We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
We conducted a multicomponent, low-cost, home intervention for children with uncontrolled asthma, the Reducing Ethnic/Racial Asthma Disparities in Youth (READY) study, to evaluate its effect on health outcomes and its return on investment. From 2009 through 2014 the study enrolled 289 children aged 2 to 13 years with uncontrolled asthma and their adult caregivers in…
We implemented a participatory quality improvement strategy in eight primary health care units of Ethiopia to improve use and quality of maternal and newborn health services. We evaluated the effects of this strategy using mixed-methods research. We used before-and-after (March 2016 and November 2017) cross-sectional surveys of women who had children 0–11 months to compare…
Although large-scale provision of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is gaining momentum, no systematic method to evaluate or compare the effectiveness of different scale-up strategies in real-world settings exists. To date, estimating the effectiveness of PrEP has relied on clinical trials or mathematical models. We propose a novel and pragmatic metric to evaluate and compare programme…
Ten years ago – in the late 2000s – the government of Nepal was confronted with high infection-attributable neonatal mortality. There was new, locally-generated evidence that the use of the antiseptic chlorhexidine for the care of the newborn cord stump could substantially reduce the risk of such deaths but – at the time – no…
In 2019 the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project evaluated the current status of multiple urban primary health centers (UPHCs) in Indore, India in relation to the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS). The main purpose of the study was to identify the status and adequacy of infrastructure, equipment, diagnostics, medicines, and health care service delivery of each…
Human health depends on clean air. When air is polluted with fine particulate matter (PM2.5), black carbon, or other aerosolized pollutants, our health suffers. Air pollution is linked to over 3 million deaths each year, and nearly all inhabitants of the world’s largest cities are exposed to air pollution levels that are above the healthy…
As organizations and projects uncover problems and develop solutions, there is a need to prioritize necessary actions to address the identified problems and solutions. In an ideal situation, all problems could be addressed. However, resources are limited and that is not always possible. Personnel, time, funding, capacity, etc. all play a role in a team’s…
It is not always clear why things are not going as intended. We might assume to know the cause, make a change, and still see not see the desired effect. When faced with this situation, it is important to understand the underlying cause or the source of the problem in order to identify lasting solutions. This…
Throughout the life of any project, it is important to take a step back from the day-to-day tasks (Pause) and think more strategically about where you currently are, where you want to be, and how to get there (Reflect). This document, developed by JSI and PATH, presents the DMPA-SC Access Collaborative's guide to strengths, weaknesses,…
DMPA-SC Access Collaborative's guide to designing and redesigning your program based on key stakeholders.
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