We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
This Project Overview gives short examples of some of the health communication, marketing and media, web and social media activities executed for a private funder who is interested in reducing the prevalence and incidence of Lyme disease in New Hampshire. This project is expanding with partners over the years and includes: social marketing, video production,…
HPV vaccination coverage is suboptimal. Previous research largely focused on vaccinating girls. This study aimed to identify factors associated with HPV vaccination among male and female adolescents. A secondary analyses was conducted using the National Immunization Survey-Teen. Parallel logistic models were specified to examine associations of adolescent, caregiver, and provider characteristics with vaccination status among…
Pumpkins have various nutritional and medicinal properties. This review looks at 39 journal papers about pumpkins in Sierra Leone. Articles were categorized by agriculture and botany, storing, and processing the fruit, nutritional properties of pumpkin (generally and for weaning), medicinal properties of pumpkin (treatment of cancer, diabetes, tapeworm, and depression), anti-medicinal properties of pumpkin (allergies…
The Zambian Ministry of Health and Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child Health, through the National Malaria Control Program, are working to ensure high-quality, safe, and efficacious malaria control prevention and treatment services in Zambia. The malaria disease burden and the resulting mortality can be reduced by ensuring an uninterrupted supply of malaria commodities…
Diarrheal diseases are the third leading cause of death for children under 5 years of age in Madagascar. To address this public health threat, the country applied to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and received approval to introduce rotavirus vaccine, which was launched in May 2014. This vaccine, in addition to the PCV-10 vaccine (introduced in…
In an activity conducted in conjunction with MEASURE Evaluation and the USAID | DELIVER projects, geographic information systems were used to link women’s use of injectable contraceptives and demand for birth spacing with contraceptive logistics data from family planning service delivery points across Malawi. JSI and partners examined the associations between access to injectable services—measured…
JSI’s BRICKS (Building Routine Immunization Capacity, Knowledge and Skills) framework is based on over 25 years of immunization and maternal and child health field experience in more than 50 countries worldwide. Our technical support links with existing in-country capacity building methodologies, programs and institutions, and professional bodies/associations. The focus is on immunization within the context…
The Family Planning National Training Centers created the Title X Value Proposition Template and Instructions to help clinics make their case to health plans on their value as a key network partner to support network inclusion and optimal payment for the high quality services they provide. The template includes general information about Title X and…
This document provides instructions to help clinics customize their Title X Value Proposition for their particular organization. The Title X Value Proposition was created by the Family Planning National Training Centers to help clinics make their case to health plans on their value as a key network partner to support network inclusion and optimal payment…
In December 2014, John Snow, Inc., (JSI) began working with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation to evaluate Phase One of the Fostering Effective Integration (FEI) of Behavioral Health and Primary Care in Massachusetts grant program. The Foundation funded 10 primary care and behavioral health organizations with established integration programs to identify success…
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