Human-centered Design Archives | Breakthrough ACTION and RESEARCH

The Insights 101 Playbook

This resource helps users identify, articulate, and incorporate insights into social and behavior change program designs.

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Malaria Service Delivery Assessment Tool: Four Steps to Identify Challenges and Opportunities

Breakthrough ACTION English Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya Malaria, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Tool Human-centered Design, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This assessment tool helps malaria service providers apply a behavioral lens so they can better understand service delivery challenges.

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Gender Equity Today for Youth (GET 4 Youth) Pilot Package

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender, Mental Health, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief, Implementation Guidance, Model/Framework, Report, Video/Animation Human-centered Design, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

The Gender Equity Today for Youth (GET 4 Youth) Pilot Package aims to create a gender-equitable environment in which 10–14 year olds can grow and thrive.

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Using Social and Behavior Change to Address Tuberculosis in Nigeria: Implementation Stories

Breakthrough ACTION English Nigeria Tuberculosis Implementation Guidance, Success Story Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

These Breakthrough ACTION stories capture insights from using social and behavior change to address tuberculosis in Nigeria.

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Applying Human-Centered Design to Improve Nutrition Programming Online Course

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Nutrition Online Course Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This course supports SBC programs by providing an overview of how to use human-centered design (HCD) to address nutrition-related behavioral challenges.

Ebonyi’s Traditional and Religious Leaders Speak Out to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Breakthrough ACTION English Nigeria Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition Case Study Community Engagement, Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This case study describes how Breakthrough ACTION worked with religious and traditional leaders to improve maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition.

SBC Learning Central

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Francophone West Africa COVID-19, Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Online Course, Toolkit, Website Audience Segmentation, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Human-centered Design, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

SBC Learning Central offers free online courses to help public health professionals incorporate proven and innovative SBC methodologies into their work.

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Using Human-Centered Design to Create a Gender-Equitable Environment for Very Young Adolescents

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief, Model/Framework, Report Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

Breakthrough ACTION captured learnings from designing solutions that create a healthy environment for very young adolescents in a set of reports and briefs.

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Increasing the Use of Social and Behavior Change in Health Systems Strengthening: Evidence and Recommendations to Improve Primary Health Care

Breakthrough ACTION English Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Fact Sheet/Brief Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Human-centered Design, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This brief summarizes findings from a literature review and consultations about using social and behavior change to strengthen health systems.