CSDE Affiliate Nicole Errett, along with Co-authors, has published a new article in Environmental Health Perspectives entitled “Health Research in the Wake of Disasters: Challenges and Opportunities for Sensor Science”. Dr. Errett and colleagues explore the preparedness and capacity of The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in order to bridge the gap on research exploring the nature and effects of disasters and their effects on human health.

 

CSDE Affiliate Yuan Hsaio, and Co-Authors, have released a new article entitled “Politics Matters for Individual Attitudes Toward Vaccine Donation: Cross-National Evidence from the United States and Taiwan” in Globalization and Health.

This is a cross-national project that discusses commonalities and differences between Taiwanese and US citizens. They show that apart from humanitarian and capability considerations, political factors also significantly impact individuals’ decisions regarding vaccine donations. Both American and Taiwanese people prefer democracies over authoritarian countries to donate vaccines. Nonetheless, Taiwanese people tend to donate vaccines and deliver more vaccines to countries having formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan compared to those without formal diplomatic relations. By contrast, American people would rather donate vaccines and deliver more vaccines to countries without formal diplomatic relations with the United States. This study has implications for global health equity by incorporating a political perspective in the study of public health.