Cordia Chu
Biographic Data
| ID | 4237403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cordia Chu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cordia |
| FAMILY NAME | Chu |
| SIGNATURE | CHU C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3683-5638 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A scoping review and evidence map of radiofrequency field exposure and genotoxicity: Assessing in vivo, in vitro, and epidemiological data
Background: Studies investigating genotoxic effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure (3 kHz-300 GHz) have used a wide variety of parameters, and results have been inconsistent. A systematic mapping of existing research is necessary to identify emerging patterns and to inform future research and policy. Methods: Evidence mapping was conducted using guidance from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta…
Comparing Australian Refugee‐Related Health Policies With the World Health Organization's Framework for Improving Refugee Integration and Health Outcomes
By the end of 2024, disasters had displaced 120 million people globally, with refugees among the most vulnerable populations experiencing notable health challenges. This study reviewed Australia's refugee health policies, given its important role in the UN refugee settlement program, and compared them with WHO guidelines to identify gaps and propose evidence‐informed improvements. Twelve national and jurisdictional policy documents published by J…
Treatment cost assessment for Covid-19 inpatients in Shenzhen, China 2020–2021: Facts and suggestions
Background: Knowledge regarding the treatment cost of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the real world is vital for disease burden forecasts and health resources planning. However, it is greatly hindered by obtaining reliable cost data from actual patients. To address this knowledge gap, this study aims to estimate the treatment cost and specific cost components for COVID-19 inpatients in Shenzhen city, China in 2020-2021. Methods: It is a 2…
The Double Burden of Work and Life and Turnover Intention Among Migrant Garment Workers: A Case Study From an Industrial Zone in Vietnam
This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of turnover intention among interprovincial migrant workers in garment companies in a rapidly urbanizing area of Vietnam. This study employed a mixed method approach, beginning with in-depth interviews with 12 migrant garment workers to develop survey instruments, which were then used in a quantitative survey. The survey recruited and interviewed 328 inter-provincial migrant worke…
A Research Translation, Implementation and Impact Strategy for the Australian Healthy Environments and Lives (Heal) Research Network
Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) is the Australian national research network established to support improvements to health, the Australian health system, and the environment in response to the unfolding climate crisis. The HEAL Network comprises researchers, community members and organisations, policymakers, practitioners, service providers, and other stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and sectors. HEAL seeks to protect and improve public…
The Scorching Truth: Investigating the Impact of Heatwaves on Selangor’s Elderly Hospitalisations
Global climate change has contributed to the intensity, frequency, and duration of heatwave events. The association between heatwaves and elderly mortality is highly researched in developed countries. In contrast, heatwave impact on hospital admissions has been insufficiently studied worldwide due to data availability and sensitivity. In our opinion, the relationship between heatwaves and hospital admissions is worthwhile to explore as it could h…
A scoping review of climate-related disasters in China, Indonesia and Vietnam: Disasters, health impacts, vulnerable populations and adaptation measures
Challenges in integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Exploring the Bangladesh case
Climate change is widely acknowledged as responsible for increasing the scale and intensity of disasters. Literature stresses the necessity to link disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to make more efficient use of scarce resources and avoid overlapping efforts. However, integrating interventions for DRR and CCA remains a challenge because these two concepts originated from separate research-experts and are articulate…
The Pearl River Declaration: A timely call for enhancing health security through fostering a regional one health collaboration in the Asia-Pacific
The Second International Symposium on One Health Research (ISOHR) was held in Guangzhou city, China on 23–24 November 2019. A transdisciplinary collaborative approach, One Health (OH), was the central theme of the symposium which brought together more than 260 experts, scholars and emerging researchers from human health, veterinary health, food safety, environmental health and related disciplines and sectors. More than 50 organizations including …
Sewing shirts with injured fingers and tears: Exploring the experience of female garment workers health problems in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: The ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh not only contributes to the nation's economic development, but has created income opportunities for women, benefiting their whole family. However, these benefits come at considerable cost to the women. This research examines how the work environment and gendered family role in this conservative society affect the health of the female industrial workers. METHODS: A qualitative study employe…
Effects of Extreme Temperatures on Mortality and Hospitalization in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
There is a lack of research focusing on the association of temperature with mortality and hospitalization in developing countries with tropical climates and a low capacity to cope with the influences of extreme weather events. This study aimed to examine and compare the effect of temperature, including heat waves, on mortality and hospitalization in the most populous city of Vietnam. We used quasi-Poisson time series regression coupled with the d…
Understanding the Operational Concept of a Flood-Resilient Urban Community in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Development Agencies
Climate change-related extreme events such as floods have and will continue to present a great challenge to disaster risk management. There is a pressing need to develop a robust management strategy via enhancing the resiliency of the community, particularly in the context of complex urban environments, like Jakarta. Resilience is conceptualized within specific contexts and uniquely tailored to the targeted setting, yet research regarding the ope…
Development and Validation of a Self-Assessment Tool for an Integrative Model of Health Promotion in Hospitals: Taiwan’s Experience
The Health Promotion Administration of Taiwan launched an integrative certification initiative in 2016 to streamline a plural system of certifications of health promotion in hospitals. It endeavored to replace original certifications, thereby establishing the proposal of a self-assessment instrument to aid in this integration. This study aimed to verify the robustness of this self-assessment tool by conducting exploratory factor analyses through …
Distributing flood shelters for disaster risk reduction: Exploring the practices in Bangladesh from a political economy perspective
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to inspect disaster risk reduction (DRR) challenges from a political economy (PE) perspective and to explore how PE determinants facilitate or hinder effective DRR in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study, using semi-structured in-depth interviews, official documents and literature review has been conducted to explore the current process and practices of DRR in Bangladesh. The specif…
Association of the built environments and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study
Commonalities between Disaster and Climate Change Risks for Health: A Theoretical Framework
Disasters and climate change have significant implications for human health worldwide. Both climate change and the climate-sensitive hazards that result in disasters, are discussed in terms of direct and indirect impacts on health. A growing body of literature has argued for the need to link disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. However, there is limited articulation of the commonalities between these health impacts. Understandin…
The impact of prevention and control of infectious disease law on diarrhoea control: A 5-year evaluation in multiple provinces in Vietnam
To address to burden of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea, the Vietnamese government has enacted the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (LPCIDs) since July 2008. However, no evaluation of the impact of the LPCID has been conducted. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the LPCID on diarrhoeal control for the 5 years following the implementation of LPCID in Vietnam. We used an interrupted time series design using a segmen…
Strengthening health promotion in hospitals with capacity building: A Taiwanese case study: Table 1
Organizational capacity building for health promotion (HP) is beneficial to the effective implementation of HP in organizational settings. The World Health Organization (WHO) Health Promoting Hospitals' (HPHs) initiative encourages hospitals to promote the health of their stakeholders by developing organizational capacity. This study analyzes an application case of one hospital of the HPH initiative in Taiwan, characterizes actions aiming at buil…
The spatial distribution of health vulnerability to heat waves in Guangdong Province, China
BACKGROUND: International literature has illustrated that the health impacts of heat waves vary according to differences in the spatial variability of high temperatures and the social and economic characteristics of populations and communities. However, to date there have been few studies that quantitatively assess the health vulnerability to heat waves in China. OBJECTIVES: To assess the spatial distribution of health vulnerability to heat waves…
Associations between risk perception, spontaneous adaptation behavior to heat waves and heatstroke in Guangdong province, China
There is a large room for improving health risk perception and adaptation capacity to heat waves among the public of Guangdong province. People with higher risk perception and fewer adaptation behaviors during heat waves may be more vulnerable to heat waves
The need for health impact assessment in China: Potential benefits for public health and steps forward
Changes in Hormone Therapy Prescriptions Among Middle-Aged Women in Taiwan: Implications for Health Needs at Menopause
Postnatal experience and health needs of Chinese migrant women in Brisbane, Australia
In Chinese society, traditional postnatal practices and family support protect the health and well-being of women after childbirth. The absence of support for these practices for Chinese migrants in Western societies can have negative implications for their health. Recent studies reveal that postnatal stress is a growing concern among Chinese migrant women in Brisbane, Australia. There is a need to investigate the experiences of these women in or…
Cross‐cultural health issues in contemporary Australia
In recent decades, Australia has rapidly become one of the more ethnically diverse societies with over 120 different languages groups and 41.9% of the population having at least one parent born overseas. This presents a great challenge for decision-makers and service providers to plan and provide effective and responsive health services for communities with such diverse languages, cultural backgrounds, migration circumstances and socioeconomic st…
Film and video reviews
Menstrual Beliefs and Practices of Chinese Women
Postnatal experience and health needs of Chinese migrant women in Brisbane, Australia
In Chinese society, traditional postnatal practices and family support protect the health and well-being of women after childbirth. The absence of support for these practices for Chinese migrants in Western societies can have negative implications for their health. Recent studies reveal that postnatal stress is a growing concern among Chinese migrant women in Brisbane, Australia. There is a need to investigate the experiences of these women in or…
Cross‐cultural health issues in contemporary Australia
In recent decades, Australia has rapidly become one of the more ethnically diverse societies with over 120 different languages groups and 41.9% of the population having at least one parent born overseas. This presents a great challenge for decision-makers and service providers to plan and provide effective and responsive health services for communities with such diverse languages, cultural backgrounds, migration circumstances and socioeconomic st…
The need for health impact assessment in China: Potential benefits for public health and steps forward
Menstrual Beliefs and Practices of Chinese Women
Chinese Shadow Theatre
Ko-tai: A New Form of Chinese Urban Street Theatre in Malaysia
Economic miracles and environmental dilemmas: The case of Taiwan
The need for a social impact assessment of reproductive technology: The case of caesarean birth in Taipei
Film and video reviews
Cross‐cultural health issues in contemporary Australia
In recent decades, Australia has rapidly become one of the more ethnically diverse societies with over 120 different languages groups and 41.9% of the population having at least one parent born overseas. This presents a great challenge for decision-makers and service providers to plan and provide effective and responsive health services for communities with such diverse languages, cultural backgrounds, migration circumstances and socioeconomic st…
Postnatal experience and health needs of Chinese migrant women in Brisbane, Australia
In Chinese society, traditional postnatal practices and family support protect the health and well-being of women after childbirth. The absence of support for these practices for Chinese migrants in Western societies can have negative implications for their health. Recent studies reveal that postnatal stress is a growing concern among Chinese migrant women in Brisbane, Australia. There is a need to investigate the experiences of these women in or…
Changes in Hormone Therapy Prescriptions Among Middle-Aged Women in Taiwan: Implications for Health Needs at Menopause
The need for health impact assessment in China: Potential benefits for public health and steps forward
Associations between risk perception, spontaneous adaptation behavior to heat waves and heatstroke in Guangdong province, China
There is a large room for improving health risk perception and adaptation capacity to heat waves among the public of Guangdong province. People with higher risk perception and fewer adaptation behaviors during heat waves may be more vulnerable to heat waves
The spatial distribution of health vulnerability to heat waves in Guangdong Province, China
BACKGROUND: International literature has illustrated that the health impacts of heat waves vary according to differences in the spatial variability of high temperatures and the social and economic characteristics of populations and communities. However, to date there have been few studies that quantitatively assess the health vulnerability to heat waves in China. OBJECTIVES: To assess the spatial distribution of health vulnerability to heat waves…
Strengthening health promotion in hospitals with capacity building: A Taiwanese case study: Table 1
Organizational capacity building for health promotion (HP) is beneficial to the effective implementation of HP in organizational settings. The World Health Organization (WHO) Health Promoting Hospitals' (HPHs) initiative encourages hospitals to promote the health of their stakeholders by developing organizational capacity. This study analyzes an application case of one hospital of the HPH initiative in Taiwan, characterizes actions aiming at buil…
The impact of prevention and control of infectious disease law on diarrhoea control: A 5-year evaluation in multiple provinces in Vietnam
To address to burden of infectious diseases such as diarrhoea, the Vietnamese government has enacted the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (LPCIDs) since July 2008. However, no evaluation of the impact of the LPCID has been conducted. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the LPCID on diarrhoeal control for the 5 years following the implementation of LPCID in Vietnam. We used an interrupted time series design using a segmen…
Commonalities between Disaster and Climate Change Risks for Health: A Theoretical Framework
Disasters and climate change have significant implications for human health worldwide. Both climate change and the climate-sensitive hazards that result in disasters, are discussed in terms of direct and indirect impacts on health. A growing body of literature has argued for the need to link disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. However, there is limited articulation of the commonalities between these health impacts. Understandin…
Sewing shirts with injured fingers and tears: Exploring the experience of female garment workers health problems in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: The ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh not only contributes to the nation's economic development, but has created income opportunities for women, benefiting their whole family. However, these benefits come at considerable cost to the women. This research examines how the work environment and gendered family role in this conservative society affect the health of the female industrial workers. METHODS: A qualitative study employe…
Effects of Extreme Temperatures on Mortality and Hospitalization in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
There is a lack of research focusing on the association of temperature with mortality and hospitalization in developing countries with tropical climates and a low capacity to cope with the influences of extreme weather events. This study aimed to examine and compare the effect of temperature, including heat waves, on mortality and hospitalization in the most populous city of Vietnam. We used quasi-Poisson time series regression coupled with the d…
Understanding the Operational Concept of a Flood-Resilient Urban Community in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the Perspectives of Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Development Agencies
Climate change-related extreme events such as floods have and will continue to present a great challenge to disaster risk management. There is a pressing need to develop a robust management strategy via enhancing the resiliency of the community, particularly in the context of complex urban environments, like Jakarta. Resilience is conceptualized within specific contexts and uniquely tailored to the targeted setting, yet research regarding the ope…
Development and Validation of a Self-Assessment Tool for an Integrative Model of Health Promotion in Hospitals: Taiwan’s Experience
The Health Promotion Administration of Taiwan launched an integrative certification initiative in 2016 to streamline a plural system of certifications of health promotion in hospitals. It endeavored to replace original certifications, thereby establishing the proposal of a self-assessment instrument to aid in this integration. This study aimed to verify the robustness of this self-assessment tool by conducting exploratory factor analyses through …
Distributing flood shelters for disaster risk reduction: Exploring the practices in Bangladesh from a political economy perspective
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to inspect disaster risk reduction (DRR) challenges from a political economy (PE) perspective and to explore how PE determinants facilitate or hinder effective DRR in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study, using semi-structured in-depth interviews, official documents and literature review has been conducted to explore the current process and practices of DRR in Bangladesh. The specif…
Association of the built environments and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional study
Challenges in integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Exploring the Bangladesh case
Climate change is widely acknowledged as responsible for increasing the scale and intensity of disasters. Literature stresses the necessity to link disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to make more efficient use of scarce resources and avoid overlapping efforts. However, integrating interventions for DRR and CCA remains a challenge because these two concepts originated from separate research-experts and are articulate…
The Pearl River Declaration: A timely call for enhancing health security through fostering a regional one health collaboration in the Asia-Pacific
The Second International Symposium on One Health Research (ISOHR) was held in Guangzhou city, China on 23–24 November 2019. A transdisciplinary collaborative approach, One Health (OH), was the central theme of the symposium which brought together more than 260 experts, scholars and emerging researchers from human health, veterinary health, food safety, environmental health and related disciplines and sectors. More than 50 organizations including …
A scoping review of climate-related disasters in China, Indonesia and Vietnam: Disasters, health impacts, vulnerable populations and adaptation measures
Treatment cost assessment for Covid-19 inpatients in Shenzhen, China 2020–2021: Facts and suggestions
Background: Knowledge regarding the treatment cost of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the real world is vital for disease burden forecasts and health resources planning. However, it is greatly hindered by obtaining reliable cost data from actual patients. To address this knowledge gap, this study aims to estimate the treatment cost and specific cost components for COVID-19 inpatients in Shenzhen city, China in 2020-2021. Methods: It is a 2…
Medicine (21 works) · Geography (14 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Public health (9 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Climate change (7 works) · Computer Science (7 works)