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Indicators of Viability for Regenerative Grazing Lands: Priorities, Needs, and Motivations for Monitoring
In January 2023 JG began contracted work for The Nature Conservancy's Regenerative Grazing Lands Program. TNC's grazing lands strategy has the following mission: to improve management on 240 million acres (30%) of U.S. grazing lands by 2030, resulting in enhanced...
JG evaluates the effectiveness of Concert Health’s Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)
As mental health concerns have been exacerbated for children and adolescents in the United States by the COVID 19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to expand access to healthcare services. Concert Health launched the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) which is...
JG Research and Evaluation: 2023 Year in Review
This past year was full of growth and expansion for JG. In 2023, we worked with new clients, in new states, and on new topics. We are kicking off the new year with our first annual year in review report to help our families, friends and clients better understand the...
JG puts on their hard hats for Bridger View energy-efficiency study with NEEA
As Bozeman continues to see an influx in population, new housing complexes are being built to accommodate the city. With this growth and high demand, housing affordability and energy efficient design, particularly in Bozeman's cold winter climate, have been a...
JG contributes to the vulnerability assessment for DNRC’s Montana Drought Management Plan
Montana’s Department of Natural Resources Council contracted JG to conduct a drought vulnerability assessment for the updated Drought Management Plan for the state of Montana. The last Drought Management Plan was published in 1995, making the modernized,...
Phase One Complete of the Unhoused Needs Assessment in Grand Junction, CO
The first phase of the Grand Junction Unhoused Needs Assessment was completed in November when JG researchers Erika Berglund, Suzanna Powell, and Brandn Green traveled to Grand Junction, CO to present to city council and Mesa County Commissioners. According to the...
An Update on the Integrated Behavioral Health Data Dashboard
In 2021 JG was contracted by the Montana Healthcare Foundation (MHCF) to provide technical assistance to sites and to create a data dashboard that supports the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Initiative grantee data collection, reporting, and analysis. MHCF is...
Mapping the Gap: JG uses CAST for an assessment of Ohio Recovery Housing
Recovery housing is an important part of substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment and is seen as a common gap in the continuum of care for individuals experiencing SUD. Recovery residences provide housing for individuals recovering from alcoholism or drug...
JG Data Team or JG Mountain Bike Team?
JG Research and Evaluation brought on a new team member this summer to add to our small yet growing team of folks who love data analytics and playing outside. Meet Carol Hardy, JG Data Analyst and a Colorado native with a master's degree in Statistics from Montana...
Evaluating Access to NC Pre-K: Community based research in Buncombe County
JG Research and Evaluation has been contracted by Buncombe Partnership for Children (BPFC) to develop a research project that identifies barriers and evaluates solutions to increase access for North Carolina's (NC) Pre-K program in Buncombe County. Similar to Head...