New CCP research suggests that women in districts where family planning was prioritized were significantly more likely to be using the modern contraceptive methods they wanted.
In rural Kenya in the mid-1990s, Rael Odengo had no running water, but the teen had a radio. The Youth Variety Show was her only way to get family planning information. Now, at CCP, she creates the kind of programs that shaped her youth.
Couples in Mali who spoke to one another about family planning were not only more likely to use modern contraception, but to adopt other healthy behaviors.
Some of the most rural parts of Nigeria have some of the lowest rates of contraceptive use not just in Africa, but in the entire world. A new intervention focusing on religious leaders hopes to change that.
With about 1.8 billion people in the world between the ages of 10 and 24 – the largest youth population ever – health programming needs to have a special focus on young people, making sure they have the most accurate and relevant information about HIV prevention, modern contraceptive methods and gender equality.
This three-week hands-on workshop is designed to hone participants’ communication skills in order to become stronger, more effective leaders in public health and development programs that create the kind of social and behavior change that saves lives.
Four leaders from across the globe, including a pioneer in the field of entertainment-education, will be keynote speakers at the International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit, April 16 to 20 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.
The global handbook, co-published by CCP and WHO, is considered the essential family planning resource for health care professionals around the world.
The mosquito emoji, proposed by CCP and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and approved by the Unicode Consortium, is coming to your smartphone this summer.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs recently brought together members of Bmore POWER, a group of peer advocates and educators, for a three-day hackathon to quickly create messages aimed at preventing people from overdosing on fentanyl and dying.