From the real experts

We Don’t Have to Be Experts in Everything: Integrating Social Norms into SBC

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This blog post introduces a set of tools to help social and behavior change practitioners better understand and integrate social norms into their work.
Results signpostGerd Altmann/Pixabay

Assessing Impact: Do We Need to Break the Budget?

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This blog posts introduces tools to help social and behavior change practitioners conduct monitoring and evaluation activities in a cost-effective way.
Two men during an Merci Mon Héros interviewJohn Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Can Social Listening and Social Media Monitoring Benefit Your SBC Activities?

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This blog posts discusses ways family planning and reproductive health social and behavior change programs can use social media to gather information.
Poultry farmer and his family in EthiopiaMorgana Wingard/USAID

Men are still missing: Making family planning more gender-inclusive

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This blog post advocates for increasing engagement with men and boys, who have, historically, been overlooked by family planning programs.
Women gather outdoors in NigeriaBreakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Leveling the Playing Field in Nigeria Through Adalci

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This blog post describes how the concept of justice was used to rally religious leaders across faiths to encourage men to support women’s health in Nigeria.
"I’d like to use the injectable, but my boyfriend might think it’s weird if I’m bleeding irregularly." "I don’t think this doctor understands what I need, but he’ll become angry if I ask a question about his recommendation."

New Social Norm Taxonomy Helps Address Family Planning Challenges in West Africa

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This blog post highlights a social norms taxonomy for addressing family planning challenges in West Africa.
A health provider stands outside a pharmacy in MadagascarMaddie Kau/ideas42

Simple Tools to Reduce Preventable Deaths During Childbirth

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This blog post describes a set of behavioral science-informed tools that can help health workers in low-resource settings prevent deaths during childbirth.
Members of a young mothers group gather in KenyaJonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

The Self-Care Tools for Building a Better Tomorrow

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This blog post discusses the ways practicing self-care can help us reimagine our health care systems and provides links to useful self-care tools.
A father and son on their farm in ColombiaUSAID/Flickr

DO’s & DON’Ts for Engaging Men & Boys: Now Available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish

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A new brief covers best practices and lessons learned on how to engage men and boys as consumers of health services, supportive partners, and agents of change.