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In Massachusetts, Black, non-Hispanic women are more likely to receive a late-stage cervical cancer diagnosis and have higher cervical cancer mortality rates despite their higher rates of screening compared with women of other ethnic or racial groups. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has established the goal of reducing “the proportion of Black, non-Hispanic women…
Massachusetts has been providing vaccines for the people of the Commonwealth for more than 100 years. Residents benefit from a universal select childhood vaccine program and some of the highest childhood vaccination rates in the nation. Adults, however, have less access to vaccine, vaccine services and vaccine information, and rates have lagged behind. There are…
Thirty years into the epidemic, HIV continues to impact the lives of many people in Santa Clara County (California), across the U.S., and around the world, disproportionately affecting certain communities. Using social marketing campaigns to link people to testing services is one strategy in helping to prevent the spread of HIV and other STDs. For…
Determining what consumers value when they receive health care services is an important activity in helping to improve the quality of those services. JSI worked closely with the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) to develop, implement, and analyze results from a consumer/client satisfaction tool. JSI collaborated with the Performance Management Advisory Group of…
Chlamydia is one of the most common communicable diseases in the United States, causing a “silent epidemic” because most of those infected have no symptoms. Untreated chlamydia infection increases the chance of getting HIV and can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility (particularly in women), chronic pain, and ectopic pregnancy. Sexually-active young women aged 15-25…
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