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Empathways: Improving the relationship between healthcare providers and young people

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This blog post describes how a card game that fosters trust between providers and their young clients helps improve family planning outcomes.
Empathways introduction page

Empathways

This interactive page has resources family planning (FP) programs can use to foster empathy between FP service providers and their young clients.

Is Timing Everything? Considering the Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging Men and Boys Across their Life Course

Interventions aiming to meaningfully engage men and boys in understanding and transforming their relationships with their health and well-being often focus on important life events and transitions (e.g., sexual initiation, graduations, birth…
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Can Social Listening and Social Media Monitoring Benefit Your SBC Activities?

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This blog posts discusses ways family planning and reproductive health social and behavior change programs can use social media to gather information.
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DO’s & DON’Ts for Engaging Men & Boys: Now Available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish

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A new brief covers best practices and lessons learned on how to engage men and boys as consumers of health services, supportive partners, and agents of change.
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Informing Social and Behavior Change Programs Using Social Listening and Social Monitoring

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This brief offers practical guidance and lessons learned about using social listening as a tool to inform social and behavior change programs.
Two men during an Merci Mon Héros interviewJohn Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Informing social and behavior change programs using social media monitoring & listening (in English)

PHOTO CREDIT: ©Merci Mon Héros   Please join the Breakthrough ACTION and Breakthrough RESEARCH projects for a discussion on informing social and behavior change (SBC) programs using social media monitoring and listening. During…
A Nepalese mother and her daughter playDave Cooper/USAID

First-time parents and young married couples: A neglected window of opportunity for family planning programs

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Pregnancy is a time of transition for first-time parents. It is also a window of opportunity for family planning (FP) programs seeking to encourage FP uptake.
Behavior Change Impact: Evidence in Action

New website highlights evidence for social and behavior change impact

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This blog post introduces a website for social and behavior change (SBC) practitioners seeking evidence on the impact of SBC in a variety of health areas.