of minority populations adversely affected by HIV/AIDS to help determine whether resources are being expended appropriately (as evidenced by the alignment of training activities) in areas where …
Popular People Help Experts Predict Flu Outbreak?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Popular People Help Experts Predict Flu Outbreak?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Popular people are the trendsetters of society, especially when it comes to the next flu outbreak, according to preliminary research from Harvard University. The hypochondriac effect may have also exaggerated how predictive the friend group was, says Ed Hsu, associate professor of Public Health Informatics at the University of Texas. Those in the friend group are more likely to know someone who has the flu and hence may be more likely to think (and report) that they are coming down with it themselves.
Towards Shared Situational Awareness And Actionable Knowledge – An Enhanced Public Health Informatics Paradigm For Keeping The Human In The Loop, Chiehwen Ed Hsu, William Chambers
Towards Shared Situational Awareness And Actionable Knowledge – An Enhanced Public Health Informatics Paradigm For Keeping The Human In The Loop, Chiehwen Ed Hsu, William Chambers
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
ABSTRACT: We propose a shift from a network-centric to a human-centric framework to assimilate emerging technologies into more effective and persistent situational awareness, integrated with actionable knowledge. Diverse communities of interest are better positioned to unify their efforts and support commanders when they are able to share situational awareness. A recent demonstration of military utility of a medical situational awareness capability for influenza surveillance validated shared situational awareness requirements in general. The current and future information environment will increase military and government requirements for situational awareness and actionable knowledge to support many “observe, assess, plan, and execute” processes by decision-makers. …
What Made A Successful Hepatitis B Prevention Program: Educational Intervention, Infection Status, And Missing Responses Of At-Risk Asian Americans, Chiehwen Ed Hsu, Guangyu Zhang, Alice F Yan
What Made A Successful Hepatitis B Prevention Program: Educational Intervention, Infection Status, And Missing Responses Of At-Risk Asian Americans, Chiehwen Ed Hsu, Guangyu Zhang, Alice F Yan
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Asian Americans, compared with other racial/ethnic groups, are disproportionately affected by Hepatitis B disease. The literature suggests that knowledge and awareness of prevention strategies such as receiving hepatitis B screening and vaccination are potential factors associated with occurrence of hepatitis B and liver cancer, while it is unclear how baseline characteristics relate to these effective hepatitis B prevention strategies. In the study, five Asian-American groups in the state of Maryland completed self-administered pre- and post-test after receiving lectures on hepatitis B prevention, and participated in blood screening for Hepatitis B. T-test and one-way ANOVA were used to explore the differences …
Whether To Get An H1n1 Vaccination Or Not?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Whether To Get An H1n1 Vaccination Or Not?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
In this interview Dr. Hsu provided public health informatics expertise to answer why or why not to receive H1N1 vaccination.
Swine Flu Myths - Experts Debunk Four Common Myths About Swine Flu, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Swine Flu Myths - Experts Debunk Four Common Myths About Swine Flu, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
To date, no evidence has been found to link eating or handling pork to contracting swine flu. As the cases of the new swine flu virus continue to rise, so too do the misconceptions about the illness. "By eating pork or handling pork products you won't [contract] H1N1," said Ed Hsu, an associate professor of health informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center and a contributor to ABC News's OnCall+ Swine Flu site. "There is no scientific evidence or literature or any studies that suggest that one contracts H1N1 virus through eating pork or handling pork products." Additionally, …
Should I Wear A Mask To Protect Myself From The Flu?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Should I Wear A Mask To Protect Myself From The Flu?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
It depends. If you already have H1N1 virus infection, you are recommended to wear a mask just to prevent yourself from spreading the virus to others.
Can One Get H1n1 Flu (Swine Flu) From Eating Pork?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Can One Get H1n1 Flu (Swine Flu) From Eating Pork?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
there is no literature (study) suggesting that human being would get swine flu by eating pork or handling raw pork. Usually, if you prepare or cook your pork/meat product above temperature 70C (160F) the temperature could kill most of the germs and viruses, including h1n1 virus
Swine Flu Vs. Bird Flu: Which Is The Greater Pandemic Threat? New Research Hints At Why Swine Flu Overshadows Bird Flu In Pandemic Potential, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Swine Flu Vs. Bird Flu: Which Is The Greater Pandemic Threat? New Research Hints At Why Swine Flu Overshadows Bird Flu In Pandemic Potential, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Ed Hsu, associate professor of public health informatics at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences and School of Public Health, agreed. "This study renders potential explanations for why Avian Flu virus does not effectively transmit from human to human -- an important indicator for raising pandemic level." Take, for example, the virulence of bird flu. Despite the relative paucity of human cases of bird flu among humans, Hsu said, 258 people have died since 2003 as a result of the bird flu virus -- a case fatality rate of more than 60 percent. "Once [bird flu] viruses …
2 Billion Infected? Who Stokes Swine Flu Fear, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
2 Billion Infected? Who Stokes Swine Flu Fear, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
One could reasonably question the reliability of WHO's statement of mass infection," he said. "By making such statement without strong backing WHO may risk putting its accountability on the line. "I think that WHO could serve the world health better by providing a more evidence-based, sensible 'benchmark' of H1N1 infection," said Ed Hsu, associate professor of public health informatics at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences and School of Public Health. He argued that the 2 billion figure, based on past pandemics, does not take into account recent public health improvements. Moreover, his own research has suggested …
Swine Flu Likely To Return To U.S. Next Winter - Experts Can't Predict Whether It Will Be More Virulent Or Not, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Swine Flu Likely To Return To U.S. Next Winter - Experts Can't Predict Whether It Will Be More Virulent Or Not, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
explained C. Ed Hsu, an associate professor of public health informatics at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston and associate director of health informatics at the Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness at the University of Texas School of Public Health. "How and when the flu spreads is dependent on other factors as well: the fitness and efficiency of the virus itself along with its innate ability to replicate; the susceptibility of the host; and the environment, which includes not only the weather, but also human behavior (for example, groups of people confined together …
Flu Experts Debate Potential Number Of H1n1 Infections Worldwide, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Flu Experts Debate Potential Number Of H1n1 Infections Worldwide, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
According to ABC News. "I think that WHO could serve the world health better by providing a more evidence-based, sensible 'benchmark' of H1N1 infection," said Ed Hsu, associate professor of public health informatics at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences and School of Public Health. Hsu said that while the WHO's estimates are grounded in historic data, they fail to consider improvement in public health, and his research shows signs that the numbers of swine flu infections in the U.S. are stabilizing. "One could reasonably question the reliability of WHO's statement of mass infection," Hsu said. "By …
Protecting The Young From Pandemic Flu., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Protecting The Young From Pandemic Flu., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
whether these past findings will be borne out with this new virus have yet to be seen, warns Ed Hsu, associate professor at the University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences and School of Public Health. "We may need another week until the H1N1 outbreak runs the full course of its incubation and infectivity period," he said. "By this weekend we should have enough data to make some meaningful inferences from worldwide distribution of the disease, including susceptibility or vulnerability by age over time."
Cautious Optimism On Swine Flu?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Cautious Optimism On Swine Flu?, Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
"I'm cautiously optimistic that we will begin seeing a decline in swine flu cases by mid-May or in a couple of weeks," said C. Ed Hsu, director of Preventive Health Informatics and SpaTial Analysis at the University of Texas Health Science Center
Swine Flu -- Answers To Your Questions., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Swine Flu -- Answers To Your Questions., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Ed Hsu from the University of Texas predicts a rise in cases over the next week followed by a sharp decline thereafter: “Based on the analysis of the SARS data … and our analysis of worldwide H5N1 data, if the trends hold true for H1N1 [swine flu], we will see substantial increase …next week through early May. However, again if the trends hold true, we can also reasonably expect the cases will go down dramatically beginning the week after (i.e., week of 5/3). Note that the rise in cases in next week is normal and expected …Next week will be …