Community Engagement Archives | Breakthrough ACTION and RESEARCH

Health workers in protective gear in rowboats assess dead birds floating in a waterway.

2025 Breakthrough ACTION

Unlocking the Power of Behavioral Insights to Prevent Outbreaks: the ZBS

Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Senegal Global Health Security, Emerging Infectious Diseases Fact Sheet/Brief Advocacy, Community Engagement, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This fact sheet/brief outlines how the Zoonotic Behaviors Survey contributes to preparedness, response, and global health security through baseline measurement, monitoring, and evidence generation.

Peer-Reviewed Articles Supporting the SBC Evidence Base

English Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Guyana, Nigeria, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Male Engagement, Global Health Security, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Peer-reviewed Advocacy, Audience Segmentation, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Digital, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural, Risk Communication, Integration Breakthrough ACTION

These peer-reviewed publications help SBC practitioners find strategies and scalable interventions to improve health outcomes.

Two men talk during a RCCE training in Guinea

Breakthrough ACTION-Guinea

Social and Behavior Change Training for Community Engagement during Health Emergencies

French Guinea Global Health Security Toolkit Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This toolkit provides materials to train community mobilizers before, during, and after a health emergency.

Adaptations of Sick Child Feeding Tools in Guatemala

English, Spanish Guatemala Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Tool, Training Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

These tools are adapted from those developed in the DRC and are based on behavioral insights from mothers and caregivers in Guatemala.

Evaluating the Sustainability and Impact of Gender Integration in RCCE Trainings in Guinea

English, French Guinea COVID-19, Gender, Global Health Security Fact Sheet/Brief Community Engagement, Risk Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This technical brief presents findings from an impact evaluation of a pioneering training on gender integration in RCCE in Guinea.

Transforming Health Outcomes through SBC in Liberia

English Liberia Sexual and Reproductive Health, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Service Delivery, Youth Report Advocacy, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This report highlights the work of Breakthrough ACTION in Liberia, which worked to improve health outcomes across 12 counties using SBC.

Building Trust and Empathy with Young Mothers in Nutrition Programming

English Gender, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief Advocacy, Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief provides recommendations to prioritize trust and empathy to improve nutritional outcomes for young mothers and their children.

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Super Go Young Women’s HIV Prevention Program

French Côte d’Ivoire HIV Implementation Guidance Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

The Super Go program is designed to reach adolescent girls and young women to provide information and teach skills to avoid HIV-related risk behaviors.

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Super Tata Women’s HIV Prevention Program

French Côte d’Ivoire HIV Implementation Guidance Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Super Tata is a program intended for women ages 30 and over to raise awareness of the risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.