COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Initiative (VCSP)
The COVID-19 vaccine collaborative supply planning (VCSP) initiative is a coordinated and proven intervention to enhance the COVID-19 vaccine supply planning ecosystem. Leveraging current global and local planning processes and data sources, the initiative has developed an approach to triangulate and analyze information to create and maintain robust and agile supply plans to support…
Merck HPV Immunization Delivery 2021
This one-year project, implemented by JSI Research and Training, Inc. (JSI) and funded by Merck Sharpe, and Dohme, is focused on defining and producing guidance on the key elements of HPV delivery systems that are critical to fully vaccinating girls against HPV. Our approach employs the following strategies: Conduct an evidence-based analysis to delineate the…
Engage Leadership though Employment, Validation, and Advancing Transformation and Equity for People Living with HIV (ELEVATE)
The ELEVATE program builds the capacity of people with HIV to be meaningfully involved in the planning, delivery, and improvement of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) services by addressing needs in workforce recruitment, development, and advancement for people with HIV who are aging, young black men, cisgender women, transgender/gender non-conforming, Latinx, or in the recovery…
Nassau County Health Disparities Study – COVID-19 Barriers
JSI is assessing the experiences, attitudes and barriers ten priority communities of color face in receiving COVID-19 testing, treatment, vaccination and related services. in the Nassau County, New York. The priority communities for this study are Baldwin, Elmont, Freeport, Glen Cove, Hempstead, Long Beach, Roosevelt, Uniondale, Valley Stream, and Westbury. Our approach is rooted in community-based participatory research….
Springfield MGM Casino & Latinx Community Housing Sector
We are working with Neighbor to Neighbor, Inc, a community-based organization in Springfield, MA, to provide technical assistance to examine how the presence of the MGM casino impacts the housing sector. Neighbor to Neighbor serves one of the poorest groups in the state of Massachusetts: Hispanics, mainly Puerto Ricans, living in downtown Springfield in the neighborhood…
Ethiopia COVID-19: Strengthening Risk Communication and Community Engagement (BMGF)
Effective risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) enables uptake of key COVID-19 protective behaviors and critical interventions and bolsters trust in and use of essential health services. This project supports Ethiopia to improve adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures, interrupt transmission, and reduce vaccine hesitancy through effective RCCE approaches. The project will strengthen compliance with COVID-19…
Technical Assistance to improve Urban Routine Immunization in Uttar Pradesh & Bihar
John Snow India, through this project, is providing the technical assistance for strengthening urban immunization in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India to contribute to the national efforts of achieving 90% full immunization coverage (FIC). The overall goal is to increase equitable immunization access and coverage by strengthening the already existing urban health system and…
Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) National Evaluation Center
Along with our partners the Washington State Department of Health, the Common Indicators Project, and Pillar Consulting, JSI leads one of two evaluation centers for the national Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) Initiative. JSI co-leads strategic planning for and implementation of an equity-driven, multi-site (68 grantees) community-based participatory evaluation framework that explores the…
Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies
While India has made significant progress in improving maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) outcomes, wide state-level disparities remain with unacceptably high mortality rates among vulnerable groups such as urban poor, adolescent girls, and tribal populations. As part of USAID's MOMENTUM suite of awards, the Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies (SAMVEG) Project…
Increase Capacity to Use Behavioral Science for the Design and Evaluation of COVID-19 and RI Interventions in LMICs (Behavioral Science Immunization Network Project)
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…