We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
In recognition of the enormous unmet need for MAT with buprenorphine and naltrexone, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital (BH) and Signature Medical Group (SMG) launched one of the few MAT Programs providing these medications in the geographic catchment area *GCA). This three-year office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) project is a Medication Assisted Treatment Prescription Drug and Opioid…
Since 2009, New Hampshire Center for Excellence Addressing Alcohol and other Drugs (Center) provides alcohol and other drug continuum of care system supports to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services. While originally founded as a specifically youth alcohol and other drug misuse prevention technical assistance and…
Since 2008, JSI has developed and launched multiple statewide marketing campaigns for the State of NH to promote awareness and utilization of QuitNowNH.org and 1-800-QUIT-NOW services. Campaigns have been targeted over the years to the general NH population, low socioeconomic status individuals, and women of childbearing age. In SFY18 and SFY19 JSI researched and developed…
JSI conducted formative research, developed and executed a youth-segmented, social marketing campaign to prevent the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS; e.g., e-cigarettes, JUUL, vape) among youth in NH. BACKGROUND JSI was contracted by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Program (TPCP) to conduct formative research to inform…
Binge-Free 603: What's Your Reason? is a public health prevention campaign targeting NH young adults, aged 21-25, in the country-local peer crowd, identified as most likely to engage in the misuse of alcohol. The campaign addresses binge drinking behaviors. JSI used a social norming, social marketing approach as the strategic planning framework for developing the…
Since 2008, JSI has developed and launched multiple statewide marketing campaigns for the State of NH to promote awareness and utilization of QuitNowNH.org and 1-800-QUIT-NOW services. Campaigns have been targeted over the years to the general NH population, low socioeconomic status individuals, and women of childbearing age. In 2010, the On the Road to Freedom campaign…
Over the past year, New Hampshire has seen unprecedented substance misuse related problems and unprecedented support for solutions which has created an environment for resources and action never before experienced in our state. The growth in the resources, systems development and state and community action relative to alcohol and other drug use, focused on the…
We will provide comprehensive evaluation services per the needs of the Health Promotion Disease Prevention programs. Using a participatory and utilization-focused approach, JSI aids programs in evaluation planning, implementation, analysis, and dissemination and use of findings. We will work with the Asthma Program, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, 1305/Diabetes Program, SNAP-Ed Program, Tobacco Control Program, and…
JSI worked with the County of Orange Health Care Agency and the Tobacco Use Prevention Program (TUPP) to create and implement two comprehensive and creative public education media and social marketing campaigns to address youth and adult smoking prevalence. JSI used a community-based social marketing approach to develop two social marketing campaigns to 1) reduce the…
JSI was contracted to perform a quick turnaround needs assessment and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis for the Northern Penobscot County Integration Initiative in Maine to address opioid and other substance use treatment services in rural areas. JSI used secondary state and county data as well as target service area specific data where available…
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