Developing a Healthcare-Associated Infections Data Validation Plan in NH

JSI is developing a healthcare-associated infections (HAI) data validation plan for New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health Services to validate HAI data received from New Hampshire hospitals through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network.
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Improving Supply Chains for Community Case Management

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Improving Supply Chains for Community Case Management of Pneumonia and Other Common Diseases of Childhood (SC4CCM) will identify, demonstrate, and institutionalize supply chain management practices that improve the availability and use of essential health products for treating children under five in community-based programs.
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Supporting the Lab Interface for the Title X Family Planning Data System

JSI is supporting a lab interface that automates collection of lab test transactions for the Title X Family Planning Data System. The lab interface automates the reporting of the lab tests and eliminates the need for the lab technician to log into the data system and manually update the client visit record.
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Surveying NH Dentists and Dental Hygienists

JSI is conducting surveys of the dentists and dental hygienists licensed in New Hampshire in order to describe the current provider pool in the state, and examine factors that influence current capacity and the future supply of dental providers.
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Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health in Ethiopia

The Maternal and Neonatal Health in Ethiopia Partnership is a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded initiative designed to demonstrate a community-oriented model to improve maternal and newborn health care in rural Ethiopia.
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Emergency Preparedness for H1N1

JSI is assisting the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Bureau address outbreaks of the novel H1N1 influenza virus. JSI will develop documented guidance/protocols for the state Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) as well as health care facility SNS shortages for the H1N1 vaccine. JSI is also helping put in place systems for tracking scheduled flu vaccination clinics and distribution of assets from the state SNS for H1N1.
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Analyzing the Business Case for Telemedicine Programs

Three community health centers were awarded telemedicine grants by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF) in 2007 to utilize telemedicine as a mechanism to increase access to specialty care. JSI has been engaged by the CHCF to analyze the business case of the telemedicine programs at each organization.
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Increasing Contraceptive Prevalence in Urban Nigeria

JSI is working with Johns Hopkins University on a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded initiative to develop cost-effective integrated interventions to increase contraceptive prevalence among the urban poor in Nigeria. JSI will provide strategic and technical support for the supply systems strengthening activities and will lead a performance-based grants process.
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Guiding HIV Prevention Services for Urban Hispanic/Latino MSM

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has contracted with JSI to conduct a formative evaluation to guide HIV prevention services for urban Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men (MSM).
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Analyzing Epidemiologic Public Health Data in RI

JSI has been selected by the Rhode Island Department of Health to provide analytical and program support to the Department as it assesses disease and disability in the population, assures a safe and healthy environment, increases access to quality health services for all, and promotes healthy behaviors.
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Developing a Strategic Model for Suffolk County NY Health Center Network

The County of Suffolk Department of Health Services engaged JSI to develop a cost-effective model to provide primary care services to the medically indigent and medically underserved residents of Suffolk County, NY. The primary goal of the project is to determine the best strategic option for the ongoing operation of the Division's ten health centers.
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Evaluating Services for the Rochester Bridging the Gaps Community Coalition

JSI will provide evaluation services to the Rochester Bridging the Gaps Community Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Prevention, a Drug Free Communities initiative. The evaluations will support the coalition's efforts to reduce alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse among youth in the Rochester, NH region.
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Sustaining Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Services in Georgia

The Sustain project aims to advance Georgia toward a countrywide access to and utilization of modern, family-friendly maternity care and family planning by expanding private sector partnerships; encouraging sustainable, affordable financing mechanisms; reforming pre-service training; and creating educated reproductive health consumers.
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Assisting with the H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Deployment Process

JSI has been engaged by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to hire, train, and deploy a field staff to assist in the roll-out of novel human influenza virus H1N1 vaccine within the Commonwealth, as it becomes available. The Research Associates, under the guidance of JSI consultants, will assist health providers and the DPH to resolve any difficulties arising in the process.
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Strengthening Healthcare Delivery in Targeted States of Nigeria

JSI has been awarded the Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), a five-year, USAID-supported project which aims to strengthen healthcare delivery in two northern states of Nigeria: Bauchi and Sokoto. TSHIP will work to establish strong and durable bonds between community institutions and the healthcare delivery system to improve household health practices and increase people's use of health services.
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Assisting CDC HIV Capacity Building to Community-Based Organizations

JSI has been contracted by the CDC to provide capacity building assistance to community-based organizations to help improve the delivery and effectiveness of HIV prevention services for high-risk and/or racial/ethnic minority populations.
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Disseminating the NCI Health Disparities Calculator

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) hired JSI to complete the Health Disparities Calculator (HD*Calc) Dissemination Project. HD*Calc is a software application, that can be used as an extension of SEER*Stat, to calculate multiple measures of cancer related health disparities from Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data. The application can also be applied to other population-based public health data sources.
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Monitoring and Reporting AHRQ Health IT Project

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Resource Center for Health IT tasked JSI with the reporting and monitoring of the AHRQ Health IT grantees. The project aims to promote and enable information sharing and synergy across projects; disseminate information about the projects themselves, findings, tools and other 'outputs' with the health IT community at large; and enable the annual evaluation of the effectiveness of the AHRQ Health IT portfolio's activities.
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Improving the Health Status of Communities in Ghana Focus Regions

The USAID-funded Ghana Focus Region Health Project (FRHP) is a four-year integrated maternal, newborn, and child health, and family planning (MNCH/FP) project that aims to improve the health status of communities in three focus regions of Ghana. FRHP will increase access to and use of high-quality MNCH/FP services, as well as improve the management and health systems performance in these regions.
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Strategizing Alignment Process of HRSA Core Measures and Quality Improvement Initiatives

The HRSA Center for Quality has identified a set of 12 core clinical measures that span the life cycle for alignment across all HRSA direct service programs. JSI worked with the Center for Quality in 2007 to implement a feasibility study of diverse HRSA grantees' ability to collect these 12 measures. HRSA has now contracted with JSI to assist in developing a broad strategy to address agency- wide implementation of measures alignment.
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Data Academy Goes Live!

Data Academy, a new web-based training resource for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantees, program staff, and service providers, was developed by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. through a grant with the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. Data Academy modules are designed to help grantees and HIV service providers collect, report, use and share data more efficiently and effectively.
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Improving Reproductive Health Supplies Management for Greater Contraceptive Security

The RHInterchange (RHI) is a community for reproductive health supplies management that is evidence-based and that uses best practices in RH commodity security. The RHI is a web-based tool that collects order and shipment information from UNFPA, USAID, and IPPF. Funded by the Gates Foundation, RHI is now focused on engaging country-based managers to see how this tool might better help in-country supply management.
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Developing a Center for Excellence around Best Practices in Substance Abuse Prevention

The NH Center for Excellence is a statewide technical assistance resource center for evidence-based practices in substance abuse services. The Center will develop a learning collaborative of networks and practitioners to engage in systems change to support evidence-based practices.
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Providing Technical Assistance to Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grantees

JSI has been awarded a two-year task order to provide technical assistance to HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems grantees. These grantees are funded to establish or bolster early childhood systems, including child care, health care, education, and after-school programs, in their states.
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Building Capacity to Evaluate RI HIV Prevention Services

In an effort to document the activities and outcomes of HIV prevention services in Rhode Island, the RI Department of Health requires all funded vendors to collect process and outcomes monitoring data. JSI works closely with the Department of Health and vendors to build their capacity to collect and report on required data, and to use their data for program improvement.
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Supporting Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy Incentive Program

The Vermont Department of Health Tobacco Control Program has contracted with JSI to conduct quality assurance monitoring and evaluation of its pilot Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy Incentive Program currently operating in two of the state's district offices.
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Assessing Essential Commodities in African Nations

Under long-term contract to UNICEF, JSI is conducting assessments of essential commodities (CAEC) for children in a number of countries in the Western, Eastern, Central, and Southern regions of Africa. The CAEC will provide information on product availability and the functioning of the supply chain(s) for products associated with the survival, development, and protection of children.
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Developing an HIV Medication Pipeline

A public/private partnership between the Washington, DC Department of Health and the Washington AIDS Partnership has been established to develop an HIV Medication Pipeline for ARVs and other HIV medications. JSI is providing technical assistance to support the design and implementation of the pipeline.
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Assessing the Montgomery Cares Program

JSI was hired by the Montgomery (Maryland) County Department of Health and Human Services and the Montgomery Cares Program to assess the management and governance structures of the Montgomery Cares Program.
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Enhancing Health Care Delivery to the Medically Underserved and Indigent in Nashville and Davidson County

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro) has contracted with JSI to assess the current delivery of health care to the medically underserved and indigent populations in Nashville and Davidson County and identify opportunities to enhance current services while reducing the total annual cost to Metro.
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Assessing Delaware's Oral Health Strategic Plan

JSI was hired by Delaware Health Care Commission to assist the State to assess the feasibility of its Oral Health Strategic Plan. JSI will conduct a series of interviews and a review of best practices nationally as well as conduct an operational and financial analysis to determine the financial sustainability and estimate the impact of the models identified.
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Evaluating Entre Nosotras Program

JSI is currently working with Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) as the evaluator for three of their community programs. As the evaluator, JSI assists ABCD with the development and implementation of the evaluation plans for their programs.
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Assessing Health Needs in Amsterdam, New York

JSI was contracted to work with a health care provider in the city of Amsterdam, located in rural Montgomery County, New York, to provide a health needs assessment of the area and assist in Federally Qualified Health Center development.
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Increasing HIV/TB services in Uganda

Through the Strengthening TB and HIV & AIDS Responses in East-Central Uganda (STAR-EC) project, JSI will work to increase access to, coverage of and utilization of quality comprehensive HIV/TB prevention, care and treatment services within district health facilities and their respective communities.
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Researching Unintended Pregnancy in Boulder County

JSI has been awarded a contract from Boulder County Public Health to research the local issues and factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Boulder County. The research activities will include data collection among a diverse group of young men and women, as well as their immediate social network, health care and social service providers, and key stakeholders.
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Assisting Lahey Clinic Medical Center

The Lahey Clinic Medical Center (LCMC) has hired JSI to conduct a community health needs assessment and community engagement project that will assess the health and social service needs in LCMC's service area, review current community health programs, and assist LCMC to develop a community health strategy.
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Building Wellness Capacity in Massachusetts

JSI will help the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and its partners develop a Community Wellness Planning and Implementation Program to combat overweight and obesity. JSI will work with MDPH and its community partners to develop a process to award grants in approximately ten cities or towns across the state to support policy and environmental change.
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Evaluating Maine Health Access Foundation Integration Initiative

JSI will evaluate The Maine Health Access Foundation multi-year integration initiative aimed to increase the integration of primary medical and behavioral health care throughout the state of Maine.
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Improving Children's Mental Health Services

As part of the ASO-Children's Mental Health project, JSI will help the NH Department of Health and Human Services to create an integrated care and service delivery system for children with mental health needs who receive care from one or more governmental agencies.
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Assessing School HIV Prevention Education in Rural Colorado

JSI will help the Colorado Organization of Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting and Prevention (COAPPP) to complete a rural assessment of Colorado schools and school districts to discern if they have provide HIV prevention education and if the HIV education and policies are science-based and medically accurate. The information gathered will help COAPPP and state and local partner organizations identify gaps in HIV-prevention education delivered throughout Colorado, and resources to fill these gaps.
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Revising the Federal Provider Shortage Designation Methodology for HRSA

JSI is working with HRSA's Bureau of Health Professions to revise and consolidate the rules by which federal shortage area designations are evaluated (including HPSAs, MUAs & MUPs). JSI will conduct extensive analysis in support of the factors being considered for inclusion, and ultimately will evaluate the impact of the changes adopted on the existing safety net infrastructure nationwide.
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Helping the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Identify the Next Generation of Health Reform

Through the "Care Beyond Coverage: The Next Generation of Health Reform" initiative, JSI is helping the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation to investigate non-insurance related access barriers to care and to identify solutions that would comprise further health care reform in Massachusetts. Ultimately, JSI's work will provide the Foundation with tools to measure the state's progress in expanding access and help the Foundation and other stakeholder groups set the agenda for the second wave of health care reforms.
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Improving Health Services in Liberia

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., is working to improve health services in Liberia. Over the next five years, the USAID-funded Rebuilding Basic Health Services program will support the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to implement its National Health Policy and Plan.
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Improving Emergency Preparedness Monitoring

JSI has been contracted by the CDC Coordination Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response/Division of State and Local Readiness to provide training and technical assistance on the collection and application of public health emergency preparedness data for program evaluation and monitoring activities aimed at program planning, management, and improvement.
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MEASURE Phase III Monitoring and Assessment for Results

The USAID Office of HIV/AIDS has awarded a five-year, $181 million Global Health Bureau-wide MEASURE Phase III Monitoring and Assessment for Results Leader with Associates cooperative agreement. MEASURE Phase III will provide technical assistance to USAID and its partners in monitoring and evaluation as well as health information system building and strengthening.
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Assessing the Needs of People Living with HIV in Massachusetts and the Boston EMA

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., is conducting a coordinated assessment of the needs of people living with HIV in Massachusetts and the Boston Ryan White Part A Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) for the Boston Public Health Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. JSI will assess the need for HIV care and support services, barriers to accessing services, and experiences living with HIV, including quality of life, stigma, self-sufficiency, and other challenges.
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Uniform Data System for Urban Indian Health Program

The Indian Health Services' Urban Indian Health Program contracted with JSI to manage the data collection, validation, and dissemination of the Uniform Data System (UDS) data and to assure timely and accurate data is available to users of the information. The activities performed under this contract will assure that the UDS data is accurate and accessible in formats that are useful.
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Assessing the Impact of Changes to Ryan White Program Legislation

In 2007, JSI worked with HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) Division of Science and Policy to assess the implementation of the core medical services provision among nine Part A, B, and C grantees. In fall 2008, HAB contracted again with JSI to assess of the impact of a number of additional changes in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program legislation on care and treatment services.
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Building Capacity for Smoking Cessation

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., has been hired by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to work with community-level tobacco control programs across the state to build their capacity to manage and implement free nicotine replacement therapy patch giveaway programs.
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Strengthening Health Information Systems in Developing Countries

Health Metrics Network has selected JSI to provide technical services to accelerate the implementation of health information systems strengthening in beneficiary countries. The Health Metrics Network is funded primarily by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase access to and improve use of health information.
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Institutionalizing Best Practices in Maternal and Child Health in Russia

JSI has been awarded a three-year task order to help institutionalize best practices in maternal and child health in Russia. The goal of the project is to decrease maternal and infant mortality in Russia by improving access to and use of high quality reproductive health and maternal and child health services.
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Evaluating Telemedicine to Improve Access and Efficiency at California CHCs

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.,is evaluating three telemedicine demonstration projects being implemented at community health centers in California for the California HealthCare Foundation. JSI will evaluate perceptions of improvements from the patient, provider, and staff perspectives, as well as the impact of telemedicine on access to specialty services by low-income and uninsured patients.
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Assessing Lyme Disease in Massachusetts

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., is conducting a statewide needs assessment to explore the public's perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors with respect to Lyme disease for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control. The initiative will help the DPH gain a better understanding of primary care providers' experiences, practice patterns, and knowledge of Lyme disease.
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Developing Priorities for The Rhode Island Foundation Fund for a Healthy RI

JSI is working with The Rhode Island Foundation to help develop the focus and priorities for the Foundation's new Fund for a Healthy Rhode Island. JSI will conduct a community assessment and compile a report and recommendations to the Foundation to help guide its decision-making concerning the focus and structure of the Fund.
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Enhancing Strategic Information Capacity for Southern Africa

JSI has been awarded a five-year task order to strengthen the capacity of individuals and institutions in South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho to collect, analyze, and use information to inform the rapid PEPFAR scale-up of sustainable and quality HIV and AIDS programs.
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Assessing Wyoming HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention Needs

JSI has been contracted by the Wyoming Department of Health Prevention Health and Safety Division's Communicable Disease Section to conduct a comprehensive statewide HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention needs assessment for the state.
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Developing Youth Leadership in Lawrence

Through the Youth Lead Lawrence (YLL) project, JSI is developing youth leadership in Lawrence, MA, to advance breast cancer awareness, prevention, and access to care. JSI is designing and conducting an intensive after-school training program that engages youth in becoming knowledgeable about risk factors for breast cancer including environmental connections, dietary factors, physical activity, and the role of genetics.
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Supporting the Multi-State Learning Collaborative

JSI and the New Hampshire DPHS have been awarded a three-year grant to implement projects that will help address specific public health capacity and outcome targets through the third phase of the multi-state learning collaborative (MLC-3). The initiative brings state and local public health networks together with other stakeholders to improve public health services and the health of their community by implementing quality improvement practices.
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Evaluating the Impact of FQHC Expansion in Maine

The state of Maine has seen the expansion of services through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in recent years with the goal of increasing access to services for the low income and uninsured families of Maine. JSI has been contracted by the Maine Health Access Foundation to evaluate the impact of FQHC expansion grants on the communities they serve.
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Breaking Health Barriers for Latina Women

Latina Breaking Health Barriers project is engaging Latina in identifying barriers, challenges, and gaps in their reproductive and family planning knowledge and use of services. Through this project, JSI will study the use of medications and treatments such as potions, teas, suppositories, and creams that are available in bodegas and botanicas, made in people's homes, or brought from their countries of origin.
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Developing a PSHC Medical Home Model

JSI will assist the Denver Metro Community Provider Network in the development of a Medical Home Model and a Chronic Care Model for its Potomac Street Health Center (PSHC).
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Strengthening PEPFAR New Partners

The New Partners Initiative Technical Assistance (NuPITA) Project will strengthen the institutional capacity and increase the quality of program implementation of non-governmental organizations that provide HIV prevention and care programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Under NuPITA, JSI will provide technical assistance to the NPI grantees both in HIV prevention and care services and organizational development.
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Combating Childhood Obesity in New England

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., has received a grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation to support a task force on obesity prevention. The task force brings a range of stakeholders to the table including funders, community-based organizations, researchers, and policymakers.
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Evaluating GAVI Support

JSI has been awarded two evaluation contracts by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). Under the Civil Society Organization Evaluability Study, JSI will design a monitoring and evaluation system to measure the progress and effectiveness of GAVI's support to 10 pilot countries. In the second GAVI contract, JSI will evaluate the sustainability of its injection safety support.
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Improving Value in Health Care for Colorado

JSI will assist in the design of a Center for Improving Value in Health Care for Colorado. JSI, under contract with the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing will assist a Steering Committee of stakeholders in forming recommendations for the structure and scope of the Center.
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Assessing Underserved Audience for Waquoit Bay Reserve

JSI is working with the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve on Cape Cod to conduct a community cultural assessment that will obtain information about the demographics, beliefs, and interests of populations which don't speak English as a primary language living in the Reserve watershed area.
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Supporting Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Zimbabwe

Children First is a five-year program funded by USAID that will strengthen proven programs and develop new models for care and support of orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe. Through this project, managed through the World Education/John Snow, Inc. Bantwana Initiative, JSI will work directly with local health organizations to access, expand, and integrate care and support to children and families living with HIV.
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JSI Awarded AIDSTAR Task Order 1 Program

JSI has been awarded a significant contract from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under the AIDS Support and Technical Resources Program Initiative. Named the PROGRESS-HIV Program, the new initiative will support USAID's efforts to expand access to and utilization of good and promising HIV program practices, strengthen technical leadership, and scale-up program implementation and sustainability.
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HRSA Enhancing Access to Quality HIV Care for Women of Color

JSI is conducting an evaluation for HRSA to identify best practices for enhancing access to quality AIDS care for women of color. Through this project, JSI seeks to better understand the context and causes of why women may not successfully access, engage, or remain in effective clinical care.
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Western New York Safety Net Needs Assessment

JSI is conducting a community health needs assessment of safety-net services for low-income children and their families in eight counties for the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York (CHFWCNY). This assessment will inform and guide future initiatives that will enhance and strengthen the safety net, leading to improved services for vulnerable children and their families.
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Developing HIV Prevention Models in 4 Central Asia Countries

JSI has been contracted by the Central Asian AIDS Control Project to develop an essential package of HIV/STI preventive services at seven model sites. JSI will develop effective mechanisms to ensure high coverage of populations vulnerable to HIV with the essential preventive package and work to change behavior and reduce HIV and STI transmission.
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Helping Vermont Health Care Providers' Help their Clients to Quit

Healthcare providers have been shown to be one of the most influential forces in a smoker's life in moving clients' toward the decision to quit. JSI is providing training and technical assistance across Vermont to help medical practices develop standard of care systems that determine the smoking status of every patient at every visit for the Vermont Department of Health Tobacco Control Program.
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Improving the Information Technology Capabilities of Colorado Providers

In an effort to improve efficiencies in and the services of the state health care system, the Colorado Health Foundation has undertaken a multi-year initiative to improve the health information technology (HIT) capacity of 21 grantees serving low-income, uninsured Coloradans. JSI is conducting detailed capacity building assessments of each grantee and developing a Technology Roadmap to guide them going forward.
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Community Health Needs Assessment and Engagement Project

JSI is conducting a needs assessment and community engagement initiative to guide the Massachusetts Northeast Health System's efforts to improve the area's health status, ensure that its services and community health programs are responsive to the communities they serve, and build working partnerships with the communities and other stakeholders in the area.
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Improving the Operations of the District Health Centers, City of Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is working with JSI to improve the Philadelphia Health Care Centers current operations and to develop a strategic plan. Toward that end, JSI recently completed an assessment of the Philadelphia Health Care Centers and provided a report with recommendations.
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Adolescent Family Life

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has contracted with JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., to provide technical assistance and training to Adolescent Family Life grantees under the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (OAPP/AFL). JSI responsibilities include the identification of relevant training needs for AFL project providers and staff, and logistical support for on-site workshops as well as net conferences.
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Improving Health in Ethiopia

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve health in Ethiopia. JSI will help the Government of Ethiopia to achieve sustainable improvements in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in Ethiopia.
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Ryan White Core Medical Service Provision: Examining the Challenges and Processes of Implementation

JSI is conducting a one-year examination of the challenges and processes for implementing the core medical service provision among Ryan White Program grantees for the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau. As part of this examination, JSI will conduct six case studies to generate recommended policy and program guidance for implementing the provisions.
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New Hampshire Youth Vision Assessment

JSI was contracted by the Workforce Community Council, Inc. to conduct a needs assessment and gap analysis of youth between the ages of 16 and 25 served by the Manchester district office. Working under the direction of the NH Youth Vision Team, JSI is gathering quantitative and qualitative data from key participants and stakeholders in services for out-of-home care youth.
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Increasing Public Health Preparedness

JSI's New Hampshire Office, the Community Health Institute (CHI) was contracted by the NH Department of Health and Human Services to assist NH DHHS to provide training and technical assistance to NH's 19 public health emergency planning regions to increase public health emergency response capacity.
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Developing an HIV Services Consumer Satisfaction Survey

The Boston Public Health Commission has awarded JSI a contract to develop and administer a "satisfaction survey" of people living with HIV (PLWH) who are consumers of Ryan White Part A-funded services. The survey will assess satisfaction with the quality and accessibility of services, as well as the role of these services in PLWH's health care and quality of life.
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Assessing Primary Care in La Plata, Colorado

JSI has been contracted to compile an overall assessment of La Plata County, Colorado's, primary health care environment and determine appropriate solutions that will result in sustainable primary care services for residents of La Plata, particularly the underserved. Following the assessment, JSI will develop recommendations for the most feasible model to pursue in order to address the primary health care needs of residents.
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Strengthening Malaria Commodities around the World

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded John Snow, Inc., to support the management of malaria commodities. Awarded under the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT as Task Order 3, this activity will provide USAID Missions and Bureaus with a worldwide mechanism to reduce the burden of malaria in Africa, which is the primary goal of the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI).
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Vermont Pandemic Flu Community Mitigation Planning

JSI has been contracted by Vermont Department of Health to develop a planning document for state government and communities to develop local and statewide Pandemic Flu Community Mitigation Plans. The document resulting consists of operational guidelines that targets foundational components for future planning and implementation of pandemic flu readiness activities.
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Promoting Healthy Eating Active Living in New Hampshire

JSI has been contracted to develop a statewide plan for promoting healthy eating and active living in New Hampshire. The ultimate goal of the project is to promote personal wellness through active living and healthy eating. The project includes a statewide conference to present the plan to stakeholders and technical assistance to community-based collaboratives to develop active plans for implementing the statewide plan.
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AIDSTAR

JSI and a consortium of partners has been awarded one of seven prime contractor positions under USAID's AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources Sector I (AIDSTAR) program. The award will enable JSI to continue its extensive work supporting the integration of the full range of HIV prevention, treatment, and care services using a network model of referral linkages within the public and NGO health care system.
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Black Lung Clinic Program Evaluation

JSI has been contracted by HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy to evaluate the Black Lung Clinic Program, a program created to care for current and retired coal miners with respiratory disease. The goals of the project are to determine the number and location of current and retired miners living in the US, and conduct a general program assessment, including an in-depth cost study.
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Reviewing the Needs of Grandparent Caregivers in Dona Ana County, New Mexico

The City of Las Cruces has contracted with JSI to conduct a comprehensive housing and social services needs assessment of grandparent caregivers in Dona Ana County, NM. The project includes a survey of approximately 300 grandparent caregivers, a resource inventory and market analysis of available services, and recommendations for innovative housing models to serve this population's unique needs.
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Implementing The Leadership Campaign on AIDS

JSI is the lead contractor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy's Leadership Campaign on AIDS. The goal of this national campaign is to educate, motivate, and mobilize local and national leaders in the responses to HIV and AIDS.
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Addressing Infection Prevention in Massachusetts Hospitals

JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.,to coordinate a new statewide Infection Prevention and Control Program for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction. Once the advisory and research processes are completed, JSI will produce recommendations for the state that will address prevention best practices and an approach to making selected HAI data publicly available.
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Strengthening Delivery of Avian Influenza Commodities Globally

JSI has been awarded a $19 million project to provide critical commodities to fight avian influenza by the U.S. Agency for International Development. JSI will establish a global distribution mechanism for personal protective equipment, decontamination kits, and laboratory specimen collection kits that USAID supplies to more than 70 countries for disease surveillance and outbreak investigations and response.
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Prioritizing a Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan in Rhode Island

Rhode Island is currently developing a new cancer plan to organize all public health programs working to control cancer in the state. JSI is working with the RI Department of Health and the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island to assist in the production of a plan that will address identified needs and set the priorities for the Rhode Island County Cancer Control Program.
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Profiling the Health of a Community: Westerly, RI Environmental Health Scan

JSI is assisting residents of Westerly, RI to develop an environmental health assessment of mill communities in the vicinity. The environmental health assessment is identifying a broad range of environmental factors that may pose a risk to the health of residents.
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