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Mobile-First Video Approach Helps Youth Share Contraception Information

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How might we capture young people’s real stories and everyday experiences with contraception in a way that helps decision-making?

Springboard Launches in Zambia

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Springboard Zambia launched on May 11, 2017, with approximately 40 people in attendance from 24 different organizations representing the government, donors and civil society.

Short Video Highlights the Social and Behavior Change Communication Challenge

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The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative has just released a new short video on the social and behavior change communication (SBCC) challenge.

Saving Mother’s Lives: HC3 Pilots I-Kit in Niger and Togo to Address High-Risk Pregnancies

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How the Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy Implementation Kit was used in two West African nations: Niger and Togo.

Zika Communication Mapping Supports National Stakeholders to Navigate the Communication Response

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A key part of a social and behavior change communication response to an emergency situation is to understand not only what SBCC activities and campaigns other stakeholders are conducting, but also where those activities are taking place. Beginning in late 2016, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative initiated a Zika communication activity mapping effort in four Latin American countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.

A Digital Resource with the Human Touch – the Health COMpass Builds Capacity and Community

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The Health COMpass is a curated database of health communication and social and behavior change communication resources with a human touch. Join curator Susan Leibtag for a discussion on Springboard for Health Communication Professionals, May 15-18 about the database and specific resources.

Updates to HC3’s Strategic Communication Framework for Hormonal Contraceptive Methods and Potential HIV Related Risks

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HC3 has updated its Strategic Communication Framework for Hormonal Contraceptive Methods and Potential HIV Related Risks including new information from WHO.

Explore The Critical Role of Social and Behavior Change across the Service Delivery Continuum

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The third and final event in the Catalyzing Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) event series, The Critical Role of Social and Behavior Change across the Service Delivery Continuum, will take place June 8, Capital Hilton in Washington, DC.

Nepal’s Smart Jeewan Campaign Wins Prestigious Rural Marketing Association of India Award

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Nepal’s “Parivar Niyojan, Smart Bancha Jeewan” (Family Planning Makes a Smart Life) campaign has won the prestigious Flame Award, recognizing it as the best Social Development and Corporate Social Responsibility campaign of 2017 in the Emerging Markets/South Asia category in the competition.

Community-Centered Approach Builds Awareness, Uptake of Services and Ownership in Sierra Leone

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HC3's work helped build trust in the health system, build community ownership of health facilities and rebuild facilities to increase RMNCH uptake.

New Research Examines Association Between Communication Campaigns, Gender Dynamics and Contraceptive Use

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Researchers concluded communication campaigns can have the additive effect of transforming gender dynamics if they are focused and relevant to audience.