Diego R Hijano
Biographic Data
| ID | 7060646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diego R Hijano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diego R |
| FAMILY NAME | Hijano |
| SIGNATURE | HIJANO D R |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2903-666X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From data to action
Public health agencies routinely conduct community health assessments, yet many jurisdictions continue to face challenges translating population health data into coordinated action that addresses structural determinants of health, health equity, and public health infrastructure needs. These challenges became increasingly visible during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight the need for community-centered approaches that align public health, healthc…
Non-medical exemptions and state-level variation in kindergarten MMR vaccination coverage, United States, 2016–2024
Background High kindergarten vaccination coverage is essential to sustain herd immunity against measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases. In recent years, rising state-level non-medical exemption rates and pandemic-related disruptions have threatened this protection in the United States. Methods We analyzed 8 years of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kindergarten vaccination surveillance data (2016–2017 through 2023–2024) to…
Rethinking population health in practice
This conceptual policy analysis examines the persistent gap between population health frameworks and their implementation in practice, using pediatric immunizations as a case example. Declining vaccine coverage and widening geographic disparities illustrate how broad definitions of population health may lack the operational structure needed to guide coordinated governance and delivery. Informed by a structured narrative review of peer-reviewed li…
Employee investigation and contact tracing program in a pediatric cancer hospital to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 among the workforce, patients, and caregivers
Background: Case investigations and contact tracing are essential disease control measures used by health departments. Early in the pandemic, they were seen as a key strategy to stop COVID-19 spread. The CDC urged rapid action to scale up and train a large workforce and collaborate across public and private agencies to halt COVID-19 transmission. Methods: We developed a program for case investigation and contact tracing that followed CDC and loca…
Covidscreen
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, covidscreen can assist organizations in making informed decisions about whether to incorporate covid test based screening as part of their on-campus risk-mitigation strategy. The web application, R package, and source code are freely available online (see "Availability of data and materials")
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Covidscreen
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, covidscreen can assist organizations in making informed decisions about whether to incorporate covid test based screening as part of their on-campus risk-mitigation strategy. The web application, R package, and source code are freely available online (see "Availability of data and materials")
Employee investigation and contact tracing program in a pediatric cancer hospital to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 among the workforce, patients, and caregivers
Background: Case investigations and contact tracing are essential disease control measures used by health departments. Early in the pandemic, they were seen as a key strategy to stop COVID-19 spread. The CDC urged rapid action to scale up and train a large workforce and collaborate across public and private agencies to halt COVID-19 transmission. Methods: We developed a program for case investigation and contact tracing that followed CDC and loca…
From data to action
Public health agencies routinely conduct community health assessments, yet many jurisdictions continue to face challenges translating population health data into coordinated action that addresses structural determinants of health, health equity, and public health infrastructure needs. These challenges became increasingly visible during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight the need for community-centered approaches that align public health, healthc…
Non-medical exemptions and state-level variation in kindergarten MMR vaccination coverage, United States, 2016–2024
Background High kindergarten vaccination coverage is essential to sustain herd immunity against measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases. In recent years, rising state-level non-medical exemption rates and pandemic-related disruptions have threatened this protection in the United States. Methods We analyzed 8 years of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kindergarten vaccination surveillance data (2016–2017 through 2023–2024) to…
Rethinking population health in practice
This conceptual policy analysis examines the persistent gap between population health frameworks and their implementation in practice, using pediatric immunizations as a case example. Declining vaccine coverage and widening geographic disparities illustrate how broad definitions of population health may lack the operational structure needed to guide coordinated governance and delivery. Informed by a structured narrative review of peer-reviewed li…
Public health (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Operationalization (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Population health (2 works) · Public Health Policies and Education (2 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works)