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The CDC Division of Reproductive Health engaged JSI to assist in the Engaging Young Men in Clinical Services to Prevent Premature Fatherhood (EYM) project. The first four years of the grant focused on improving reproductive health services for young men, ages 15-19, in Gaston, NC. JSI partnered with health center partners Gaston Family Health Services…
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…
Recent changes in state and federal funding for public health services, combined with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, have resulted in public health and health care systems undergoing tremendous change. State sexually transmitted disease (STD) programs, family planning agencies, and public health labs need assistance to keep up with the changes, while maintaining…
JSI was contracted by Vermont Department of Health (VDH) to conduct components of the State's Title V comprehensive needs assessment that will allow the Department to fulfill its federal requirement. The needs assessment allows VDH and its stakeholders to develop priority setting plans to identify and select the priority needs for the state and guide…
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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