We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
The purpose of the Telehealth Strategies to Maximize HIV Care initiative is to identify and maximize the use of telehealth strategies that are most effective in improving linkage to care, retention in care, and health outcomes, including viral suppression, for people with HIV who receive services through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP). The initiative…
The Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) has been conducting collaborative statewide needs assessments since 2007. The collaboration consists of a public/private partnership among the four largest health systems in Maine – Central Maine Healthcare (CMHC), MaineGeneral Health (MGH), MaineHealth (MH), Northern Light Health (NLH), and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention…
JSI is assessing the experiences, attitudes and barriers ten priority communities of color face in receiving COVID-19 testing, treatment, vaccination and related services. in the Nassau County, New York. The priority communities for this study are Baldwin, Elmont, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Long Beach, Roosevelt, Uniondale, Valley Stream, and Westbury. Our approach is rooted in community-based participatory research….
We are working with Neighbor to Neighbor, Inc, a community-based organization in Springfield, MA, to provide technical assistance to examine how the presence of the MGM casino impacts the housing sector. Neighbor to Neighbor serves one of the poorest groups in the state of Massachusetts: Hispanics, mainly Puerto Ricans, living in downtown Springfield in the neighborhood…
Along with our partners the Washington State Department of Health, the Common Indicators Project, and Pillar Consulting, JSI leads one of two evaluation centers for the national Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) Initiative. JSI co-leads strategic planning for and implementation of an equity-driven, multi-site (68 grantees) community-based participatory evaluation framework that explores the…
REACH LoWELL is an initiative funded by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which focuses on effective racial and ethnic approaches to community health. REACH LoWELL seeks to eliminate disparities among the Southeast Asian and Hispanic/LatinX residents of Lowell, MA, with an emphasis on those who are at high risk of uncontrolled or poorly controlled…
JSI researchers conducted a qualitative inquiry into strategies to support the financial sustainability of the Episcopal Health Foundation's Texas Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (TACHI). Researchers spoke with key informants—both nationally and within Texas—to better understand steps that TACHI can take to ensure that its sites achieve financial sustainability. Key research questions included: What is…
In April 2019, TACHC engaged JSI Research & Training Institute Inc. (JSI) to conduct a retrospective evaluation of their Optimizing Comprehensive Clinical Care (OC3) program, which focuses on improving the access, efficiency, and clinical outcomes of participating community health centers (CHCs) in Texas through one-on-one coaching, learning collaboratives, and group training. JSI utilized a mixed…
JSI is investigating field-based approaches to strengthen domestic-violence prevention research. The contract includes three main phases of work. Phase 1 involves internal assessment and planning through engagement with Blue Shield of California (BSCF) staff and a document review to gain a baseline understanding of recent BSCF efforts to strengthen domestic-violence prevention research. Phase 2 involves a…
In December 2019, the Wyoming Cancer Program, Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program engaged JSI to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the program. The Wyoming Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (WBCCSP) was first funded in 1997; however many of the objectives and activities on the WBCCSP work plan are new initiatives for the program…
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