With the IMPACT Last Mile Grant Supplement, we were able to produce two videos, a two-page brief, and a case study.

The ADDO Impact Brief summarizes the background and rationale for the pilot, the results, and the current follow-up intervention trial. The brief includes references for ADDO pilot publications and discusses the newly funded Mwotaji study. The Mwotaji study will evaluate an adaption of the ADDO model in pharmacies.

Website: https://malkiaklabu.ucsf.edu/

We used the Supplement to support our presentation on The Kidney Project at the Congressional Life Sciences Fair in Washington, DC, in the summer of 2023. We highlighted the health burden of kidney disease on patients and costs to the government while informing the attendees on how new technologies could address these challenges. Two UCSF bioengineering graduate students attended the event and learned the value of advocacy and policies needed to advance the biomedical research enterprise. The funds were used to create printed materials and for partial travel support.

Printed Materials: Flyer & Poster

The IMPACT Last Mile Grant Supplement allowed Adolescent Health Champions (ACH) to prepare a policy brief that:​​​​

1. Summarized the impact of AHC’s peer education model in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand for the academic year 2022-2023, and
2. Gave policy recommendations to state officials on improving the health and leadership of girls at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) residential secondary school.​​​​​

We disseminated the brief amongst stakeholders: government officials in Bokaro and West Singhbhum, state-level officials in Ranchi, KGBV wardens, and the AHC field team. The IMPACT Last Mile Grant Supplement allowed AHC to engage the services of public policy consultant, Joy Bhattacharya, who worked on preparing this policy brief. Furthermore, funds from the grant also allowed AHC to secure the services of a designer to give the report a professional layout and graphics. Finally, the grant funds allowed the AHC co-founder Ricky Sharma and consultant Joy Bhattacharya to travel to Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, and to other districts to meet with state and district-level officials. In these stakeholder meetings, the policy brief and its findings helped present a strong case for expanding AHC’s unique peer education model to more districts of Jharkhand. Because of these successful meetings, AHC was able to expand its adolescent health programming to 105 KGBVs in 9 districts of Jharkhand in the following academic year of 2023-2024.

The Global Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Initiative is an international research collaboration focused on 

global otolaryngology research. The Last Mile Grant Supplement was valuable in improving our communication and advocacy. Specifically, the fees were used to upgrade our website with updated research projects and results. Additionally, access to a graphic designer helped our team create infographics, which will be used for data dissemination and advocacy with commentary pieces.

Website: https://www.globalohns.org/global-ent-ohns-workforce