Public health infrastructure and COVID-19 spread:An air transportation network analysis  

作　　者：Jules Yimga 

机构地区：[1]School of Business,Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,3700 Willow Creek Road,Prescott Arizona 86301

出　　处：《Journal of the Air Transport Research Society》2024年第2期169-187,共19页航空交通(英文)

摘　　要：This study examines the effectiveness of public health infrastructure,specifically hospital and Intensive Care Unit(ICU)capacities,in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in various US counties.We use the air transportation network to quantify the risk of importing COVID-19-infected passengers to a given county in the United States.Utilizing a dataset that encompasses COVID-19 case rates,healthcare resources,and socioeconomic and transportation-related variables across multiple destination counties,we found that increased availability of hospital and ICU beds is statistically significantly associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19 spread,after controlling for origin county infection rates,travel patterns,and socioeconomic factors.These findings underline the critical role of robust healthcare infrastructure in public health crisis management and suggest targeted policy interventions to bolster healthcare capacity as a viable strategy for mitigating pandemic impacts.

关 键 词：COVID-19 transmission Healthcare capacity Air transportation network Airline passengers 

分 类 号：G63[文化科学—教育学]