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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…
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…
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…
JSI is working collaboratively with Georgia State University's (GSU) Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS) initiative to develop messages that communicate the continuum of risk associated with combustible cigarettes and e-cigarettes. While e-cigarettes are recognized as less harmful than traditional combustible cigarettes, e-cigarettes still impose health risks to users. Health agencies are grappling with the…
The unintended pregnancy rate in the U.S. is at a historic low; however, the rate remains high compared to other developed nations with nearly half (45%) of U.S. pregnancies unintended. Federal funding through the Title X program aims to decrease the number of unplanned pregnancies, increase optimal birth spacing, decrease sexually transmitted infections and improve…
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…
The Washington Department of Social and Human Services recently recognized the need to strengthen their capacity and streamline their addiction services program of care through technology. They turned to JSI to upgrade their systems and construct a web-based data system for its substance use disorder prevention program. JSI customized its HealtheLink module-based data system to…
JSI plans to implement a system to measure consumer satisfaction with MA Department of Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) sponsored treatment programs including residential, acute treatment (detox), opioid treatment programs (typically methadone programs), and drivers alcohol education. Results from the satisfaction surveys, both quantitative and qualitative, will be aggregated for each individual program…
We worked on the development of a project plan for the Integrated Delivery Network serving Region 5 of New Hampshire's Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program – CMS 1115 Medicaid Waiver for Health System Transformation. Our work involved the completion of a behavioral health needs assessment and development of project plans for integrated care,…
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has chosen JSI to conduct a feasibility study of Indian Health Service (IHS) services, including behavioral health, contract health and community based programs, to determine if tribal management of these programs is possible, feasible, and beneficial. This study will ensure that the Tribe is ready to begin to successfully take over…
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