JSI

Expertise

Policy and Program Advisory Services

Improving health and education outcomes through policy and program advisory services

Translating Policy Into Practice

JSI uses on-the-ground insights to inform policy design and supports implementers to translate policy requirements into practice. Leveraging our deep knowledge across the national, state, and local landscape, we bring stakeholders together to align policy to programmatic realities.
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Priyanka Sharma

Lifelong and Digital Learning Expert | EdTech and Lifelong Learning Practice Director

“Lifelong learning is about building infrastructure for opportunity. By embedding digital tools and responsible AI into the core of education systems, we can create scalable pathways for every learner to thrive in a changing economy.”

Priyanka Sharma on ensuring technology opens doors rather than divides.

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Jeff Goumas

Digital Learning Expert| Director, CrowdED Learning, Senior Technical Advisor

“We are all lifelong learners, and digital literacy is core to our learning. The professionals who work to improve all of our lives through education in this boundless landscape require evolving support, resources, and tools.”

Jeff Goumas on evolving support for the digital literacy landscape

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Tewodros Alemayehu, PhD

Immunization Expert | Immunization Director, JSI Ethiopia

“By moving toward an evidence-based decision-making framework, Ethiopia transitioned from a reactive to a strategic approach for introducing new vaccines, strengthening vaccine coverage and protecting the most vulnerable.”

Dr. Tewodros Alemayehu on evidence-based vaccine planning.

Responsive to Community Needs

We apply research best practices to advise decision-makers on policy impacts and program design so that policies and programs are evidence-based and responsive to community needs.

National, State, and Local Expertise

We provide the tools and expertise needed to drive sustainable systems change. By adapting our approach to specific national, state, and local priorities and population needs, we enable policy and program shifts that result in lasting, community-focused impact.
Using Better Data for Better Service Use in Ethiopia

Through the Data Use Partnership project, JSI works with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and local universities to drive research and policy by producing vital evidence on how well-functioning health information systems can improve primary health care. The partnership has resulted in an increase in health data reporting from as low as 21% per region to an average 91%. Increased evidence use has informed programming that has resulted in a 36% increase in full immunization access among children and a 25% increase in modern contraception use.

Learn more about the Data Use Partnership.

Building a Comprehensive System of Care in New Hampshire

JSI provides consultation and support for the New Hampshire Governor’s Commission on Addiction, Treatment, and Prevention and its Task Forces to develop and recommend evidence-informed policies across the prevention, treatment, and recovery sectors. JSI’s long-term partnership with member organizations and local providers has helped develop and sustain a system of care. We conducted data analysis related to the ongoing opioid crisis, as well as the participatory development of New Hampshire’s statewide plan to address addiction.

Informing Massachusetts State Health Policy and Resource Planning

JSI is partnering with the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission on three initiatives to inform statewide resource planning. We are conducting a qualitative needs assessment of the child and youth behavioral health workforce to identify factors driving retention and recruitment. We are evaluating patient experiences with remote blood pressure monitoring to improve outcomes for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. JSI is also providing expertise for Massachusetts’ first state health planning effort in a decade, analyzing health care resource supply and the impact of maternity unit closures. Collectively, this work provides the evidence base needed to strengthen the workforce and align resource distribution with community needs.

Resource Spotlight

JSI worked closely with the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS) to address gaps in the cold chain maintenance system. Through this effort, EPSS focused on improving the management and maintenance system for cold chain equipment (CCE), which would improve performance, strengthen coordination across all partners, and document and track maintenance actions.
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