My research interest is managagement of health systems with a special interest in health systems serving displaced populations.

My particular topic of interest is use of information to: (1) improve quality of health and development programs, and (2) build the competence of health workers and communities to take on increasingly more responsibility for managing health programs that serve them. Availability of methods for data collection, management and analysis---that are appropriate to both the skills and decision needs of persons who will use these methods---is of special concern.

International Health,

Child Survival,

Maternal and Child Health,

Community Health,

Community Development,

Health and Management Information Systems,

Planning,

Monitoring,

Evaluation

Weiss WM, Burnham G, Winch P. Evaluating the experience of GAPS---a methodology for improving the quality of mass immunization campaigns in developing countries. J Health Popul Nutr. 2009; In press.

Weiss WM, Winch PJ, Burnham G. Factors associated with missed vaccination during mass immunization campaigns. J Health Popul Nutr, 27(3) 2009.

Weiss WM, Morris S. Health Systems and Infrastructure. In: Burnham GM, editor. Public Health Guide for Emergencies (2nd Edition). Baltimore, Maryland. The Johns Hopkins University and International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. 2008.

Bolton P, Bass J, Murray L, Lee K,Weiss W, McDonnell SM: Expanding the scope of humanitarian program evaluation. Prehospital Disast Med 2007; 22(5): 390–395.

Moss W, Ramakrishnan M, Storms D, Siegle AH, Weiss W, Lejnev I, and Muhed L. 2006. Child health in complex emergencies. Bull World Health Organ 84(1): 58-64.

National Research Council. 2006. Child Health in Complex Emergencies. Moss W., Ramakrishnan M., Storms D., Henderson-Siegle A., Weiss W., Muhe L. Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. The National Academies Press: Washington, DC.

Valadez J., Weiss W., Leburg C., Davis R. 2003. Assessing community health programs: Using LQAS for baseline surveys and regular monitoring. Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC): London.

Bolton P, Weiss W. 2001. Communicating across cultures: When translation isn’t enough. PHDM 16(4): 252-256.

William W., Bolton P., and Shankar A. Rapid Assessment Procedures (RAP): A Guide to Addressing the Perceived Needs of Refugees & Internally Displaced Populations. Baltimore, Maryland. September 2000. Not Published.