Public Health Institute
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Program 1 [2020]
CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP COORDINATING CENTER: MONROVIA, CA: THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE SERVES, THROUGH A SUBAWARD FROM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, AS THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP COORDINATING CENTER (COGCC) IN MONROVIA, CALIFORNIA. COGCC IS THE PRIMARY HEADQUARTERS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP (COG), PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE AS WELL AS STATISTICAL AND DATA MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. COG, A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) SUPPORTED CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP, IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ORGANIZATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT CANCER RESEARCH. THE NCI COOPERATIVE GROUP SYSTEM FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH BEGAN IN 1955 WITH A CONSORTIUM FOCUSED ON CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH. BY THE END OF THE 1990S THERE WERE NINE GROUPS FUNDED BY THE NCI TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN ADULTS WITH CANCER, AND FOUR COOPERATIVE GROUPS FUNDED WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH. IN THE YEAR 2000 THE FOUR PEDIATRIC GROUPS VOLUNTARILY MERGED EFFORTS TO CREATE THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP. TOGETHER, COG AND COGCC HAVE TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CARRYING OUT EFFICIENT, HIGH IMPACT RESEARCH FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. MORE THAN 90% OF THE 13,500 CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES ARE CARED FOR AT COG MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, ALLOWING FOR APPROXIMATELY 50% TO 60% OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED CHILDREN WITH CANCER TO BE ENROLLED ONTO A COG CLINICAL TRIAL, WITH ALMOST 90% OF THOSE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF AGE PARTICIPATING IN COG RESEARCH. THE COG COORDINATING CENTER STAFF COMPRISE A NUMBER OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS SUPPORTING CLINICAL TRIAL OPERATIONS. COGCC'S FULL STAFF INCLUDES ABOUT 110 TEAM MEMBERS, WITH ABOUT 7 ADDITIONAL FACULTY STATISTICIANS, EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WORKING OUT OF COGCC'S MONROVIA OFFICE. TEAMS ARE MADE UP OF PROTOCOL COORDINATORS, DATA MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND STATISTICIANS. ADDITIONAL STAFFING GROUPS INCLUDE OPERATIONS AND FINANCE, QUALITY ASSURANCE & SITE AUDITING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPLEX CLINICAL PROJECTS, PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY RELATIONS, AND GROUP MEMBERSHIP. EACH WORK GROUP HAS A MANAGER OR DIRECTOR WITH CONSIDERABLE INDEPENDENCE AND FLEXIBILITY IN MANAGING HIS/HER AREA - THIS ENSURES THAT WE CAN RAPIDLY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO COG NEEDS. COG IS STRUCTURED TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY, PROMOTE COLLABORATION, AND RETAIN THE FLEXIBILITY TO FOCUS RESOURCES ON THE MOST PROMISING SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES. EXTENSIVE COLLABORATION AND INTEGRATION IS FOUND THROUGHOUT COG'S ORGANIZATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE STRATEGIC DECISION TO ESTABLISH THE FREESTANDING COG COORDINATING CENTER IN MONROVIA, CA, COMPOSED OF COG'S OPERATIONS CENTER CO-LOCATED WITH KEY COMPONENTS OF COG'S STATISTICS & DATA CENTER, HELPS ENSURE THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF THE COG RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND ALLOWS FOR UNINTERRUPTED RESEARCH OPERATIONS THROUGH LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE COG COORDINATING CENTER IS SUPPORTING APPROXIMATELY 45 STUDIES IN DEVELOPMENT, 70 STUDIES ACTIVELY ENROLLING NEW SUBJECTS, AND 100 STUDIES CLOSED TO ENROLLMENT FOR WHICH DATA COLLECTION IS COMPLETING AND DATA ANALYSIS IS IN PROCESS. ANNUALLY, THE COG COORDINATING CENTER FACILITATES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ENROLLMENTS ONTO COG THERAPEUTIC STUDIES AND MORE THAN 13,000 ENROLLMENTS ONTO NON-THERAPEUTIC STUDIES, WHICH INCLUDE BIOLOGY, SUPPORTIVE CARE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, QUALITY OF LIFE, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, AND LATE-EFFECT STUDIES. THE COORDINATING CENTER ALSO SUPPORTS THE ONGOING FOLLOW-UP DATA COLLECTION FOR THE MORE THAN 25,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY WHO CONTINUE TO BE EVALUATED AT COG MEMBER INSTITUTIONS FOR STUDIES ON WHICH THEY HAVE COMPLETED THERAPY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$31.9MProgram 2 [2020]
THE CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND NUTRITION: SACRAMENTO, CA: THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE FISCAL PARTNER FOR THE CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND NUTRITION (CWN) IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. CWN IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN DEVELOPING CAMPAIGNS, PROGRAMS, AND PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND EQUITABLE HEALTH PRACTICES IN THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION, WE WORK TO MAKE HEALTH ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. CWN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AND WORKS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES TO ADVANCE USDA'S FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM, SNAP-ED, THROUGH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. OUR WORK IS SPREAD ACROSS 27 STATES AND WE PARTNER WITH 277 ORGANIZATION NATION WIDE TO INCREASE FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY AND REDUCE DIET RELATED ILLNESSES AND CHRONIC DISEASE. IN 2020, CWN HOSTED 127 TRAINING SESSIONS REACHING 124 COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND 1,764 INDIVIDUAL ATTENDEES. CWN PUBLISHED SIX STUDIES AND SHARED PROMISING PRACTICES THROUGH NINE CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS. CWN HAD THREE PILOT STUDIES UNDERWAY RELATED TO INCREASING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES CONSUMPTION AND REDUCING SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE INTAKE. WE ALSO ADAPTED 42 EVENTS TO MEET COVID-19 GUIDELINES, REACHING 9,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMING VIA IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES, VIRTUAL OFFERINGS AND POINT OF SALE SOCIAL MARKETING EFFORTS AT RETAIL STORES AND FARMERS MARKETS. IN 2020, CWN LED A COVID-RESPONSE FOOD SECURITY PROJECT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY USING LOCAL CARES ACT FUNDING. CWN COORDINATED WITH 19 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, A TECH COMPANY, GROCERY STORES, AND A NON-PROFIT PARTNER TO PROVIDE GROCERY VOUCHERS AND/OR HOME DELIVERY GROCERY SERVICES THROUGH APP ORDERING TO FAMILIES MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19, INCLUDING COLLEGE STUDENTS, IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS, AND OTHER FAMILIES WHO DO NOT TYPICALLY QUALIFY FOR OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS FEDERAL FOOD PROGRAMS LIKE CALFRESH/SNAP. IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS, THE PROJECT DISTRIBUTED NEARLY $22 MILLION WORTH OF FOOD CASH BENEFITS TO NEARLY 30,000 HOUSEHOLDS OR INDIVIDUALS, REPRESENTING 100,000 PEOPLE ALTOGETHER AND RESULTING IN A 15% REDUCTION IN FOOD INSECURITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$24.1MProgram 3 [2020]
Sustaining Technical and Analytic Resources (STAR) is a five-year project of the Public Health Institute implemented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University, Consortium for Universities in Global Health, and University of California, San Francisco, and supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). STAR offers paid Fellowships and Internships for dynamic, multidisciplinary, mission-driven leaders at all career levels. STAR provides participants with immersive experiences at global health organizations and institutions to build capacity and contribute technical expertise to address high-impact needs. STAR Fellows and Interns participate in STAR's customized and curated learning activities to enhance their knowledge and skills growth, expand professional networks, and support career development. In addition to the standard placement of fellows and interns at USAID HQ and field missions, STAR has a unique advantage of recruiting local country or third country nationals and placing them at local Ministries of Health for two-year fellowships for up to 12 months internships. Cumulatively, STAR has placed 90 Fellows and 62 Interns, 40 of whom are local country nationals and 10 of whom are third country nationals, in 23 countries plus the US. The Consortium for Universities in Global Health supports STAR's Academic Partnerships program through the Collaboration Laboratory (CL). Through the grant-supported CL, academic institutions take a strategic approach to facilitating knowledge-sharing experiments, wherein they work to achieve a concrete goal or objective that advances their work in global health. Through our CL, STAR has established four collaboration laboratory partnerships across five Low- and Middle-Income Country academic institutions with three American academic institutions. The four CL collaborations are being monitored by the STAR team to examine their successes, challenges, and lessons learned throughout their partnerships. To maximize learning opportunities for STAR participants, JHU facilitates academic support, training, and mentorships. JHU also provides guidance on global health competencies that will inform how academia can better equip tomorrow's global health practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for success. The University of California, San Francisco facilitates STAR participants' access to relevant curriculum, training, and mentoring opportunities within its network of schools, institutes, and centers. UCSF also manages a Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which engages Ministries of Health and national academic research partners in an ongoing dialogue about global health workforce needs and gaps. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the STAR project pivoted with its partnership with UCSF and focused heavily on COVID-19 global technical assistance. Through UCSF, STAR continued to support USAID recipient countries' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing technical assistance focused on ventilator deployment, critical care capacity assessments, and critical care education. Resource-variable countries often lack technical and educational materials healthcare providers need to appropriately use ventilators, provide respiratory care, and ensure needed oxygen supply for critically ill COVID-19 patients. To provide support and education, STAR and its partners co-created two new websites, the OpenCriticalCare.org portal, with 29,124 total users from 179 Countries, and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) Anaesthesia Tutorial of the Week (ATOTW) website, with59,591 total users from 210 Countries. UCSF provided remote technical assistance to USAID implementing partners and in-country partners by expanding the FAQ to address key questions and hosting hour-long, bi-weekly calls with oxygen ecosystem implementing partners. UCSF expanded the TAG to include more than 30 respiratory and critical care subject matter experts. In addition, STAR organized and hosted a COVID-19 Clinical TA Webinar series that included five webinars with more than 651 participants.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.5M
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