How is COVID-19 Being Contained in China? An Observational Study on the Local Level.

Objective: This article investigates how a Chinese local government responded to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, and the lessons can be valuable for the ongoing response efforts worldwide.

Methods: This case study used primarily participant observations and interviews with stakeholders.

Results: We find that nonpharmaceutical interventions, especially the physical distancing measures, are the primary tools used to contain the spread of the virus, and these actions keep changing to adapt to the situation of the local cases and the directions from the central government.

How investment in public health has impacted the prevalence of tuberculosis in China: A study of provincial variations between 2005 and 2015.

How do public investments in public health actually impact health outcomes? This question has not been investigated enough, especially regarding infectious diseases. This study investigates the correlations between public health expenditure and the incidence of tuberculosis in China using a provincial panel dataset. The analysis focuses on the correlations between public health expenditure and tuberculosis incidence, using the fixed effects models and Two Stage Least Squares (2SLS) method.

What makes people intend to take protective measures against influenza? Perceived risk, efficacy, or trust in authorities.

Background: Influenza outbreaks occur annually across the world, causing a global health challenge. This study aims to explore the association between risk perception (perceived severity and perceived probability), perceived efficacy (individual's efficacy and government's efficacy), trust in authorities, and intention to implement influenza protective behaviors.

Methods: The data (N = 1,372) used in this paper comes from the 2013 Taiwan Social Change Survey dataset.