We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
The disproportionate impact on Black and Latinx communities in the COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the urgency of why we must transform the Massachusetts healthcare system to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare, and work towards health equity for all. Despite Massachusetts’ reputation as a leader in health reform, boasting the highest highest rate of…
There is a growing understanding in Texas and across the country that social determinants of health (SDOH) such as housing, transportation, education, and economic opportunity play a critical role in shaping health for individuals and communities. In response, healthcare organizations—in partnership with community-based organizations and other stakeholders—are developing a range of strategies to identify and respond to patient/member social needs….
We will work with local subject-matter experts and stakeholders in health and healthcare to craft an actionable New Hampshire Healthcare Workforce Strategic Plan. The project builds on earlier work and is tasked for completion by the end of December 2021. The process engages a team from JSI to convene, organize and facilitate meetings of the oversight Advisory Group, 4…
Health providers serving Medicaid populations have long recognized the close interplay between an individual’s socioeconomic circumstances, psychosocial conditions and health. Medicaid patients often have unmet health, mental health and substance use needs as well as challenging socioeconomic issues such as housing instability, unemployment, and food access, which influence access to care and health outcomes. However,…
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…
Somerville is a thriving, equitable, carbon neutral, and resilient city that is preparing for/adapting to climate change while doing its share to prevent it. JSI is providing environmental public health expertise as a part of a consultant team led by architectural firm, Kleinfelder Inc. and engineering firm, AECOM. Kleinfelder, Inc. and AECOM have extensive experience…
JSI is building a comprehensive GIS-linked tool to analyze primary care workforce and access for communities across the state of Maine across the medical, dental, and mental health disciplines. The primary goal is to support the federal Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation process, but the underlying data will also be used to conduct more…
JSI will continue to work with the Blue Shield of California Foundation to expand two critically aligned streams of work: Developing a Business Case for Domestic Violence as a consideration in health care decision making Advancing Whole Person Care in California In this next phase of the work, we will be providing customized and strategic evaluation…
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…
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…
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