We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
Globally, cervical cancer kills more than 250,000 women every year and 85 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle income countries. Two types of HPV cause 70 percent of cervical cancers and precancerous cervical lesions. When provided to young girls between 9 and 14 years old, the HPV vaccine is the most cost-effective…
Drowning is the most common cause of death in recreational boating. Life jackets prevent drowning, yet adult wear rates remain relatively low on most types of boats. Canoes and kayaks are among the least used boat types, yet maintain the third and first highest annual boating-related drowning rates in 2012, respectively. This 1999-2017 study collected…
Since 2016 the Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) project has been helping the Benin Ministry of Health (MOH) provide subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC; brand name Sayana Press) through facility-based health care providers and community health workers known as relais communautaires (RCs). DMPA-SC is an easy-to-administer, discreet injectable contraceptive that provides 3 months of protection from…
Recent years have seen increasing momentum toward task shifting of basic health services, including using community health workers (CHW) to diagnose and treat common childhood illnesses. Yet few studies have examined the role of traditional healers in meeting families’ and communities’ health needs and liaising with the formal health system. The authors examine these issues…
In Uganda, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., has worked since 2012 to both improve the quality of immunization data, starting at the health facility level where it is generated, and to increase health workers’ ability to use that data for making practical, actionable decisions. JSI provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health/Uganda National…
An individual’s health is greatly influenced by the social and economic conditions in which they live, work, and play. Safety-net populations often experience a multitude of physical and behavioral health issues stemming from or amplified by psychosocial challenges such as housing instability, unemployment, and food insecurity, which influence access to care and health outcomes. There…
To provide the best possible care to patients and thrive in new payment environments, community health centers (CHCs) and community behavioral health organizations (CBHOs)— two pillars of the safety net—are redesigning their workflows, infrastructure, and partnerships. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net developed a Model for…
In 2011, JSI was engaged by the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) to investigate alternative payment models for health centers within the prospective payment system (PPS) framework or as a viable alternative to PPS. The purpose of this report is to provide California health center leaders with a conceptual framework and vocabulary for payment reform…
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) contracted with JSI to develop a follow up workbook to a well received toolkit introducing social media concepts and use. Working in close collaboration with NMAC, JSI produced a 50-page workbook, published in September 2012, focused on three main areas: strategy, policy, and monitoring. Major platforms and tools (social…
The Regional Associations of California (RAC), in collaboration with the California Primary Care Association (CPCA), recognize that payment reform is a critical ingredient for catalyzing and sustaining a transformed delivery system—a system that can realize the IHI’s Triple Aim goals of better health, better care, and reduced per capita costs. They also recognize that payment…
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