Drew Cameron, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy)Cards
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Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy)
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global HealthBiography
Drew Cameron is an Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) in the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) at the Yale School of Public Health. He is a health economist whose research focuses on the evaluation of health and development programs in resource-poor and low- and middle-income country settings. In these settings, he studies the role of targeted subsidies to increase the future demand for goods associated with health benefits, the use of 'nudges' to improve health seeking behavior, and costing and cost-effectiveness analytic methods that address demand- and supply-side constraints. His work has typically focused on child growth and early childhood development, water sanitation and hygiene, HIV/AIDS, health in carceral settings, rural development and the quality of primary care. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Puget Sound, an MA in International Development from the American University School of International Service and a PhD in Health Policy from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health.
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Health Policy & Management
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Education & Training
- PhD
- University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, Health Policy
- MA
- American University School of International Service, International Development
- BA
- University of Puget Sound, International Political Economy
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0000-0002-5646-3894
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Poverty
Public Health
Publications
2024
Identifying trusted local sources and predicting behavior change pathways according to COVID-19 vaccination status: Results of a 2022 statewide survey of Alaskan adults
Cameron D, Grage L, Van Wyck R, Edwards A, Chavez Mapaye J, Cheng A, Garcia G. Identifying trusted local sources and predicting behavior change pathways according to COVID-19 vaccination status: Results of a 2022 statewide survey of Alaskan adults. Vaccine 2024, 42: 2592-2607. PMID: 38490821, PMCID: PMC11005074, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEmergency medical techniciansMedical techniciansCommunity membersCommunity trustSense of professional responsibilityVaccination statusCOM-B frameworkMedical professionalsTelephone-based surveyPredictors of vaccination statusPublic health challengeLocal community membersHealth workersReflective motivationHealthy choicesOpportunity domainHealth challengesUS averageDemographic characteristicsAdult populationRate of COVID-19 vaccinationProfessional responsibilityFamily membersAssess levelsStatewide survey
2023
Factors associated with receiving an initial COVID-19 vaccine among Alaskan residents: results from an online cross-sectional survey
Garcia G, Meyer J, Edwards A, Cameron D. Factors associated with receiving an initial COVID-19 vaccine among Alaskan residents: results from an online cross-sectional survey. International Journal Of Circumpolar Health 2023, 82: 2252604. PMID: 37652714, PMCID: PMC10478585, DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2252604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricProduct preferences and willingness to pay for potable water delivery: Experimental evidence from rural Bihar, India
Cameron D, Ray I, Parida M, Dow W. Product preferences and willingness to pay for potable water delivery: Experimental evidence from rural Bihar, India. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0283892. PMID: 37023105, PMCID: PMC10079134, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPrice subsidiesWater delivery servicesProduct preferencesDiscrete choice experimentEffect of subsidiesGlobal risk exposureRural BiharPrice auctionMarket pricesChoice experimentMedian household incomeRisk exposureHousehold incomeMixed evidenceSubsidiesPiped waterWillingnessPreferencesLack of accessWater deliveryDemandDelivery servicesSimilar evidenceService characteristicsWTP
2022
Economic evaluation of implementation science outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.
Malhotra A, Thompson RR, Kagoya F, Masiye F, Mbewe P, Mosepele M, Phiri J, Sambo J, Barker A, Cameron DB, Davila-Roman VG, Effah W, Hutchinson B, Laxy M, Newsome B, Watkins D, Sohn H, Dowdy DW. Economic evaluation of implementation science outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review. Implement Sci 2022, 17: 76. PMID: 36384807, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-022-01248-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory pandemic preparedness learnings from the June 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin California State Prison
Kwan A, Sklar R, Cameron DB, Schell RC, Bertozzi SM, McCoy SI, Williams B, Sears DA. Respiratory pandemic preparedness learnings from the June 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin California State Prison. International Journal Of Prisoner Health 2022, 19: 306-321. PMID: 35678718, PMCID: PMC10231421, DOI: 10.1108/ijph-12-2021-0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCalifornia state prisonsGeneral populationCOVID-19 outbreakStates general populationCOVID-19 infection ratesPublic health crisisEffective vaccineRespiratory pathogensRespiratory pandemicInfection rateHealth harmsState prisonsCarceral settingsCOVID-19 pandemicAdministrative dataHealth crisisEpidemic measuresOutbreakUncontrolled transmissionPandemicSettingRisk assessmentUnique challengesVaccineStudyCOVID-19 outbreak in a state prison: a case study on the implementation of key public health recommendations for containment and prevention
Duarte C, Cameron DB, Kwan AT, Bertozzi SM, Williams BA, McCoy SI. COVID-19 outbreak in a state prison: a case study on the implementation of key public health recommendations for containment and prevention. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 977. PMID: 35568894, PMCID: PMC9107313, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12997-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPublic health recommendationsHealth recommendationsCOVID-19 outbreakCOVID-19 infectionPublic health strategiesInter-facility transferMulti-level interventionsPublic health officialsInfectious disease riskStaff cohortingInfectious disease outbreaksHealth strategiesOutbreak containmentDisease riskHealth officialsHealth OrganizationMedical isolationSignificant riskFuture outbreaksMulti-level determinantsCOVID-19 pandemicAdministrative dataPublic healthRapid testingCarceral settings
2021
Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa
Bautista-Arredondo S, Pineda-Antunez C, Cerecero-Garcia D, Cameron DB, Alexander L, Chiwevu C, Forsythe S, Tchuenche M, Dow WH, Kahn J, Gomez GB, Vassall A, Bollinger LA, Levin C. Moving away from the "unit cost". Predicting country-specific average cost curves of VMMC services accounting for variations in service delivery platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0249076. PMID: 33886576, PMCID: PMC8062035, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUnit costCost curvesAverage cost curveCost variationMean unit costEconomies of scaleUnit cost curvesKey cost driversAverage unit costHigh unit costEconometric modelEfficiency implicationsSub-Saharan AfricaPrivate ownershipFunding decisionsSub-Saharan countriesEmpirical dataPolicy makersSignificant determinantsCost estimatesCost studiesAverage costCost driversCountriesAvailability of units
2020
Cost of tuberculosis treatment in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-regression
Siapka M, Vassall A, Cunnama L, Pineda C, Cerecero D, Sweeney S, Bautista-Arredondo S, Bollinger L, Cameron D, Levin C, Gomez GB. Cost of tuberculosis treatment in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-regression. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2020, 24: 802-810. PMID: 32912385, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMiddle-income countriesCost estimatesMonths of treatmentGross domestic productUpper middle-income countriesTreatment cost estimatesTB treatmentDomestic productTuberculosis treatmentMedian costSystematic reviewPriority settingMulti-level regression modelsUncertainty intervalsUnit costCost dataCost variationTreatmentDelivery modeGrey literatureCountriesPrimary dataRegression modelsCostHigh-quality primary dataVariation in primary health care services after implementation of quality improvement policy in Brazil.
Vieira-Meyer APGF, Machado MFAS, Gubert FA, Morais APP, Paula Sampaio Y, Saintrain MVL, Cameron D, Reynolds S, Ram TK, Fernald L. Variation in primary health care services after implementation of quality improvement policy in Brazil. Family Practice 2020, 37: 69-80. PMID: 31433473, DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmz040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Meta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries
Pineda-Antunez C, Martinez-Silva G, Cerecero-Garcia D, Alexander L, Cameron DB, Chiwevu C, Dandona L, Obure CD, Forsythe S, Nguyen VT, Settumba S, Tchuenche M, Van Minh H, Kahn JG, Gomez G, Sweeney S, Vassall A, Bollinger L, Levin C, Bautista-Arredondo S. Meta-analysis of average costs of HIV testing and counselling and voluntary medical male circumcision across thirteen countries. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2019, 18: 341-349. PMID: 31779565, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2019.1679850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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News
- March 08, 2023Source: Yale Daily News
YSPH Center promotes implementation of academic research to improve public health outcomes
- September 09, 2021
New Center in Implementation Science Launches with Summer Boot Camp
- March 15, 2021
Yale CMIPS Affiliate Dr. Jeremy Schwartz and Director Dr. Donna Spiegelman Join New Project to Improve CVD Care for Ugandans Living with HIV
- October 05, 2020
CMIPS Welcomes New Faculty Member, Drew Cameron, PhD