We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
JSI facilitates clinical roll-out and user support for the Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS) Program, which is used by health care professionals (including, but not limited to, health care providers, local boards of health, school nurses, and staff at state agencies involved in immunization) to report all administered immunizations. Core functions of JSI's effort include…
Incidents such as the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and the West Africa Ebola outbreak underscore the importance of increasing community preparedness. Effective community preparedness for incidents that significantly impact public health, medical, and/or behavioral health systems and services requires input from a wide variety of community sectors. JSI is working with…
California is home to over 175 community clinics and health centers (CCHCs) with over 1500 sites that vary widely in size. For example, in 2015, California had 51 CCHCs with over 27,000 patients, but nearly 30% of CCHCs served fewer than 5,000 patients, and roughly half had an annual budget under $11 million. California’s CCHCs…
There is growing recognition in the health field that exposure to trauma, especially in childhood, has a wide range of short-and long-term impacts. In 2014, fifteen school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Alameda County received a 3-year grant to expand trauma-informed services for students and the school community. As the grant term ends, JSI is working…
Two out of three adults and one in three children in the United States are overweight or obese, and half of all African American and Latino children will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. The increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) has contributed to the rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other…
JSI is working collaboratively with Georgia State University's (GSU) Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) initiative to develop messages that communicate the continuum of risk associated with combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes. While e-cigarettes are recognized as less harmful than traditional combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes still impose health risks to users. Health agencies are grappling with the…
The unintended pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at a historic low; however, the rate remains high compared to other developed nations with nearly half (45%) of U.S. pregnancies unintended. Federal funding through the Title X program aims to decrease the number of unplanned pregnancies, increase optimal birth spacing, decrease sexually transmitted infections and improve…
Behavioral Health Homes (BHH) are still a relatively new model of coordinated care for persons living with severe mental illness (SMI). The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) has been a leader in developing the model in Maine focused on building the infrastructure for integrating physical and behavioral health. Given the importance of the shift to this model…
The Washington Department of Social and Human Services recently recognized the need to strengthen their capacity and streamline their addiction services program of care through technology. They turned to JSI to upgrade their systems and construct a web-based data system for its substance use disorder prevention program. JSI customized its HealtheLink module-based data system to…
JSI plans to implement a system to measure consumer satisfaction with MA Department of Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) sponsored treatment programs including residential, acute treatment (detox), opioid treatment programs (typically methadone programs), and drivers alcohol education. Results from the satisfaction surveys, both quantitative and qualitative, will be aggregated for each individual program…
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