How a structured brainstorming session at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs became a years-long call to prevent drug deaths the community.
How CCP and its partners are helping frontline workers lead with empathy in life’s most personal health decisions.
“It’s about … welcoming different ways for people to share their experiences and ideas,” says CCP’s August Summers. “Our work is strongest when community members actively shape the messages and tools created for their own communities.”
A study led by CCP found that health providers in the DRC often continue to treat fevers as malaria even when the rapid test is negative.
“This work is a reminder that innovation is not always digital or expensive,” says one CCP staff member in Ethiopia. “Sometimes it is a simple visual that catches your eye at the right moment.”
By listening to women, providers and others, CCP created “Let’s Talk Tubes,” a conversation starting campaign about managing cancer risk.
In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs is giving young Ethiopians a pathway to fulfilling work.
In Somalia, CCP is working with partners to increase acceptance of and access to birth spacing as a way to keep mothers and babies healthy.
With cannabis legalized for people over 21, more pregnant people and new parents are reporting that they use it. Now that it is legal, new CCP tool helps providers answer questions about whether it is safe.
CCP, as part of WISH2 project, trained media professionals to help women and adolescents understand their rights to family planning access, regardless of age or marital status.
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