All times are in Eastern Time (America/New_York) unless otherwise indicated.
On Thursday, March 16 at 9 am EST, presenters from the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) and the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) will describe current efforts to improve prevention and treatment of malaria in pregnancy that focus on service providers, pregnant women and those who influence both groups.
You're invited to attend an online event on March 23, 2017 on multi-level social and behavior change communication (SBCC) capacity strengthening approaches that engage both the public sector and local SBCC practitioners to improve overall health outcomes. This event is the second in the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative's (HC3) three-part series on catalyzing SBCC.
In 2013, USAID acknowledged outcome harvesting as one of the innovative complexity-aware monitoring methods that HC3 uses to evaluate its capacity strengthening programs. In this webinar on March 30, experts on capacity strengthening evaluation and outcome harvesting will come together to discuss the challenges of evaluating capacity strengthening and how outcome harvesting can address some of these challenges.
Please join HC3 on Thursday, May 4 at 8am EDT to learn about the findings from a three-country Adolescent VMMC Assessment. The goal of the study was to gain a better understanding of whether VMMC programs are adequately meeting adolescent needs in age-appropriate ways by exploring counseling, communication and client-provider interaction. Cross-country comparisons will be shared from […]
The 5th World Social Marketing Conference will take place in Washington D.C, USA in May 2017. The mission of the World Social Marketing Conference is to act as a vehicle to help build a global movement dedicated to capturing, spreading and nurturing good practice in Social Marketing, as well as increase the efficiency and effectiveness […]
Join online on June 8 at 9 am EDT: https://connect.johnshopkins.edu/sbcalongcontinuum and enter as a "guest." You are invited to attend the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative's (HC3) third Catalyze event, “The Critical Role of Social and Behavior Change (SBC) across the Service Delivery Continuum” on Thursday, June 8, 2017 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm EDT at […]
Please join HC3 on Wednesday, June 21 from 9 - 10 AM EDT to learn about a new guide to help promote sexual and reproductive health (SRH) products and services for men. Presenters will discuss how social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions have been designed to successfully increase men’s demand for and use of SRH products and services.
On June 27 at 9 AM ET, please log on to: https://connect.johnshopkins.edu/hcd2/ and enter as "Guest." Changing human behavior is challenging. Human-centered design (HCD), an approach to problem solving that prioritizes empathy, counters these challenges by actively engaging end users, providers and other stakeholders throughout the development process. HCD incorporates an understanding of the motivations […]
Rejoignez le projet Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) mardi, le 22 août de 8h30 à 9h30 heure de Washington DC, pour un webinaire sur le partage d’expériences réussies sur la sensibilisation des jeunes filles sur le VIH et sur la santé sexuelle et reproductive (SSR) à travers une approche ludique par des discussions de groupes animées et […]
Please join the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) on Wednesday, August 23 from 9:00 – 10:00 am EDT to hear about the experiences of young sexual and reproductive health (SRH) champions who have used storytelling to mobilize others around the topic. Speakers will give tips for making quality and engaging videos and positively interacting with viewers.
Social and behavior change communication (SBCC) has been used to strengthen malaria efforts by positively influencing use of proven interventions, such as insecticide-treated nets, acceptance of indoor residual-spraying, uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria for pregnant women, and increased prompt care-seeking among those with fever. As the malaria SBCC community moves forward, it is […]
On September 6 at 9 AM EDT, login to: https://connect.johnshopkins.edu/fp-evidence/ For decades, social and behavior change (SBC) has been used in family planning (FP) programs to positively influence behaviors around healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy, modern contraceptive use, contraceptive method selection and gender dynamics in FP decision-making with impressive results. However, these SBC successes […]
On Friday, September 22 at 9 AM ET login to: https://connect.johnshopkins.edu/future-of-malaria-sbcc/ Social and behavior change communication (SBCC) has been used to strengthen malaria efforts by positively influencing the adoption of effective behaviors, such as insecticide-treated net use, acceptance of indoor residual-spraying, uptake of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria for pregnant women, and increased prompt care-seeking among […]
Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD CORE Group’s Global Health Practitioner Conferences enable community health advocates (NGOs, academics, donors, private sector, etc.) to collaborate, discuss ideas, and form partnerships for improving programs that save lives around the world. Join CORE Group to discuss emerging challenges and gaps in community health, and explore tools […]
On Monday, September 25 at 9 AM ET, login to: https://connect.johnshopkins.edu/integratedsbcc/ "Integrated SBCC Programs: Key Challenges and Promising Strategies" will provide an overview of key considerations when designing, implementing and evaluating integrated social and behavior change communication (SBCC) programs. Presenters will highlight the key advantages and challenges involved in integrated SBCC programs, share experiences and lessons […]
Where Bali, Indonesia Why? The five-day gathering (April 16-20, 2018) will be a week of inspiration, innovation and sharing to advance the global social and behavior change communication (SBCC) agenda for development. As outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals, the world still faces significant health and development challenges – extreme poverty, gender inequities, public health […]
The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) serves as a strategic inflection point for the family planning and reproductive health community worldwide. It provides an opportunity for political leaders, scientists, researchers, policymakers, advocates, and youth to disseminate knowledge, celebrate successes, and identify next steps toward reaching the goal of enabling an additional 120 million women […]
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
