We work to help our clients achieve results that improve health systems, services, and, ultimately, people’s lives.
JSI is the program evaluator of the Hampton University Men’s Violence Prevention Project (The Promise Program), a strength-based, culturally- and family-centered violence prevention program for African American males, ages 12-25. The overall goal of this program is to help African American males to: achieve their greatest potential as healthy, self-sufficient, and productive members of their…
The Community HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance and Training for Planning project (Planning CHATT) builds the capacity of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A planning councils and planning bodies (PC/PB) across the U.S. to fulfill their legislative responsibilities, strengthen consumer engagement, and increase the involvement of community providers in HIV service delivery planning. Through Planning CHATT, JSI…
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…
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…
In working towards the Healthy Vermonters 2020 and Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant goals of reducing sudden, unexpected infant death (SUID), it is necessary to develop and disseminate a clear, effective message to parents, caregivers, and providers who work with families of infants about how to establish a safe sleep environment and…
Through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Access, Care, and Engagement Technical Assistance Center (ACE TA Center), JSI builds the capacity of the RWHAP community to navigate the changing health care landscape and help people with HIV to access and use their health coverage to improve health outcomes. We have been promoting access to health…
In 2010 in the United States, over 25.7 million people currently had asthma (1 in 8 Americans), including an estimated 7 million of children and 18.7 million of adults. Nationally, the prevalence of asthma has been increasing since 1980 across all age, sex, and racial groups. In Massachusetts, the prevalence of asthma is among the…
The Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) is like no other in the nation in that it is the only statewide public-private partnership—bringing together four major hospital systems and Maine Centers for Disease Control with the goal to turn data into action in order to: Create Shared Community Health Needs Assessment Reports, Engage and…
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…
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