Population Council Research that makes a difference

James R. Foreit, Dr.P.H.

Senior Associate

James R. Foreit is a senior program associate in the Population Council's Reproductive Health program. He is responsible for building the capacity of Council partner organizations to conduct and utilize operations research in solving reproductive health service delivery problems. Foreit was also the director of the Council's INOPAL II and III operations research projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the Population Council, he was a staff member at the Center for Population and Family Health at Columbia University. Foreit has conducted research and capacity-building activities in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Foreit's current area of interest is the financial sustainability of reproductive health programs. He has also written about the community-based distribution of contraceptives, the contraceptive behavior of adolescents and young adults, HIV/AIDS prevention, and postpartum contraception.

James R. Foreit, Dr.P.H.

Senior Associate

Task-sharing between Community Health Workers and Community Mid-level Professionals: Increasing Access to FP and RH Services (more)
With the aim of improving access to family planning and reproductive health services in rural areas, the Council is conducting research to investigate how different cadres of health workers function in relation to each other in five priority countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, and Pakistan.
(10/2010 - 10/2015)
Topics: Family planning services; Strengthening health systems
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Pakistan

Extending Operations Research to the Problems of Scale Up: Costs, Compliance, and Effectiveness of Systematic Screening (more)
Council researchers with the FRONTIERS program worked to combine support for scaling up systematic screening with research on specific aspects of the scaling-up process.
(9/2005 - 12/2007)
Topics: Quality of care; Scaling up interventions
Countries: Bolivia, India, Mali, Senegal

James R. Foreit, Dr.P.H.

Senior Associate

Increasing access to family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH) services through task-sharing between community health workers (CHWs) and community mid-level professionals in large-scale public-sector programs: A literature review to help guide case studies  (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Raifman,Sarah
Publication date: 2011

Financial capacity building for NGO sustainability  (PDF
Bratt,John H.; Homan,Rick; Janowitz,Barbara; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 12)
Publication date: 2008

Financial sustainability for reproductive health NGOs  (HTML
Bratt,John H.; Foreit,James R.
Publication date: 2008

Introducing systematic screening to reduce unmet health needs: A manager's manual  (PDF) (HTML
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Ottolenghi,Emma
FRONTIERS Manual
Publication date: 2008

L'introduction de l'identification systématique pour réduire les besoins non satisfaits en santé : Manuel du manager  (PDF) (HTML
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Ottolenghi,Emma
FRONTIERS Manual
Publication date: 2008

Operations research for managers of reproductive health programs  (HTML
Foreit,James R.; Khan,M.E.
Publication date: 2008

Studying provider compliance with systematic screening during scale up in Gujarat 
Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Sharma,Vivek; Foreit,James R.; Singh,Amarjit; Kishor Desai,Vikas; Patel,Pratibha; Patel,I.C.
Publication date: 2008

Using systematic screening to integrate health services in India and Senegal: Pilot study versus scale-up results  (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2008

Developing regional operations research training capacity in South Asia  (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Foreit,James R.; Roychowdhury,Sohini; Ram,F.; Shekhar,Chander
FRONTIERS Asia and Near East Region Final Report
Publication date: 2007

How much will it cost to scale up a reproductive health pilot project?  (PDF
Janowitz,Barbara; Bratt,John H.; Homan,Rick; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 8)
Publication date: 2007

Technical assistance to the Institute of Reproductive Health, Georgetown University in researching introduction strategies for the Standard Days contraceptive method (SDM)  (PDF
RamaRao,Saumya; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2007

Using systematic screening to integrate reproductive health services in Vadodara, India 
Khan,M.E.; Foreit,James R.; Mishra,Anurag; Das,Narayan; Patel,Pratibha
Journal of Family Welfare 53(2): 73-80
Publication date: 2007

Building capacity to utilize operations research: Strategies and lessons learned  (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 5)
Publication date: 2006

Cómo identificar y satisfacer la necesidad de servicios adicionales: Manual para gerentes  (PDF) (HTML
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Ottolenghi,Emma
Manual de FRONTERAS
Publication date: 2006

Developing regional capacity in operations research and economic evaluation in South Asia  (PDF
Khan,M.E.; Roychowdhury,Sohini; Foreit,James R.; Hossain,Sharif Mohammed Ismail; Vaithyanathan,Geetha
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006

Face-to-face complementary selling of health products in Ghana  (PDF
Bruce,Egbert; Mensah,Daniel; Idun,John; Ashabley,Francis; Foreit,James R.; Nyarko,Philomena
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2006

Public sector family planning: How can we pay for it?  (PDF
Janowitz,Barbara; Foreit,James R.
USAID Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Technical Brief
Publication date: 2006

Scientific writing for reproductive health programs/Redacción científica para programas de salud reproductiva  (HTML
Foreit,James R.; Khanna,Jitendra; Joyce,Stephanie
Publication date: 2006

Systematic screening: A strategy for determining and meeting client reproductive health needs  (PDF
Foreit,James R.
USAID Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Technical Brief
Publication date: 2006

Systematic screening: A strategy for determining and meeting clients' reproductive health needs  (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 6)
Publication date: 2006

Enquêtes d'acceptation de paiment destinées à déterminer les prix des produits et services dans le domaine de la santé de la reproduction : manuel de l'utilisateur [Willingness to pay surveys for setting prices for reproductive health products and services: A user's manual]  (PDF
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2005

Postabortion family planning benefits clients and providers  (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 4)
Publication date: 2005

Systematic screening as a strategy to increase services integration and revenues in Honduras  (PDF
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Mancini,Fiorella; Pavón,Suyapa; Torres,Jheisy
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005

Systematic screening to integrate reproductive health services in India  (PDF
Das,N.P.; Shah,Urvi; Chitania,Varsha; Patel,Pratibha; Khan,M.E.; Mishra,Anurag; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005

Use of systematic screening to increase the provision of reproductive health services in Bolivia  (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Vernon,Ricardo; Riveros Hamel,Patricia
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005

Using systematic screening to increase integration of reproductive health services delivery in Senegal  (PDF
Sanogo,Diouratie; Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.; Seck,Awa; Adoye,Colonel Adama; Ndoye,Laty G.; Diop,Cheikh Bamba; Mboup,Balla Mbacke; Sarr,Omar
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2005

Building the capacity of the Regional Center for Quality of Health Care, Makerere University, to train consumers of operations research 
Okullo,Joel; Foreit,James R.; Birungi,Harriet; Askew,Ian; Homan,Rick
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2004

Encuestas de voluntad de pago para fijar precios de productos y servicios de salud reproductiva: Manual de usuarios  (PDF
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTERAS Reporte
Publication date: 2004

Willingness to pay surveys for setting prices for reproductive health products and services: A user's manual  (PDF
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2004

The reliability and validity of willingness to pay surveys for reproductive health pricing decisions in developing countries  (abstract
Foreit,James R.; Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman
Health Policy 63(1): 37-47
Publication date: 2003

Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies: An Operations Research Handbook  (PDF
Fisher,Andrew A.; Foreit,James R.; Laing,John E.; Stoeckel,John E.; Townsend,John W.
Publication date: 2002

FRONTIERS capacity building: An overview  (PDF
Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Report
Publication date: 2002

The impact of price changes on demand for family planning and reproductive health services in Ecuador  (abstract
Bratt,John H.; Weaver,Mark A.; Foreit,James R.; de Vargas,Teresa; Janowitz,Barbara
Health Policy and Planning 17(3): 281-287
Publication date: 2002

Using men as community-based distributors of condoms  (PDF
Green,Cynthia P.; Joyce,Stephanie; Foreit,James R.
FRONTIERS Program Brief (no. 2)
Publication date: 2002

Workshop on utilization of research results 
Martin,Antonieta; Foreit,James R.; Ezcurra,Enrique; Vernon,Ricardo
Publication date: 2002

La recherche opérationnelle en planification familiale: Un recueil d'articles 
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Publication date: 2001

Operations research in reproductive health and family planning at the Cairo Demographic Center  (PDF
Ibrahim,Magdi A.; Foreit,James R.; Khan,M.E.
FRONTIERS Final Report
Publication date: 2001

Using simple survey techniques to set prices for social products and services  (PDF
Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman; Foreit,James R.
Social Marketing Quarterly 7(3): 14-27
Publication date: 2001

A comparison of four approaches for measuring clinician time use  (abstract
Bratt,John H.; Foreit,James R.; Chen,Pai-lien; West,Caroline; Janowitz,Barbara; de Vargas,Teresa
Health Policy and Planning 14(4): 374-381
Publication date: 1999

How to help clients obtain more preventive reproductive health care  (PDF
Vernon,Ricardo; Foreit,James R.
International Family Planning Perspectives 25(4): 200-202
Publication date: 1999

Investigación operativa en planificación familiar: Lecturas selectas  (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Publication date: 1999

Operations research: What is it, what has it done for family planning, what can it do for reproductive health? 
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Social Sciences Translation Series 12
Publication date: 1999

Family Planning Operations Research: A Book of Readings  (PDF
Foreit,James R.; Frejka,Tomas
Publication date: 1998

Peru logistics chain analysis  (PDF
Noble,Jeanne; Foreit,James R.
INOPAL Final Report
Publication date: 1998

Three strategies to promote sustainability of CEMOPLAF clinics in Ecuador  (abstract) (PDF
Bratt,John H.; Foreit,James R.; de Vargas,Teresa
Studies in Family Planning 29(1): 58-68
Publication date: 1998

A comparison of the performance of male and female CBD distributors in Peru  (abstract
Foreit,James R.; Garate,Maria Rosa; Brazzoduro,Alfredo; Guillen,Felix; Herrera,Maria del Carmen; Suarez,Flor Cardoso
Studies in Family Planning 23(1): 58-62
Publication date: 1992

James R. Foreit, Dr.P.H.

Senior Associate

Towards a conceptualization for the study of the utilization of operations research findings  
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, Philadelphia, 1 April
Foreit,James R.; Marin,M.Celeste; Foreit,Karen G.Fleischman
Publication date: 2005