Meredith Fort
Biographic Data
| ID | 6060566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meredith Fort |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meredith |
| FAMILY NAME | Fort |
| SIGNATURE | FORT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | All authors are with Health Alliance International, Seattle, WA. James Pfeiffer, Wendy Johnson, Meredith Fort, Amy Hagopian, and Steve Gloyd are also with the Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. James Pfeiffer and Steve Gloyd are also with the Department of Global Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. Kenneth Gimbel-Sherr is with the Department of Epidemiology, School of... |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rapid Community Translation in the Colorado Ceal (CO-Ceal) Program
Providing communities with COVID-19 vaccination information is essential for optimizing equitable vaccine uptake. Using rapid community translation, adapted from Boot Camp Translation, five community teams transcreated COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Transcreated messaging incorporated community attitudes, culture, and experiences. Using rapid community translation for the promotion of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrates a successful approach to en…
Primary healthcare in the time of Covid-19
In 1948, the WHO was created under the aegis of the United Nations (UN) as the agency to address global health concerns. Health was defined as a ‘state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’.1 In 1978 with the Alma Ata Declaration, the member states of the UN began a process to translate this definition into reality by mandating primary healthcare (PHC) as the health policy for the o…
Evaluation of a pilot hypertension management programme for Guatemalan adults
Corazón Sano y Feliz is a hypertension management intervention developed to address deficiencies in the management of hypertensive patients in Guatemala. From 2007 to 2009, Corazón Sano y Feliz was pilot-tested in the community of Mixco. Corazón Sano y Feliz comprises a clinical risk assessment and treatment component implemented primarily by nurses, and a health education component implemented by community health workers. To accomplish our secon…
Strengthening Health Systems in Poor Countries
The challenges facing efforts in Africa to increase access to antiretroviral HIV treatment underscore the urgent need to strengthen national health systems across the continent. However, donor aid to developing countries continues to be disproportionately channeled to international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) rather than to ministries of health. The rapid proliferation of NGOs has provoked “brain drain” from the public sector by luring w…
Strengthening Health Systems in Poor Countries
The challenges facing efforts in Africa to increase access to antiretroviral HIV treatment underscore the urgent need to strengthen national health systems across the continent. However, donor aid to developing countries continues to be disproportionately channeled to international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) rather than to ministries of health. The rapid proliferation of NGOs has provoked “brain drain” from the public sector by luring w…
Strengthening Health Systems in Poor Countries
The challenges facing efforts in Africa to increase access to antiretroviral HIV treatment underscore the urgent need to strengthen national health systems across the continent. However, donor aid to developing countries continues to be disproportionately channeled to international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) rather than to ministries of health. The rapid proliferation of NGOs has provoked “brain drain” from the public sector by luring w…
Evaluation of a pilot hypertension management programme for Guatemalan adults
Corazón Sano y Feliz is a hypertension management intervention developed to address deficiencies in the management of hypertensive patients in Guatemala. From 2007 to 2009, Corazón Sano y Feliz was pilot-tested in the community of Mixco. Corazón Sano y Feliz comprises a clinical risk assessment and treatment component implemented primarily by nurses, and a health education component implemented by community health workers. To accomplish our secon…
Primary healthcare in the time of Covid-19
In 1948, the WHO was created under the aegis of the United Nations (UN) as the agency to address global health concerns. Health was defined as a ‘state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’.1 In 1978 with the Alma Ata Declaration, the member states of the UN began a process to translate this definition into reality by mandating primary healthcare (PHC) as the health policy for the o…
Rapid Community Translation in the Colorado Ceal (CO-Ceal) Program
Providing communities with COVID-19 vaccination information is essential for optimizing equitable vaccine uptake. Using rapid community translation, adapted from Boot Camp Translation, five community teams transcreated COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Transcreated messaging incorporated community attitudes, culture, and experiences. Using rapid community translation for the promotion of COVID-19 vaccination demonstrates a successful approach to en…
Medicine (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (2 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (1 works)