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In recognition of the enormous unmet need for MAT with buprenorphine and naltrexone, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital (BH) and Signature Medical Group (SMG) launched one of the few MAT Programs providing these medications in the geographic catchment area *GCA). This three-year office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) project is a Medication Assisted Treatment Prescription Drug and Opioid…
John Snow, Inc. (JSI) will work collaboratively with Georgia State University (GSU) in conducting a five-phase, three-year study to gain understanding on how electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are modified and why, the extent that modification of ENDS occurs in the U.S., who is modifying ENDS and how, and the role of ENDS product characteristics…
In order to meet existing Commonwealth of Massachusetts and new federal regulation, Lahey Health must complete a comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years. Lahey Health includes Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Beverly Hospital, Addison Gilbert Hospital, and Winchester Hospital, each of which will develop a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) that outlines…
Through funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, JSI provides technical assistance to the Government of Niger's Immunization Department (DI in French) to support and strengthen immunization program activities and supply chain management. JSI has been supporting the Republic of Niger's priority activities since 2013, in response to technical assistance needs identified by the MOH and…
Through funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, JSI is supporting the preparations and/or national introduction of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Malawi. HPV is linked to cervical cancer and vaccination efforts focus on reaching pre-adolescent/adolescent girls (i.e. between 9-14 years old). JSI, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health,…
Since 2009, New Hampshire Center for Excellence Addressing Alcohol and other Drugs (Center) provides alcohol and other drug continuum of care system supports to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services. While originally founded as a specifically youth alcohol and other drug misuse prevention technical assistance and…
Since 2013, JSI has leveraged its over 30 years of leadership in health supply chain management to monitor various family planning (FP) pharmaceutical agreements negotiated by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (the Foundation) with manufacturers. These agreements were enacted under the Family Planning 2020 initiative (FP2020) to reduce the public sector purchase price of…
The Spirit Within Program is a partnership with Denver Indian Health and Family Services (DIHFS), an Urban Indian Health Clinic, and JSI. This project creates a Native Wellness Coordinator to connect Natives in the Denver area with traditional, cultural, and spiritual resources available in the community to help address health disparities. JSI's role is to…
The adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” has proven difficult to demonstrate for many public health efforts as traditional valuation methods are not well suited to cross-sector community health initiatives. With support from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. and Minga Analytics will partner…
In Mozambique, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is funding JSI to build the capacity of the country’s National HIV and AIDS Council (CNCS) in social and behavior change communication (SBCC). Specifically, JSI will support the CNCS to strengthen the national HIV and AIDS communication strategy, develop a monitoring and evaluation tool…