Leisel Talley
Biographic Data
| ID | 1739159 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leisel Talley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leisel |
| FAMILY NAME | Talley |
| SIGNATURE | TALLEY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can severity of a humanitarian crisis be quantified? Assessment of the Inform severity index
BACKGROUND: Those responding to humanitarian crises have an ethical imperative to respond most where the need is greatest. Metrics are used to estimate the severity of a given crisis. The INFORM Severity Index, one such metric, has become widely used to guide policy makers in humanitarian response decision making. The index, however, has not undergone critical statistical review. If imprecise or incorrect, the quality of decision making for human…
Malnourished Children in Refugee Camps and Lack of Connection with Services After US Resettlement
Evaluation of the effectiveness of stainless steel cooking pots in reducing iron-deficiency anaemia in food aid-dependent populations
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of stainless steel (Fe alloy) cooking pots in reducing Fe-deficiency anaemia in food aid-dependent populations. Design Repeated cross-sectional surveys. Between December 2001 and January 2003, three surveys among children aged 6–59 months and their mothers were conducted in 110 households randomly selected from each camp. The primary outcomes were changes in Hb concentration and Fe status. Setting Two long-…
Acceptability and use of iron and iron-alloy cooking pots
Objective To evaluate the acceptability of iron and iron-alloy cooking pots prior to an intervention trial and to investigate factors affecting retention and use. Design Pre-trial research was conducted on five types of iron and iron-alloy pots using focus group discussions and a laboratory evaluation of Fe transfer during cooking was undertaken. Usage and retention during the subsequent intervention trial were investigated using focus group disc…
Lessons learned from complex emergencies over past decade
Karenni refugees living in Thai-Burmese border camps
An Investigation of Increasing Mortality among Congolese Refugees in Lugufu Camp, Tanzania, May-June 1999
From January through June 1999, 45,000 Congolese refugees arrived in Lugufu camp in western Tanzania, surpassing the maximum camp capacity by 15,000 persons. During this 6‐month period of rapid population influx, both the crude and under age 5 years mortality rates dramatically increased. A retrospective mortality survey in conjunction with a review of key programmatic indicators to identify risk factors for mortality was conducted in July and Au…
An Investigation of Increasing Mortality among Congolese Refugees in Lugufu Camp, Tanzania, May-June 1999
From January through June 1999, 45,000 Congolese refugees arrived in Lugufu camp in western Tanzania, surpassing the maximum camp capacity by 15,000 persons. During this 6‐month period of rapid population influx, both the crude and under age 5 years mortality rates dramatically increased. A retrospective mortality survey in conjunction with a review of key programmatic indicators to identify risk factors for mortality was conducted in July and Au…
Lessons learned from complex emergencies over past decade
Karenni refugees living in Thai-Burmese border camps
Evaluation of the effectiveness of stainless steel cooking pots in reducing iron-deficiency anaemia in food aid-dependent populations
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of stainless steel (Fe alloy) cooking pots in reducing Fe-deficiency anaemia in food aid-dependent populations. Design Repeated cross-sectional surveys. Between December 2001 and January 2003, three surveys among children aged 6–59 months and their mothers were conducted in 110 households randomly selected from each camp. The primary outcomes were changes in Hb concentration and Fe status. Setting Two long-…
Acceptability and use of iron and iron-alloy cooking pots
Objective To evaluate the acceptability of iron and iron-alloy cooking pots prior to an intervention trial and to investigate factors affecting retention and use. Design Pre-trial research was conducted on five types of iron and iron-alloy pots using focus group discussions and a laboratory evaluation of Fe transfer during cooking was undertaken. Usage and retention during the subsequent intervention trial were investigated using focus group disc…
Malnourished Children in Refugee Camps and Lack of Connection with Services After US Resettlement
Can severity of a humanitarian crisis be quantified? Assessment of the Inform severity index
BACKGROUND: Those responding to humanitarian crises have an ethical imperative to respond most where the need is greatest. Metrics are used to estimate the severity of a given crisis. The INFORM Severity Index, one such metric, has become widely used to guide policy makers in humanitarian response decision making. The index, however, has not undergone critical statistical review. If imprecise or incorrect, the quality of decision making for human…
Medicine (7 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Refugee (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Intervention (counseling (2 works)