Author Archive for: Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

About Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Marla Shaivitz is the Digital Communications Manager for the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Communication Programs (CCP).

Marla is a seasoned front-end web developer, writer and digital marketing practitioner with a passion for innovations & innovators in technology and those working toward social good.

She was a founding member of a web strategy consulting firm that worked with trade and professional societies as well as government agencies in their use of Internet technologies. She spent nine years working for a strategic health philanthropy directing all online initiatives and working with grantees to build capacity and create efficiencies around technology.

As a contributing writer for a popular tech blog focused on technology companies and their founders, she’s interviewed entrepreneurs across the US and in Africa.

Entries by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Bridges of Hope: A Community Toolkit for Ebola Education and Healthy Behaviors

July 22, 2015 /0 Comments/in Ebola /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Bridges of Hope is a community toolkit the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) adapted to engage communities in Ebola education.

Zimbabwe Holds Second Springboard Learning Forum

July 1, 2015 /0 Comments/in Springboard /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Over seventy health communication practitioners met at the second Springboard event held at the Rainbow Hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe, on June 25.

Well-known Mother-in-Law Helps Answer Nepal Earthquake Victims’ Urgent Questions on Air

June 11, 2015 /0 Comments/in Social & Behavior Change Communication /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Before two earthquakes destroyed thousands of homes and communities across Nepal, Aama (meaning “mother” in Nepali), star of the USAID-funded Bhanchhin Aama drama and call-in radio program, answered questions from […]

Wondering How to Get Published? Join our Next Webinar, “A Conversation with Journal Editors”

May 1, 2015 /0 Comments/in Universities /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

During a university needs assessment in 2013, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) identified some of the greatest challenges universities in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia face, including limited access to […]

Training Health Workers for Ebola Response and Community Support Webinar Series

March 30, 2015 /0 Comments/in Ebola /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

mPowering Frontline Health Workers and IntraHealth International have come together with the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative and a team of organizations to share tools and information on how to support […]

Faces from the Field: Liberia Staff Shift Focus to Ebola

December 18, 2014 /0 Comments/in Capacity Strengthening, Ebola /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Teah Doegmah and Marietta Yekee, Program Officers in Liberia for CCP’s Health Communication Capacity Collaborative, embody CCP’s trademark expertise, innovation and creativity. Since their work shifted abruptly to the Ebola outbreak […]

New I-Kit Launches in Support of Every Woman Every Child Movement

November 20, 2014 /0 Comments/in Implementation Kits, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

In celebration of Universal Children’s Day on Thursday, November 20, 2014, the Demand Generation Implementation Kit for Underutilized, Life-saving Commodities for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (the “I-Kit”) marks […]

We want to hear from you! Take the HC3 Survey.

September 19, 2014 in Uncategorized /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Please help HC3 provide the best services we can to the SBCC community by completing a short, 5-minute survey on how our websites and events have affected your work over the past year.

Online Discussion on Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives and Youth Runs Until September 19

September 10, 2014 /0 Comments/in Springboard, Urban Youth /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Health communication and family planning professionals are participating in a moderated, online discussion on long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) in low- and middle-income countries. This virtual event is currently taking […]

Register for the First HC3 University Initiative “Health Communication in the Curriculum” Webinar

August 28, 2014 /0 Comments/in Innovation Webinars /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

Join HC3 on September 5, 2014 from 9:00AM – 10:00AM EDT for the first HC3 University Initiative Webinar on Health Communication Pedagogy. The “Health Communication in the Curriculum” webinar will […]

Child Survival SBCC I-Kit for FBOs to Focus on Breastfeeding

August 7, 2014 /0 Comments/in Implementation Kits, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health /by Marla Shaivitz | Digital Communications Manager, HC3

To recognize World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7), the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) announced that Breastfeeding will be the key behavior addressed in […]