Media Communication
News Articles & Quotes by the Press
Swine Flue Myths: Four Flase Fears of H1N1 Influenza Virus,ABC News, 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, ABC News, 5/16/2009
2 Billion Infected? WHO Stokes Swine Flu Fear, ABC News, 5/7/2009
1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today. Current response more coordinated, precise, U.S. experts say, U.S. News & World Report,5/4/2009
Protecting the Young From Pandemic Flu, ABC News, 4/30/2009
Cautious optimism on swine flu, Houston Chronicle, 4/28/2009
Swine Flu: Top 5 Reasons Not to Panic, ABC News, 4/28/2009
Swine Flu -- Answers to Your Questions, ABC World News, 4/27/2009
Is this the big one? Suggested improvements for current surveillance systems. Swine Flu Cases in Kansas, Possibly NYC, ABC News, 4/25/2009
News Interviews
Should I Wear A Mask To Protect Myself From The Flu?, ABC News, 5/27/2009
Can one Get H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) From Eating Pork?, ABC News, 5/27/2009
Should I take medication or self-medication to prevent H1N1?, ABC News, 5/27/2009
What is a Pandemic Flu? What should I do differently?, ABC News, 5/27/2009
Did we overreact to the flu threat?, ABC 13 Eyewitness News, 5/4/2009
Keeping Swine Flu in Perspective, NPR Station - KUHF, Houston, TX.
Miscellaneous
Selected Related Peer-Review Publications
H1N1 Surveillance
Soto Mas F, Olivárez A, Jacobson HE, Hsu CE, Miller J. Risk communication and college students: The 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza. Prev Med. 2011 Jun 1;52(6):473-4. Epub 2011 Apr 17, PMID: 21524661
Lai D, Hsu CE, Glasser JH. Controlling Influenza A (H1N1) in China: Bayesian or Frequentist Approach. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2010 Aug 3. PMID: 20685666
PH Informatics: Public Health Surveillance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Responses
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
