How We Work

Our Approach

We apply a strategic and interconnected approach to achieving our goals.

Each project starts with practical questions and involves conversations with communities, providers and policymakers to help us understand shortfalls in health care.

We design studies and harness the power of collaborative research to evaluate simple, affordable technologies and person-centered models of care.

We publish our research in scientific journals and disseminate the findings to diverse audiences, including researchers, providers, policymakers and health advocates.

We translate our research and programmatic knowledge into compelling resources for use by others to influence and impact policy and practice in the United States and globally.

Collaboration with a range of partners is integral to our model of work. We engage with Ministries of Health, community-based organizations, hospitals and clinic/hospital networks, social marketing organizations, universities, pharmaceutical entities, global norm-setting bodies, research organizations and independent providers and advocates.

Our Methods

At Gynuity, we:

• Take risks in all areas of our work, including the topics we study, our partnerships and where we work.
  
• Advocate with a diverse set of partners and policymakers to advance new evidence-based protocols, clinical care guidelines, standards of care, and interventions.
• Use evidence to challenge the status quo by creating progressive, person-centered models of care; by helping to reshape clinical guidelines; and by advocating for policy and practice changes at the local, regional, national and international levels.
• Use our voice to tackle difficult issues, promote new ideas and influence change.
• Train and provide high-quality technical assistance to providers, governments and health care systems so that they can incorporate new knowledge into policy and practice.
• Employ clear and effective communications tools, including publications, presentations, and social media to share our research and programmatic findings with providers, policymakers and program implementers.