Kiersten Johnson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3934356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kiersten Johnson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kiersten |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnson |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Westat (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7609-802X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 130 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8
Forests moderate the effectiveness of water treatment at reducing childhood diarrhea
Environmental degradation has been associated with increased burden of diseases such as malaria, diarrhea, and malnutrition. As a result, some have argued that continuing ecosystem change could undermine successes in global health investments. Here we conduct an empirical study to investigate this concern. Child deaths due to diarrhea have more than halved since the year 2000, partly due to increased access to improved water, sanitation and hygie…
Evaluating the impacts of protected areas on human well-being across the developing world
Protected areas positively affect several aspects of human well-being across the developing world.
Marine protected areas and children’s dietary diversity in the Philippines
Fish living around the coral reefs in the Philippines provide livelihoods for more than a million local fishers and are an important source of protein for coastal communities. However, this rich resource is at risk from myriad threats, which consequently threaten human livelihoods, nutrition, and health. In this paper, we examine the degree to which marine protected areas (MPAs), which aim to conserve marine biodiversity, are associated with impr…
Using satellite remote sensing and household survey data to assess human health and nutrition response to environmental change
Climate change and degradation of ecosystem services functioning may threaten the ability of current agricultural systems to keep up with demand for adequate and inexpensive food and for clean water, waste disposal and other broader ecosystem services. Human health is likely to be affected by changes occurring across multiple geographic and time scales. Impacts range from increasing transmissibility and the range of vectorborne diseases, such as …
Community-based conservation reduces sexual risk factors for HIV among men
BACKGROUND: Despite numerous programs to combat the global HIV and AIDS pandemic, infection rates remain high, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where two-thirds of all people living with HIV reside. Here, we describe how we used rigorous program evaluation methods to assess the effectiveness of a community-based natural resource management program that "mainstreamed" HIV awareness and prevention activities within rural communities in Namibia. FI…
Who is the vulnerable child? Using survey data to identify children at risk in the era of HIV and Aids
Over the past decade, there has been increasing global attention to mitigating the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on children's lives. Within this context, developing and tracking global child vulnerability indicators in relation to HIV and AIDS has been critical in terms of assessing need and monitoring progress. Although orphanhood and adult household illness (co-residence with a chronically ill or HIV-positive adult) are frequently used as m…
Incontinence and trauma
Reproductive health and domestic violence
We use Demographic and Health Survey data from Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti to compare women in different poverty and violence categories in terms of their experience of selected reproductive health outcomes. “Poor” women are those who belong to the bottom quintile of households arrayed according to a widely accepted asset-based wealth index. The results suggest that women who are both poor and have experienced violence are not uni…
Dimensions of the emerging orphan crisis in sub-Saharan Africa
Dimensions of the emerging orphan crisis in sub-Saharan Africa
Using satellite remote sensing and household survey data to assess human health and nutrition response to environmental change
Climate change and degradation of ecosystem services functioning may threaten the ability of current agricultural systems to keep up with demand for adequate and inexpensive food and for clean water, waste disposal and other broader ecosystem services. Human health is likely to be affected by changes occurring across multiple geographic and time scales. Impacts range from increasing transmissibility and the range of vectorborne diseases, such as …
Reproductive health and domestic violence
We use Demographic and Health Survey data from Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti to compare women in different poverty and violence categories in terms of their experience of selected reproductive health outcomes. “Poor” women are those who belong to the bottom quintile of households arrayed according to a widely accepted asset-based wealth index. The results suggest that women who are both poor and have experienced violence are not uni…
Marine protected areas and children’s dietary diversity in the Philippines
Fish living around the coral reefs in the Philippines provide livelihoods for more than a million local fishers and are an important source of protein for coastal communities. However, this rich resource is at risk from myriad threats, which consequently threaten human livelihoods, nutrition, and health. In this paper, we examine the degree to which marine protected areas (MPAs), which aim to conserve marine biodiversity, are associated with impr…
Incontinence and trauma
Dimensions of the emerging orphan crisis in sub-Saharan Africa
Reproductive health and domestic violence
We use Demographic and Health Survey data from Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti to compare women in different poverty and violence categories in terms of their experience of selected reproductive health outcomes. “Poor” women are those who belong to the bottom quintile of households arrayed according to a widely accepted asset-based wealth index. The results suggest that women who are both poor and have experienced violence are not uni…
Incontinence and trauma
Who is the vulnerable child? Using survey data to identify children at risk in the era of HIV and Aids
Over the past decade, there has been increasing global attention to mitigating the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on children's lives. Within this context, developing and tracking global child vulnerability indicators in relation to HIV and AIDS has been critical in terms of assessing need and monitoring progress. Although orphanhood and adult household illness (co-residence with a chronically ill or HIV-positive adult) are frequently used as m…
Community-based conservation reduces sexual risk factors for HIV among men
BACKGROUND: Despite numerous programs to combat the global HIV and AIDS pandemic, infection rates remain high, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where two-thirds of all people living with HIV reside. Here, we describe how we used rigorous program evaluation methods to assess the effectiveness of a community-based natural resource management program that "mainstreamed" HIV awareness and prevention activities within rural communities in Namibia. FI…
Using satellite remote sensing and household survey data to assess human health and nutrition response to environmental change
Climate change and degradation of ecosystem services functioning may threaten the ability of current agricultural systems to keep up with demand for adequate and inexpensive food and for clean water, waste disposal and other broader ecosystem services. Human health is likely to be affected by changes occurring across multiple geographic and time scales. Impacts range from increasing transmissibility and the range of vectorborne diseases, such as …
Marine protected areas and children’s dietary diversity in the Philippines
Fish living around the coral reefs in the Philippines provide livelihoods for more than a million local fishers and are an important source of protein for coastal communities. However, this rich resource is at risk from myriad threats, which consequently threaten human livelihoods, nutrition, and health. In this paper, we examine the degree to which marine protected areas (MPAs), which aim to conserve marine biodiversity, are associated with impr…
Evaluating the impacts of protected areas on human well-being across the developing world
Protected areas positively affect several aspects of human well-being across the developing world.
Forests moderate the effectiveness of water treatment at reducing childhood diarrhea
Environmental degradation has been associated with increased burden of diseases such as malaria, diarrhea, and malnutrition. As a result, some have argued that continuing ecosystem change could undermine successes in global health investments. Here we conduct an empirical study to investigate this concern. Child deaths due to diarrhea have more than halved since the year 2000, partly due to increased access to improved water, sanitation and hygie…
Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8
Medicine (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Developing country (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economics (3 works)