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Behavioral science, the evidence-based study of how people behave, make decisions, and respond to context (UN Innovation Network), offers promise in designing interventions to increase vaccine uptake, but its application in immunization has been limited to date. Through the Behavioral Science Immunization Network (BeSIN) project, JSI supports online and offline engagement at the global and…
We will develop the Treating Addiction in Rural Areas ECHO as part of HRSA’s Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program (TTELP), to strengthen the rural behavioral health care workforce by increasing participant knowledge and application of The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria in an effort to address current and emerging patient needs, improve the quality of SUD care…
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….
The aim of this project is to influence key global health donors to strengthen capacity and re-imagine technical assistance (TA) in recipient countries. The Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH) strategy developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation defines technical assistance as one of the four functions of the global health architecture (along with…
Since 2018 JSI has been supporting the UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional Office (PSRO) and Pacific Island Countries and Territories with improving the use of data for program management and supply chain management (SC) while strengthening and updating the supply chain design to ensure end-to-end visibility of data and better use of that data to reduce…
In Ethiopia and Uganda, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has supported JSI to implement programs that have included concepts and tools from the field of quality improvement (QI) to strengthen immunization systems (both for routine immunization and supply chain). To further expand and sustain/institutionalize these innovations, this concept note proposes an externally facilitated…
During the past year, JSI has worked closely with Health Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Unit (HMER) of the MOH and EPI to conduct a data and systems review. This review provided fundamental insight and analysis that shaped the systems assessment and data quality review, the results of which will feed into and form a foundation…
Read@Home (R@H) is an unprecedented effort to get reading, learning, and play materials into homes, led by the Education Global Practice at The World Bank Group. The initiative focuses on families who are unlikely to be reached with the remote learning approaches being rolled out by ministries of education (illiterate or semi-literate parents and families…
Since 2003, we have assisted the NH Division of Public Health Services and local partners in efforts to prepare for public health emergencies, including pandemics. Based on this expertise, we began supporting New Hampshire's COVID-19 response starting in March 2020. As the response has evolved, our staff have served in a variety of roles depending on the need,…
Since 2015, we have provided comprehensive technical support to the New Hampshire Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program and its contracted local implementing agencies administering the Healthy Families America home visiting program. JSI provides ongoing training and professional development coordination for the program’s contracted agency staff through the development of virtual and in-person learning opportunities, creation of on-demand trainings,…