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Despite there being a lot of research about the lack of available healthy food options for many Native American populations and the correlation between high rate of diabetes, dental cavities, and various other diseases, none of the studies focused on what influences what Native American children drink. JSI was asked to fill this gap in…
John Snow, Inc. is assessing the National Evaluation Plan (NEP) for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) and helping to develop and implement a strengthened NEP for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB). The new NEP provides standardized and comprehensive methods to evaluate the four AETC…
Two out of three adults and one in three children in the United States are overweight or obese, and half of all African American and Latino children will develop type 2 diabetes in their lifetime. The increased consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) has contributed to the rise in obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other…
There is growing recognition in the health field that exposure to trauma, especially in childhood, has a wide range of short-and long-term impacts. In 2014, fifteen school-based health centers (SBHCs) in Alameda County received a 3-year grant to expand trauma-informed services for students and the school community. As the grant term ends, JSI is working…
California is home to over 175 community clinics and health centers (CCHCs) with over 1500 sites that vary widely in size. For example, in 2015, California had 51 CCHCs with over 27,000 patients, but nearly 30% of CCHCs served fewer than 5,000 patients, and roughly half had an annual budget under $11 million. California’s CCHCs…
The Healthy Incentives Program (HIP) serves participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) throughout Massachusetts as well as support to the local economy. The shared goals of this partnership between the Departments of Transitional Assistance, Agriculture Resources, and Public Health Departments of Massachusetts are to create a sustainable statewide incentive program and to assess…
JSI has been working with key stakeholders since 2011 to advance a Section 2703 State Plan Amendment and Health Homes program for high-risk Medi-Cal and dual eligible beneficiaries in California. As the initiative moves into implementation, we will provide on-going analysis of program elements; monitoring of implementation progress and distillation of challenges and best practices, and…
Behavioral Health Homes (BHH) are still a relatively new model of coordinated care for persons living with severe mental illness (SMI). The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) has been a leader in developing the model in Maine focused on building the infrastructure for integrating physical and behavioral health. Given the importance of the shift to this model…
In partnership with the Wyoming Department of Health, JSI will conduct analysis and designation of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA), Medically Underserved Area (MUA), and Medically Underserved Population (MUP) for the Agency. The project leverages, and builds upon, the decades of directly relevant experience JSI has in the area of primary care access analysis, program…
JSI served as the backbone organization for the New Hampshire Adolescent SBIRT Initiative, which supported the implementation of universal screening for substance misuse behaviors among youth ages 12 to 22 by adopting Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) protocols in 24 practice sites across 10 organizations throughout the state of New Hampshire. The…
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