1. Yong-Fang Kuo ( ) is a professor of preventive medicine and community health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston.
2. Figaro L. Loresto Jr. is a graduate student in preventive medicine and community health at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
3. Linda R. Rounds is a professor of nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
4. James S. Goodwin is a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch.