Zika implementing partners participate in a share fair to discuss community engagement in the USAID Zika responseK4Health

Breakthrough ACTION + RESEARCH Resources from the USAID Zika Response

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This blog post introduces a suite of tools to help social and behavior change practitioners identify priority behaviors when responding to epidemics like Zika.
Volunteers from the Red Cross in El Salvador engage in participatory trainings to strengthen their interpersonal communication skillsSean Maloney/Breakthough ACTION

Cutting through the confusion: Prioritizing behavioral messages and calls to action

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This blog post describes how promoting a harmonized set of behaviors during epidemics like Zika improves the likelihood of behavior adoption.
Breakthrough ACTION staff engage with local researchers in the Dominican Republic during a participatory data analysis workshopAnne Ballard Sara/Breakthrough ACTION

Richer and Faster Data Analysis to Inform SBC Zika Program Design in an Outbreak

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Breakthrough ACTION used a participatory data analysis process in the Dominican Republic and El Salvador to gather insights on Zika prevention behaviors.
Close up of an Aedes aegypti mosquito resting on the leafPoravute/Getty Images

Zika’s Silent Threat: Prioritized Behaviors Are Key to Preventing Future Outbreaks of Aedes Aegypti-Borne Diseases

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Breakthrough ACTION + RESEARCH identified a set of behaviors that have the greatest potential to prevent Zika’s transmission.
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