We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
The landscape of health care delivery and housing supports for Medicaid members with complex needs is transforming dramatically in California as the result of two statewide efforts: the Health Homes Program (HHP) and Whole Person Care (WPC) demonstration under California’s Medi-Cal 2020 1115 Waiver. To examine the challenges, synergies, and lessons learned in the implementation…
California's Health Homes Program (HHP), based on Section 2703 of the Affordable Care Act, is geared toward high-risk Medi-Cal enrollees whose care could be improved by additional coordination services. To understand the staffing needs required to implement HHP services in California, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. conducted interviews from November 2018 to February 2019 with…
JSI conducted a needs assessment on the impact of substance use within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) student community (ages 12-17) in five Rhode Island (RI) cities and towns that make up the catchment area for the Region 1 Southern Providence County Youth Substance Use Prevention Coalition. JSI conducted the study and developed…
Health interventions, including immunization, depend on good planning, implementation, and monitoring. Microplanning is a powerful tool to help managers and health workers to accomplish all these activities. Once created, microplans should be regularly reviewed and updated. By maintaining these plans, managers and health workers can correct problems and adjust strategies and frequency of immunization sessions…
The Community-Based Newborn Care program design was based on global evidence of effective newborn care interventions, effectiveness trials of service packages, large scale experience in other countries, and the combined experience of projects in Ethiopia. Studies in India and Bangladesh had demonstrated that community health workers could diagnose and treat neonatal infections when a referral…
The epidemic of opioid misuse and drug overdose in New Hampshire is a public health crisis devastating families and touching every community across the state. Since 2012, the number of drug overdose deaths has increased by 200%, claiming the lives of over 1,900 NH residents. The use of illicit opioids, fentanyl, in particular, accounts for…
Early postpartum facility discharge negatively impacts mothers’ proper and effective use postnatal care. Cognizant of these facts, home-based postnatal care practices have been promoted to complement facility-based care to reduce neonatal mortality. This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home-based postnatal care on exclusive breastfeeding practice and neonatal mortality in low-and-middle-income countries. Authors:…
The India National Health Mission works toward reduction of under-five mortality and has been developing and implementing unique strategies to achieve that goal. The majority of deaths under five occur during infancy and particularly newborns so effective newborn care is a crucial challenge faced by every health care setting dealing in maternal and child health. Training of ANMs…
SPRING is collecting data prospectively in two countries—Uganda and Nepal—to document the decision making process for prioritizing and funding nutrition relevant activities within the context of their national nutrition action plans (NNAP). We began work in Uganda in November 2013. The overall goal of these “Pathways to Better Nutrition” case studies is to provide insight…
Stories pass on information and evoke an emotional and physical response that make them catalytic tools for changing behavior. SPRING has introduced an innovative storytelling approach using community-developed participatory videos to promote high-impact nutrition and hygiene behaviors in India, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Senegal. This poster highlights the SPRING community video for nutrition approach,…
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