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April 2021
Generating Demand: Ways to Build Acceptance for COVID-19 Vaccines
As of March 31, the international COVAX facility has shipped over 32 million COVID-19 vaccines to more than 70 countries. As the global collaboration intends to ship millions of more vaccines in the coming months, country-level public health officials must begin conducting social and behavior change (SBC) campaigns to promote the vaccine. Vaccines are one of the most effective public health measures to protect people from COVID-19 infection and to help return the world to normal. This makes a successful…
Find out more »May 2021
Malaria SBC Evidence Discussion Webinar: Social Group and Provider Behavior Change to Increase Demand for Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests
How can research findings inform and improve social and behavior change (SBC) programs? What questions can SBC practitioners keep in mind to help sift through research, interpret publications, and apply lessons learned? Join Breakthrough ACTION for the sixth in a series of online guided discussions following a journal club format about malaria SBC evidence on Wednesday, May 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 10 a.m. (EDT). More information about the article and how you can prepare for and participate in the…
Find out more »June 2021
Resources for examining the costs and cost-effectiveness of social and behavior change interventions for health
Please join Breakthrough RESEARCH and Breakthrough ACTION for a presentation and dialogue on the challenges implementers face and the tools that have been developed to assist with conducting social and behavior change (SBC) costing studies as well as where to find existing SBC costs and cost-effectiveness data. Breakthrough RESEARCH is working to build the evidence base on the costs and cost-effectiveness of SBC interventions for health. In this webinar, Breakthrough ACTION will discuss the challenges that implementers face in exploring…
Find out more »December 2021
Winner’s Showcase: 10 Lives, 10 Stories, One Message
REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE In some parts of the world, youth, women, and families want to access family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services but cannot because they face barriers such as discrimination by providers, skepticism due to misinformation about side effects, and a lack of partner and family consent. Furthermore, youth are not sure where to get accurate information and may now know which of the adults and peers in their lives they can trust to help them. In 2021,…
Find out more »January 2022
Getting More Bang for Your Buck: Engaging Decision Makers for SBC Financing
Are you interested in learning how to engage decision makers around financing? Social and behavior change (SBC) interventions are cost effective and have been demonstrated to improve health outcomes of populations, however, decision makers may under-appreciate and under-fund SBC because of gaps in understanding of its impact and how to cost SBC interventions. Engaging with decision makers is key to ensuring sustainable investments in SBC are made at all levels. Join us on January 27 for a live webinar that will…
Find out more »April 2022
Community Engagement Regional Master Training
Are you a facilitator who would like to become more familiar with participatory community engagement methodologies and how to scale them up? Would you like to expand your skills in community engagement design and implementation and participate in discussions on how community engagement fits within the broader SBC context? Then join the upcoming Breakthrough ACTION Community Engagement Regional Master Training in Monrovia, Liberia from April 25–29, 2022. After the training, Breakthrough ACTION will provide virtual mentoring and coaching to country…
Find out more »How Can SBC Programming Address Equity and Social Determinants of Health Considerations in FP/RH?
En français ci-dessous WEBINAR April 26, 2022 9:00–10:00 a.m. (EDT) Family planning (FP) remains susceptible to inequities, and these inequities hinder access to FP information, services, and methods for women, men, and other gender-diverse people across socioeconomic statuses. Addressing social determinants of health is a primary approach to achieving health equity. If service providers and programs do not adequately consider and address the social determinants of health, individuals, couples, and families will not be able to anticipate and attain their…
Find out more »June 2022
Virtual Leadership in Strategic Communication Workshop
For the first time, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs’ Leadership in Strategic Communication Workshop is going virtual. From June 6 to 17, professionals working in social and behavior change around the world will have the opportunity to learn from the same distinguished faculty and staff who lead the in-person workshop but, this time, from the safety and comfort of a location of their choosing. Previous workshops were delayed due to COVID and, while travel restrictions are easing, international travel…
Find out more »SBC for Service Delivery Community of Practice: Welcoming New Members and Looking Ahead
Since 2019, the Social and Behavior Change for Service Delivery Community of Practice has brought together professionals committed to improving the practice of integrating social and behavior change (SBC) across the reproductive health service continuum. Members have the opportunity to overcome the silos that separate SBC and service delivery professionals and be on the cutting edge of thinking to expand the impact of SBC for reproductive health service delivery programs. Together, the group has developed a shared agenda outlining priorities and…
Find out more »Social and Behavior Change Tools for Better Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programming
Breakthrough ACTION will host a virtual share fair and workshop featuring social and behavior change (SBC) resources for family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) that address three key programmatic challenges: Convincing stakeholders of the effectiveness of SBC and advocating for investment in SBC Encouraging male engagement in FP programs and addressing key barriers and drivers of their engagement Meeting the reproductive health needs of youth and improving youth-related contraceptive access and outcomes Taking place over two days, participants will have…
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