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Ebola Communication Preparedness Implementation Kit

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This Ebola Communication Preparedness Implementation Kit (I-Kit) provides national and local stakeholders, as well as program managers, with key considerations and a roadmap for instituting and implementing critical, relevant, practical and timely communication for responding to the threat of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak. The I-Kit guides countries in social and behavior change communication (SBCC) and risk communication activity plannin…

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Community Perspectives about Ebola in Bong, Lofa and Montserrado Counties of Liberia: Results of a Qualitative Study

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This study aimed to assess differences in community perceptions about, and in response to, Ebola in three counties: Lofa, Bong and Monteserrado. The assessment sought to obtain answers to the following research questions: What are the attitudes, community norms and practices that are related to Ebola? How do these attitudes, norms and practices vary within and across study counties? How have these attitudes, norms and practices changed over time?…

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Ebola: A Behavior-Driven Crisis

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SBCC Helps Fight Crises like Ebola and Zika This web-based multimedia package released by HC3 focuses on social and behavior change communication (SBCC) in the context of a public health crisis. Ebola: A Behavior-Driven Crisis is a multimedia retrospective on the role communication played during the Ebola crisis in Liberia. Using animation, maps, video and audio clips as well as narrative text and featuring original communication materials in a g…

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HC3 Landscaping Summary Report on Zika Coordination and Communication in Four Countries: Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Guatemala

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In response to a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) request, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) – based at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) – conducted a social and behavior change communication (SBCC) landscape for Zika in March and April 2016 in four Central American countries: Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Guatemala. Over the course of one week in each country,…

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Ebola Risk Communication Project in Liberia: Lessons in Crisis Communication

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This report, produced by the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health to document its work on HC3’s Ebola Risk Communication project in Liberia, details the project’s goals of understanding and documenting Ebola-related communication efforts in the country to better inform communication approaches to future crises. This resulted in the development of a codebook that was then applied in order to further analyze the mes…

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Social and Behavior Change Communication for Emergency Preparedness Implementation Kit

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During emergencies, coordinated, clear and credible communication aids in minimizing resulting health, social and economic costs. However, the uncertainty that characterizes emergencies typically fuels fear and panic among communities, and spreads misconceptions and rumors that affect people’s ability to appropriately respond to the emergency. Communication is crucial to addressing the behavioral and social aspects of health risks that precede an…

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Webinar: Strengthening Emergency Response through Social and Behavior Change Communication

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This September 29, 2016 webinar explored the importance of SBCC for emergencies and the ways SBCC activities, tools and resources can inform the various communication aspects of emergencies. Speakers shared first-hand experiences with heath emergencies and offer their perspectives on the role SBCC plays in emergency preparedness and response. The webinar was moderated by: Amrita Gill Bailey, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs [Presen…

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Webinar: Improving Public Health Emergency Programs with SBCC

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This January 26, 2017 webinar introduced the SBCC Emergency Helix and practical resources for integrating it into current and future public health emergencies. Speakers discussed the importance of continuous community engagement, formative and operational research, and media partnership in emergency contexts, drawing on their experiences with the Ebola and Zika responses. Panelists included: Claudia Vondrasek, MPH, Johns Hopkins Center for Commun…

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HC3 in Action: SBCC in Public Health Emergencies

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The “HC3 in Action” series documents and synthesizes the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) project’s experiences and lessons learned on topics that cut across the project’s diverse portfolio of activities. Each brief draws from HC3’s work in 34 countries, as well as initiatives, tools and resources developed at the global level. With the support of USAID, HC3 is working with public health systems in Africa and Latin America in var…