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RBM Partnership Social & Behavior Change Working Group General Call

Join the RBM Partnership Social and Behavior Change Working Group for the upcoming general call on February 4, 2021 (9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EST).  The February call will feature: Technical presentation on “The Business Case for Investing in Social and Behavior Change for Malaria” Updates on new and continuing workstreams New linguistic/regional ambassadors program Current work being carried out by members The call will be simultaneously interpreted into English, French, and Portuguese. Register to join the call

Encouraging Family Planning Counseling that Promotes Meaningful Choice

Despite recent gains in the use of modern contraceptives around the world, many women are still dissatisfied with their family planning methods and discontinuation remains high, particularly amongst postpartum women. In close collaboration with health workers, postpartum women, implementers, and policymakers in Malawi, Breakthrough ACTION developed a package of evidence-based, low-cost solutions to improve the quality of family planning counseling using behavioral design. Join us to learn more about the solutions and their impacts on women’s and provider’s behaviors. PRESENTERS Ely McElwee, Senior Associate, ideas42 Abigail Sellman, Senior Associate, ideas42 Want to learn more?   Read all about our work […]

The Role of Community and Faith Leaders in Malaria Control and Elimination Part II: An In-Depth Orientation to PMI’s Faith and Community Leader Toolkit

Please join the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative and Breakthrough ACTION for a 1.5-hour, in-depth orientation to the Malaria Social and Behavior Change Toolkit for Community and Faith Leaders. This new, free toolkit will help your organization integrate existing strengths, connections, and activities with key malaria social and behavior change resources to save lives in your community. This webinar will be simultaneously interpreted into English, French, and Portuguese. FEATURED SPEAKERS Jordan Burns, Africa Regional Malaria Advisor, U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Anna McCartney-Melstad, Senior Program Officer II, Breakthrough ACTION, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Jean Jacques Brou, Springboard Community Manager, Breakthrough […]

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 roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines a vitally important activity. This live webinar and question and answer (Q&A) session will explore ways […]

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 online discussion is found below. ABOUT THE ARTICLE While the World Health Organization recommends all persons with suspected malaria receive […]

Resources for examining the costs and cost-effectiveness of social and behavior change interventions for health

Webinar

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 SBC costs and cost-effectiveness. Participants will learn about tools that Breakthrough RESEARCH has developed to assist with conducting SBC costing […]

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, Breakthrough ACTION launched the 10 Lives, 10 Stories, One Message competition and selected 10 winners that implemented social and behavior […]

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 connect users to global experts who will share insights on how to garner support for continued investment in SBC, as well […]

Community Engagement Regional Master Training

Monrovia, Liberia

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 participants via Springboard to support in applying the new skills in their ongoing activities. Costs Participants are responsible for arranging […]

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 desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births. This webinar will focus on how social and […]