Mobile Phones Light the Way to Health Knowledge for Providers and Clients in India
The ubiquitous mobile phone – and the many apps which are so commonplace in our lives – have been playing a critical role in the improvement of health and in […]
Author Archive for: Susan Leibtag | HC3 Communications Specialist
Entries by Susan Leibtag | HC3 Communications Specialist
Got Questions? The Health COMpass offers the “Human Touch”
In this world of instant information, data beyond counting and websites that know what you are looking for before you type in a single word, it seems we still find […]
Health Communication Tools and Project Materials on Dengue
Dengue emerged as a worldwide problem in the 1950s, and is endemic in Puerto Rico and in Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. It is a leading cause of […]
GREAT: Improving Life and Health in Post-Conflict Uganda
After more than 20 years of civil strife that crippled services, caused internal displacement and eroded traditional social and family structures, the people of northern Uganda were ready for changes that would […]
What Do Health Workers Need? Great Tools.
It’s World Health Worker week. Think about it – service providers, each and every day, need to be able to deal with patients of all types, such as: The worrier […]
Communities Taking Action to Improve Health: Changing the Story of Post-Abortion Care in Kenya
The Rift Valley Province’s abortion-related outpatient deaths have been the highest in Kenya since 2003. Post-abortion care became an urgent priority.
Revisiting Behaviors that Can Prevent Maternal and Child Mortality
Tremendous strides have been made in the past several decades in saving the lives of mothers and children. The numbers of those dying has decreased dramatically, thanks to the tireless […]
Young and HIV Positive: Health Communication for Youth, their Parents, and their Caregivers
AIDS is now the leading cause of death among adolescents (aged 10–19) in Africa and the second most common cause of death among adolescents globally. As outlined in the 2015 PEFPAR Technical Considerations, adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) need assistance to address stigma (both internal and external) and ongoing support for treatment adherence and retention.
The Right Stuff for the Right Start: A Look at Child Health Sessions at the SBCC Summit
The Child Health-focused sessions at the SBCC Summit offer a wide variety of perspectives on how to reach parents, how to reach people who influence them and how to use […]
SBCC Efforts Need to Respond to Warnings about Zika Virus
Health professionals were not the only people shocked at the announcement on many news outlets that women living in El Salvador, as well as other countries where Zika virus has […]
As Demand Grows for LARCs, the Need for Communication Follows
In the next few days, hundreds of family planning (FP) professionals will be making their way to Bali, Indonesia to attend the International Conference on Family Planning. Many will be […]
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Social and behavior change considerations for areas transitioning from high and moderate to low, very low and zero malaria transmissionJanuary 18, 2018 - 10:11 am
Smart Client and Smart Couple: Digital Health Tools to Empower Women and Couples for Family PlanningOctober 19, 2017 - 4:15 pm
Celebrating the Seeds of Change in GuatemalaSeptember 26, 2017 - 3:19 pm
HC3 Nigeria’s Chizoba Onyechi Named as 120 Under 40 Family Planning ChampionSeptember 12, 2017 - 12:54 pm
HC3 Côte d’Ivoire and Partners Celebrate their SuccessesSeptember 5, 2017 - 12:09 pm