C. Ed Hsu, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H. 
 PHISTA Lab, University of Texas
School of Health Information Sciences/UTSPH
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Risk Communication of Public Health Emergencies
- H1N1/Potential Pandemic Influenza

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 C. Ed Hsu, PhD, MPH    [phs biosketch]
Associate Professor, Public Health Informatics
Director, Lab PHISTA, UT School of Health Information Sciences

Cross Appointment
Associate Professor, Management, Policy, Community Health Division and
Associate Director, PHI, Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Preparedness, UTSPH University of Texas Health Science Center @ Houston
7000 Fannin St., UCT600
Houston, Texas 77030    

UCT 890 Lab PHISTA:713.500.3916 
UCT 890 Office:713.500.3969 Fax:713.500.3907
Email:Chiehwen.e.hsu AT uth.tmc.edu  Website http://phista.uth.tmc.edu
          

Media Quotes of our work at UT School of Health Information Sciences/UT School of Public Health
  

H1N1 Q & A: Ask the OnCall+ Experts
 Should I Wear A Mask To Protect Myself From The Flu?
Can one Get H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) From Eating Pork?
Should I take medication or self-medication to prevent H1N1?
 What is a Pandemic Flu? Should I do differently?
Swine Flu Myths: Four False Fears of H1N1 Influenza Virus, 5/28/2009

Swine Flu vs. Bird Flu: Which Is the Greater Pandemic Threat? New Research Hints at Why Swine Flu Overshadows Bird Flu in Pandemic Potential, 5/16/2009

2 Billion Infected? WHO Stokes Swine Flu Fear.  5/7/2009

  Protecting the Young From Pandemic Flu  4/30/2009

Swine Flu: Top 5 Reasons Not to Panic. 4/28/2009

World News. Swine Flu -- Answers to Your Questions. 4/27/2009

Is this the big one? suggested improvements for current surveillance  systems. Swine Flu Cases in Kansas, Possibly NYC . 4/25/2009.

Selected Related Peer-Review Publications
PH Informatics: Public Health Surveillance

  1. Hsu CE, Soto Mas F, Miller JA, Nkhoma ET. A Spatial-Temporal Surveillance Approach for Prostate Cancer Disparities in Population Subgroups. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2007; 99(1): p72-86. PMID: 17304971  Fulltext
     

  2. Hsu CE, Soto Mas F, Hickey JM, Miller JA, Lai D. Surveillance of the Colorectal Cancer Disparities Among Demographic Subgroups - A Spatial Analysis Approach. Southern Medical Journal. 2006. 99(9): p 301-308. CME Issue. PMID: 17004529  Fulltext
     

  3. Hsu CE, Jacobson H, Soto Mas F. Evaluating the Disparities of Female Breast Cancer Mortality Among Racial Groups a Spatiotemporal Analysis. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2004. 3(1):4. p 1-11.  PMID: 14987336   Fulltext
     

  4. Hsu CE, Lai D, Begley C, Franzini L. The Association Between Income and Mortality in Texas and Taiwan - a Comparative Study of Spatial Statistics. Journal of Advances and Applications in Statistics. 2002. 2(2):p149-176.   Fulltext 
     

  5. Nkhoma E, Hsu CE, Hunt V, Harris AM. Detecting Spatiotemporal Clusters of Accidental Poisoning Mortality among Texas Counties, U.S., 1980-2001. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2004.3(1):25 p 1-13. PMID: 15509301   Fulltext
     

  6. Chiu YW, Hsu CE, Wang MQ, Nkhoma ET. Examining Geographic and Temporal Variations of AIDS Mortality: Evidence of Racial Disparities. 99 (7): 788-96. July 2008. Journal of the National Medical Association. PMID: 18672555  Fulltext

   7.   Chiu YW, Wang MQ, Chuang HY, Hsu CE, Nkhoma ET. A new application of spatiotemporal analysis for detecting demographic variations in AIDS mortality: an example from Florida., The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2008. 24 (11), 568-76 PMID: 19239990  Fulltext 

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Teaching and research: Outbreak Surveillance and Determination of the if/when: Possibility of a Pandemic Flu 

Locating spatiotemporal clusters of avian flu human cases - A public health informatics application of health surveillance
Chiehwen Ed Hsu, PhD, MPH 1, Yuwen Chiu, MD, MSPH 2, Jerry A. Miller, MS, PhD 3, Francisco Soto Mas, MD, PhD, MPH 4. (1) Public Health Informatics, University of Maryland, 2387 HHP Building, Valley Drive, College Park, MD 20742. (2) Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, 2387 HHP Building, College Park, MD 20742. (3) National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-86, Atlanta, GA 30333. (4) Health & Literacy Program, University of Texas at El Paso, College of Education, El Paso, TX 79968-0574. Abstract ID# 144102 Presented in APHA -134th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) in Boston, MA. http://apha.confex.com/apha/134am/techprogram/paper_144102.htm

Submitted Manuscripts:

Chiehwen Ed Hsu, Ning Shang, Noriaki Aoki, and Ella Nkoma. 2009. "Applying Health Informatics Approaches to Support Public Health Risk Communication - Temporal and Spatial Analysis of H1N1 Human Infection Distribution in the U.S. Submitted to EuroSurveillance

Dejian Lai and Chiehwen Ed Hsu. 2009. "Controlling Influenza A (H1N1) in China: Bayesian or Frequentist Approach". Submitted to Public Health Policy

 

   Swine Flu Likely to Return to U.S. Next Winter 
US DHHS HealthFinder.gov  5/6/2009

    Interview |  Did we overreact to the flu threat?  Houston ABC Channel 13.  5/4/2009

  1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today. Current response more coordinated, precise, U.S. experts say  5/4/2009.

   Delaware must weigh drastic flu scenarios - A balance between awareness, warning  5/3/2009

       Houston Chronicle. Cautious optimism on swine flu  4/28/2009


     Interview | NPR Station - KUHF, Houston, TX. Keeping Swine Flu in Perspective


Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Responses

    8. Hsu CE, Jacobson HE, Feldman K, Miller JA, Soto Mas F. Experience, Confidence, and Training Needs of Veterinarians in Public Health Preparedness and Response. Journal of Veterinary Medical  Education. 2008; 35(2). p 262-268. PMID: 18723813   Fulltext

    9. Hsu CE, Miller JA, Soto Mas F, Nkhoma ET, Chambers CC. Capacity Building of Biodefense Informatics for Public Health Preparedness and response in Rural  Regions: EpiInfo, GIS,  and Data Management Training, Journal of Emergency Management. 2008. 6(1): Jan/Feb. P70-78. Abstract   Fulltext

    10. Hsu CE, Soto Mas F, Jacobson H, Papenfuss RL, Nkhoma E, Zoretic J., Assessing the Readiness and Training Needs of Non-urban Physicians in Public Health Emergency and Response. Disaster Management and Response. 2005. 3(4): p106-111. Feature Article. PMID: 16216794  Fulltext

   11. Hsu CE, Soto Mas F, Jacobson HE, Harris AM, Hunt V, Nkhoma E. Public Health Preparedness of Health Providers: Meeting the Needs of Diverse, Rural Community. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2006; 98 (11): 1784-91 PMID:17128688  Fulltext  Reaction  

   12. Soto Mas F, Hsu CE, Jacobson HE, Zoretic J, Felan M. Physician Assistants and Bioterrorism Preparedness. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice & Science, 2006. 4(3): 301-306. PMID: 16999591 Fulltext 

   13. Jacobson HE, Soto Mas F, Hsu CE, Miller JA, Turley JP. Self-Assessed Emergency Readiness and Training Needs of Nurses in Rural Texas., Public Health Nursing. 2009. 26 (4). In Press.   


     Book Chapter                                                         

    14. Tan J, Soto Mas F., Hsu CE, Chapter 5. E-Public Health Information Systems: E-Technologies for Public Health. Preparedness and Surveillance. In Joseph Tan: E-Health Care Information Systems: An Introduction for Students and Professionals.  San Francisco, CA: Wiley, Josey-Bass Publishers. ISBN: 0-7879-6618-5. pp. 127-154. April 2005.


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