Jennifer OKeeffe
Biographic Data
| ID | 7750703 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer OKeeffe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | OKeeffe |
| SIGNATURE | OKEEFFE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Johns Hopkins University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0787-8126 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Increased utilization of health care services for non-communicable diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic among refugees in Jordan
BACKGROUND: Maintaining routine health services during epidemics and humanitarian crises is instrumental to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity. Given the health service disruptions observed during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, we aimed to investigate the evolution of health care service utilization for acute and routine chronic care among refugees in Jordan during distinct phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss the interventions t…
Healthcare under fire
This study shows improved identification and profiling of attacks is possible in low-resource settings and presents several approaches to quantify their impact. It also highlights challenges conducting analysis with significant limitations in data quality and availability. Findings reinforce the urgent need for systematic data collection, real-time monitoring, tailored, context-specific mitigation strategies, and support to local actors who maint…
It's normal to be afraid”
Effective strategies to safeguard healthcare from violence exist but better support for communities and health workers is essential, including measures to assess needs, enhance security, and facilitate recovery by quickly rebuilding, resupplying, and re-staffing facilities. CAR's government, international organizations, and donors should make concerted efforts to improve reporting mechanisms and end impunity for perpetrators. Their investment in …
Strengthening community-based surveillance
CBS demonstrated the capacity of community networks to improve early disease detection and expand access to healthcare. Early and consistent community involvement proved vital to CBS, as measured by system performance, local acceptance of EVD activities, and health service provision. The CBS system had high reporting rates, number of alerts signaled, proportion of alerts investigated, and proportion of community referrals that arrived for care. T…
Covid-19 epidemiology and changes in health service utilization in Uganda’s refugee settlements during the first year of the pandemic
COVID-19 transmission seemed lower in settlement regions than the national average, but so was testing capacity. Disruptions to health services were limited, and mainly affected consultations for acute conditions. This study, focusing on the first year of the pandemic, warrants follow-up research to investigate how susceptibility evolved over time, and how and whether health services could be maintained
The blast wounded of Raqqa, Syria
In the wake of the Raqqa offensive, the MSF-supported district hospital received an unpredicted second, larger and more complex wave of blast-wounded cases as the population returned to a city strewn with IEDs and ERWs. These findings indicate the high risk of traumatic injury to the population even after warring factions have vacated conflict zones. Medical humanitarian actors should be prepared for a continued and scaled up response in areas kn…
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The blast wounded of Raqqa, Syria
In the wake of the Raqqa offensive, the MSF-supported district hospital received an unpredicted second, larger and more complex wave of blast-wounded cases as the population returned to a city strewn with IEDs and ERWs. These findings indicate the high risk of traumatic injury to the population even after warring factions have vacated conflict zones. Medical humanitarian actors should be prepared for a continued and scaled up response in areas kn…
Covid-19 epidemiology and changes in health service utilization in Uganda’s refugee settlements during the first year of the pandemic
COVID-19 transmission seemed lower in settlement regions than the national average, but so was testing capacity. Disruptions to health services were limited, and mainly affected consultations for acute conditions. This study, focusing on the first year of the pandemic, warrants follow-up research to investigate how susceptibility evolved over time, and how and whether health services could be maintained
Strengthening community-based surveillance
CBS demonstrated the capacity of community networks to improve early disease detection and expand access to healthcare. Early and consistent community involvement proved vital to CBS, as measured by system performance, local acceptance of EVD activities, and health service provision. The CBS system had high reporting rates, number of alerts signaled, proportion of alerts investigated, and proportion of community referrals that arrived for care. T…
It's normal to be afraid”
Effective strategies to safeguard healthcare from violence exist but better support for communities and health workers is essential, including measures to assess needs, enhance security, and facilitate recovery by quickly rebuilding, resupplying, and re-staffing facilities. CAR's government, international organizations, and donors should make concerted efforts to improve reporting mechanisms and end impunity for perpetrators. Their investment in …
Healthcare under fire
This study shows improved identification and profiling of attacks is possible in low-resource settings and presents several approaches to quantify their impact. It also highlights challenges conducting analysis with significant limitations in data quality and availability. Findings reinforce the urgent need for systematic data collection, real-time monitoring, tailored, context-specific mitigation strategies, and support to local actors who maint…
Increased utilization of health care services for non-communicable diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic among refugees in Jordan
BACKGROUND: Maintaining routine health services during epidemics and humanitarian crises is instrumental to reduce preventable mortality and morbidity. Given the health service disruptions observed during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, we aimed to investigate the evolution of health care service utilization for acute and routine chronic care among refugees in Jordan during distinct phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss the interventions t…
Public health (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 works) · Disaster Response and Management (2 works) · Epidemiology (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)