We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
In Indore, India, BHC is jointly implemented with Indore Smart City Development Limited (ISCDL) with the objective of making the city a "healthy, livable Smart City for all." BHC organized a series of data walks between October 2021 and January 2022 in informal settlements that previously took part in a participatory research survey under BHC (in partnership…
The monitoring and evaluation of adaptive learning is an emergent field aiming to monitor how adaptive learning processes have been introduced, how they are used, and whether they are having the intended results. Although there is a growing body of literature on adaptive programming more generally, there is a limited knowledge base on the monitoring…
The monitoring and evaluation of adaptive learning is an emergent field aiming to monitor how adaptive learning processes have been introduced, how they are used, and whether they are having the intended results. Although there is a growing body of literature on adaptive programming more generally, there is a limited knowledge base on the monitoring…
In Makassar, Indonesia, the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project engaged 240 multi-sector stakeholders to gather qualitative data across three workshops and two citizen town halls from 2019 to 2021. These data were synthesized with results from BHC’s nine other Makassar activities to build maps of the current system and identify high-impact areas for engagement….
Rapidly growing cities face new and compounding health challenges, leading governments and donors to seek innovative ways to support healthier, more resilient urban growth. One such approach is the systems mapping process developed by Engaging Inquiry (EI) for the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities project (BHC) in four cities in Asia. This paper provides details on…
In Da Nang, Vietnam, the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project developed the Waste-free Schools (WFS) initiative, built on a multisector platform. Working with the Department of Education, the Food Safety Management Authority, and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, WFS creates continuous communication among these three institutions. WFS used co-creation methods to customize…
To achieve national and international strategic goals, countries are advised to assess the maturity status of their health information systems (HIS), including business continuity and interoperability. This work aims to determine the existing maturity status of the Ethiopian HIS, set HIS improvement goals, and inform a path towards an improved national HIS by the end…
The USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) Project is a five-year (2017-2022) learning project grounded in a systems approach, focusing on the social and environmental determinants of health, which span areas well beyond the health sector. In Makassar, Indonesia, BHC partnered with a number of city government departments (including Bappeda and Kominfo) to support their goal…
Time and again evidence demonstrates that person-centered care (PCC) approaches lead to improvements across the HIV care continuum—people remain in care when offered tailored, convenient health and support services. That is why JSI brings a PCC lens to all our work. PCC is a component of quality of care that moves beyond clinical quality of…
It is difficult to plan well for inclusive, healthy city growth, in part because urban planners and policymakers must consider the impact of a large number of projects on the health of urban residents. By linking urban planning and health sector goals, planners can better account for the complex inter-connections and dynamics between and across urban services. The USAID-funded Building Healthy…
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