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In March 2014, Liberia confirmed its first two cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and in just seventeen months, the EVD had taken over 4,800 lives according to the WHO Ebola Situation Report (September 2015). During the height of the outbreak, John Snow, Inc. (JSI) and ACDI VOCA (AV) were partnering on the existing…
Through the new Creating Healthy Schools and Communities Initiative, school and community-based organizations work together to increase demand for and access to healthy, affordable foods and opportunities for daily physical activity in New York communities. In 2015, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) selected JSI to provide technical assistance, training, resources, and a platform for…
In Massachusetts (MA), older adults have the highest mortality rate and the second-highest hospitalization rate for asthma in the state. Black and Hispanic older adults have 3 times higher hospitalization rates for asthma than their White counterparts. In addition, Hispanic older adults have significantly higher asthma prevalence than Whites. JSI is providing research services to…
We worked with the Central New York Care Collaborative (CNYCC) and its major hospital partners for more than a year to assist them in planning for, implementing, and managing all aspects of their DSRIP initiative. The CNYCC is a new 501 (c) 3 corporation created to engage all necessary partners and develop the critical infrastructure…
Despite laudable efforts and success in reducing tobacco use and its associated burden in Vermont over the past several decades, tobacco use remains considerable. Currently, an estimated 81,000 Vermont adults smoke cigarettes and significant disparities in tobacco use and burden exist among Vermonters (e.g., individuals with lower education and income levels, mental health and substance…
JSI is working closely with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and selected hospitals to implement a Quality Improvement Network for Contraceptive Access (QINCA) using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Breakthrough Series Learning Collaborative Model – a proven model for closing the gap between evidence and practice that consists of a…
New Hampshire had a lower prevalence rate of diabetes than many states, but the demographics of the state were changing. As the NH population aged, the number of people expected to develop diabetes was expected to increase significantly. According to data from a forecasting model by the Institute for Alternative Futures Diabetes, approximately 93,400 NH…
Team-based care is important to the future of health care. It has shown to improve clinical outcomes, provide better access to care, improve support for complex patients, and reduce provider and staff burnout. In a team-based care approach the care of the patient is coordinated and managed by a team of staff and providers, that…
JSI provided consultation services to the MA Health Policy Commission (HPC), an independent state agency that develops policy to reduce health care cost and improve the quality of patient care. JSI gathered and reviewed data and prepared a summary of recommendations to support the HPC’s development of policy recommendations related to long-term reduction of incidence…
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) chose JSI to develop and provide educational materials, targeted media promotions, trainings, and technical assistance to increase awareness and promote utilization of the Colorado Medicaid tobacco cessation counseling benefit and pharmacotherapy benefit available to Medicaid clients. Over the course of the three-year project, JSI developed an…
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