We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
JSI is partnering with Tri-County Community Action Agency to lead a needs assessment to inform substance use prevention by Rhode Island Regional Prevention Task Forces. The assessment will focus on the use of marijuana, opioids and other prescription drugs, tobacco, and alcohol in seven towns and cities. A regional plan will be developed based on…
JSI is building a comprehensive GIS-linked tool to analyze primary care workforce and access for communities across the state of Maine across the medical, dental, and mental health disciplines. The primary goal is to support the federal Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation process, but the underlying data will also be used to conduct more…
JSI through its inSupply project based in Nairobi, Kenya, has developed social, virtual games that enable and extend the reach of accurate healthy lifestyle information to 5,000 young people and health professionals across Kenya and elsewhere. Gaming is an interactive, fun and habit-forming approach that motivates users to stay engaged and the games are creating awareness on sexual and reproductive…
JSI has been awarded a 1-year project from UNICEF in Mozambique. The overall goal of this project is to ensure sufficient nutrition supplies are available in health facilities in Zambezia Province. The project will work to strengthen the supply chain overall and move from an ad hoc to an organized to a more integrated system…
To accelerate the development of talented primary care staff to positively impact their practice organizations and serve as spokespeople and exemplars for others in similar roles, The Colorado Health Foundation funded JSI to provide leadership development in primary care to 23 patient facing staff and providers at practices implementing team based care. The project consists…
To reduce the number of women who smoke while pregnant, the March of Dimes and the Anthem Foundation has engaged JSI to develop and create a 30-minute training video for healthcare providers serving pregnant women or new parents who use tobacco. JSI will work closely with the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP) and other…
JSI will continue to work with the Blue Shield of California Foundation to expand two critically aligned streams of work: Developing a Business Case for Domestic Violence as a consideration in health care decision making Advancing Whole Person Care in California In this next phase of the work, we will be providing customized and strategic evaluation…
Despite there being a lot of research about the lack of available healthy food options for many Native American populations and the correlation between high rate of diabetes, dental cavities, and various other diseases, none of the studies focused on what influences what Native American children drink. JSI was asked to fill this gap in…
John Snow, Inc. is assessing the National Evaluation Plan (NEP) for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) and helping to develop and implement a strengthened NEP for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB). The new NEP provides standardized and comprehensive methods to evaluate the four AETC…
In recent years many STD clinics have reduced hours and services, or closed due to dwindling resources. A 2014 infrastructure survey found that 33% of responding STD programs indicated at least one negative impact due to recent budget cuts. Among those identifying negative impacts, 43% cited a reduction in clinic hours, 40% cited a reduction…
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