Y. Natalia Alfonso
Public Health and Health Economics Researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Research Interests
Publications
Success factors for reducing maternal and child mortality
Bulletin of the World Health Organization / Jun 05, 2014
Kuruvilla, S., Schweitzer, J., Bishai, D., Chowdhury, S., Caramani, D., Frost, L., Cortez, R., Daelmans, B., de Francisco, A., Adam, T., Cohen, R., Alfonso, Y. N., Franz-Vasdeki, J., Saadat, S., Pratt, B. A., Eugster, B., Bandali, S., Venkatachalam, P., … Hinton, R. (2014). Success factors for reducing maternal and child mortality. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 92(7), 533–544. https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.14.138131
Factors Contributing to Maternal and Child Mortality Reductions in 146 Low- and Middle-Income Countries between 1990 and 2010
PLOS ONE / Jan 19, 2016
Bishai, D. M., Cohen, R., Alfonso, Y. N., Adam, T., Kuruvilla, S., & Schweitzer, J. (2016). Factors Contributing to Maternal and Child Mortality Reductions in 146 Low- and Middle-Income Countries between 1990 and 2010. PLOS ONE, 11(1), e0144908. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144908
The State of Rural Public Health: Enduring Needs in a New Decade
American Journal of Public Health / Sep 01, 2020
Leider, J. P., Meit, M., McCullough, J. M., Resnick, B., Dekker, D., Alfonso, Y. N., & Bishai, D. (2020). The State of Rural Public Health: Enduring Needs in a New Decade. American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1283–1290. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2020.305728
Medicaid Cost Savings of a Preventive Home Visit Program for Disabled Older Adults
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society / Nov 22, 2017
Szanton, S. L., Alfonso, Y. N., Leff, B., Guralnik, J., Wolff, J. L., Stockwell, I., Gitlin, L. N., & Bishai, D. (2017). Medicaid Cost Savings of a Preventive Home Visit Program for Disabled Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(3), 614–620. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15143
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a voucher scheme combined with obstetrical quality improvements: quasi experimental results from Uganda†
Health Policy and Planning / Dec 25, 2013
Alfonso, Y. N., Bishai, D., Bua, J., Mutebi, A., Mayora, C., & Ekirapa-Kiracho, E. (2013). Cost-effectiveness analysis of a voucher scheme combined with obstetrical quality improvements: quasi experimental results from Uganda†. Health Policy and Planning, 30(1), 88–99. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czt100
US Public Health Neglected: Flat Or Declining Spending Left States Ill Equipped To Respond To COVID-19
Health Affairs / Apr 01, 2021
Alfonso, Y. N., Leider, J. P., Resnick, B., McCullough, J. M., & Bishai, D. (2021). US Public Health Neglected: Flat Or Declining Spending Left States Ill Equipped To Respond To COVID-19. Health Affairs, 40(4), 664–671. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01084
Country progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: adjusting for socioeconomic factors reveals greater progress and new challenges
Globalization and Health / Oct 01, 2014
Cohen, R. L., Alfonso, Y. N., Adam, T., Kuruvilla, S., Schweitzer, J., & Bishai, D. (2014). Country progress towards the Millennium Development Goals: adjusting for socioeconomic factors reveals greater progress and new challenges. Globalization and Health, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-014-0067-7
Tracking Time and Resources Associated with Systems Change and the Adoption of Evidence-Based Programs: The “Hidden Costs” of School-Based Coaching
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Apr 13, 2020
Pas, E. T., Lindstrom Johnson, S., Alfonso, Y. N., & Bradshaw, C. P. (2020). Tracking Time and Resources Associated with Systems Change and the Adoption of Evidence-Based Programs: The “Hidden Costs” of School-Based Coaching. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 47(5), 720–734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-020-01039-w
Scaling Up Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Costs and Their Distribution Across State, Districts, and Schools
School Psychology Review / Dec 14, 2020
Lindstrom Johnson, S., Alfonso, Y. N., Pas, E. T., Debnam, K. J., & Bradshaw, C. P. (2020). Scaling Up Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Costs and Their Distribution Across State, Districts, and Schools. School Psychology Review, 49(4), 399–414. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966x.2020.1777831
Willingness-to-pay for long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets: a discrete choice experiment with real payment in Ghana
Malaria Journal / Jan 13, 2020
Alfonso, Y. N., Lynch, M., Mensah, E., Piccinini, D., & Bishai, D. (2020). Willingness-to-pay for long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets: a discrete choice experiment with real payment in Ghana. Malaria Journal, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3082-6
Income Elasticity of Vaccines Spending versus General Healthcare Spending
Health Economics / May 22, 2015
Alfonso, Y. N., Ding, G., & Bishai, D. (2015). Income Elasticity of Vaccines Spending versus General Healthcare Spending. Health Economics, 25(7), 860–872. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3190
A marginal cost analysis of a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America youth mentoring program: New evidence using statistical analysis
Children and Youth Services Review / Jun 01, 2019
Alfonso, Y. N., Lindstrom Johnson, S., Cheng, T., Jones, V., Ryan, L., Fein, J., & Bishai, D. (2019). A marginal cost analysis of a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America youth mentoring program: New evidence using statistical analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 101, 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.002
Post-2015 health goals: could country-specific targets supplement global ones?
The Lancet Global Health / Jul 01, 2014
Cohen, R. L., Bishai, D. M., Alfonso, Y. N., Kuruvilla, S., & Schweitzer, J. (2014). Post-2015 health goals: could country-specific targets supplement global ones? The Lancet Global Health, 2(7), e373–e374. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(14)70193-7
Care-Seeking Patterns and Direct Economic Burden of Injuries in Bangladesh
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health / Apr 29, 2017
Alfonso, Y. N., Alonge, O., Hoque, D. M. E., Ul Baset, M. K., Hyder, A., & Bishai, D. (2017). Care-Seeking Patterns and Direct Economic Burden of Injuries in Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(5), 472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050472
County health outcomes linkage to county spending on social services, building infrastructure, and law and order
SSM - Population Health / Dec 01, 2021
Cardona, C., Anand, N. S., Alfonso, Y. N., Leider, J. P., McCullough, J. M., Resnick, B., & Bishai, D. (2021). County health outcomes linkage to county spending on social services, building infrastructure, and law and order. SSM - Population Health, 16, 100930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100930
Inaccuracy of Official Estimates of Public Health Spending in the United States, 2000–2018
American Journal of Public Health / Jul 01, 2020
Leider, J. P., Resnick, B., McCullough, J. M., Alfonso, Y. N., & Bishai, D. (2020). Inaccuracy of Official Estimates of Public Health Spending in the United States, 2000–2018. American Journal of Public Health, 110(S2), S194–S196. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2020.305709
Machine-Learning Algorithms to Code Public Health Spending Accounts
Public Health Reports / Mar 31, 2017
Brady, E. S., Leider, J. P., Resnick, B. A., Alfonso, Y. N., & Bishai, D. (2017). Machine-Learning Algorithms to Code Public Health Spending Accounts. Public Health Reports, 132(3), 350–356. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033354917700356
Past local government health spending was not correlated with COVID-19 control in US counties
SSM - Population Health / Mar 01, 2022
Lamba, S., Wolfson, C., Cardona, C., Alfonso, Y. N., Gemmill, A., Resnick, B., Leider, J. P., McCullough, J. M., & Bishai, D. (2022). Past local government health spending was not correlated with COVID-19 control in US counties. SSM - Population Health, 17, 101027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101027
Trends in the Marginal Cost of Male Circumcision in Rural Rakai Uganda
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes / Dec 15, 2016
Alfonso, Y. N., Bishai, D., Nantongo, A., Kakembo, R., Kobusinge, S., Kacker, S., Kigozi, G., & Gray, R. (2016). Trends in the Marginal Cost of Male Circumcision in Rural Rakai Uganda. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 73(5), 564–571. https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000001144
Cost Benefit Analysis Of a Sickle Cell Infusion Center For The Treatment Of Vaso-Occlusive Crises
Blood / Nov 15, 2013
Chappidi, M., Alfonso, Y. N., Bishai, D., & Lanzkron, S. (2013). Cost Benefit Analysis Of a Sickle Cell Infusion Center For The Treatment Of Vaso-Occlusive Crises. Blood, 122(21), 1697–1697. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v122.21.1697.1697
Suicide Ideation and Depression Quality of Life Ratings in a Reservation-Based Community of Native American Youths and Young Adults
Community Mental Health Journal / Aug 29, 2021
Alfonso, Y. N., Bishai, D., Ivanich, J. D., O’Keefe, V. M., Usher, J., Aldridge, L. R., Haroz, E. E., Goklish, N., Barlow, A., & Cwik, M. (2021). Suicide Ideation and Depression Quality of Life Ratings in a Reservation-Based Community of Native American Youths and Young Adults. Community Mental Health Journal, 58(4), 779–787. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00883-w
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a large-scale crèche intervention to prevent child drowning in rural Bangladesh
Injury Epidemiology / Oct 29, 2021
Alfonso, Y. N., Hyder, A. A., Alonge, O., Salam, S. S., Baset, K., Rahman, A., Hoque, D. M. E., Islam, M. I., Rahman, F., El-Arifeen, S., & Bishai, D. (2021). Cost-effectiveness analysis of a large-scale crèche intervention to prevent child drowning in rural Bangladesh. Injury Epidemiology, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-021-00351-9
Measuring Women's Covert Use of Modern Contraception in Cross-Sectional Surveys
Studies in Family Planning / May 30, 2018
Choiriyyah, I., & Becker, S. (2018). Measuring Women’s Covert Use of Modern Contraception in Cross-Sectional Surveys. Studies in Family Planning, 49(2), 143–157. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/sifp.12053
Une stratégie pour la réduction de la mortalité maternelle et néonatale
Jan 01, 2010
Une stratégie pour la réduction de la mortalité maternelle et néonatale. (2010). https://doi.org/10.31899/rh2.1055
45. Use of Machine Learning with Community Survey Data to Predict Adolescents with Suicidal Behavior in the General Population
Journal of Adolescent Health / Mar 01, 2023
Alfonso, Y. N., Shi, S. S., Patel, N., Bachani, A., Haruhiko, I., Vecino-Ortiz, A., & Li, Q. (2023). 45. Use of Machine Learning with Community Survey Data to Predict Adolescents with Suicidal Behavior in the General Population. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(3), S29–S30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.11.066
Immunization decision-making capacity building in low- and middle-income countries through teaching vaccine economics everywhere: a program evaluation
Journal of Global Health Science / Jan 01, 2019
Banerjee, T., Malaviya, S., Alfonso, Y. N., Wedlock, P., Pariyo, G., Pasha, O., Constenla, D., Brenzel, L., Edoka, I., Hofman, K., Kinghorn, A., Mayora, C., Chatterjee, S., Sodani, P. R., Zaidi, S., Huda, M., Abrejo, F., Padula, W., & Bishai, D. (2019). Immunization decision-making capacity building in low- and middle-income countries through teaching vaccine economics everywhere: a program evaluation. Journal of Global Health Science, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.35500/jghs.2019.1.e48
In Zimbabwe, Quality Services Increase Contraceptive Prevalence, but Effect of Education Is Inconsistent
International Family Planning Perspectives / Sep 01, 1995
Hollander, D. (1995). In Zimbabwe, Quality Services Increase Contraceptive Prevalence, but Effect of Education Is Inconsistent. International Family Planning Perspectives, 21(3), 120. https://doi.org/10.2307/2133187
Steps Taken by NGOs and the Private Sector to Improve Quality of Care
Improving Quality of Care in Family Planning / Jan 01, 2018
Satia, J., & Chauhan, K. (2018). Steps Taken by NGOs and the Private Sector to Improve Quality of Care. Improving Quality of Care in Family Planning, 53–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8132-3_4
679 Economic impact and care-seeking patterns of injuries in Bangladesh
Injury Prevention / Sep 01, 2016
Alfonso, Y. N., Bishai, D., Alonge, O., & Hoque, E. (2016). 679 Economic impact and care-seeking patterns of injuries in Bangladesh. Injury Prevention, 22(Suppl 2), A244.1-A244. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.679
Public Health's Share of US Health Spending
American Journal of Public Health / Jul 01, 2016
Bishai, D., Leider, J. P., & Resnick, B. (2016). Public Health’s Share of US Health Spending. American Journal of Public Health, 106(7), e11–e11. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2016.303213
Review of the Strategic Plan for International Collaboration on Fusion Science and Technology Research. Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC)
Jan 23, 1998
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Division of public health care spending between levels of government, 2012
Sep 24, 2015
(2015). Division of public health care spending between levels of government, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264233386-graph26-en
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D candidate, Health Systems and Economics / May, 2024 (anticipated)
Johns Hopkins University
MS, Economics / May, 2012
Experience
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Health Economics Researcher / 2012 — August, 2020
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