In honor of World Contraception Day 2017, Elizabeth Futrell, one of the founders of Family Planning Voices, writes in a Baltimore Sun op-ed today about “the privilege of listening to good people from all walks of life who are bound by their passion for expanding
In 2012, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) embarked on a mission, backed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and supported by several international partners. As the leader of the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative project (HC3), we set out to
There’s no emoji for the mosquito, the deadly insect that spreads malaria, Zika and more. It’s needed for communication and outreach, proponents say. A CCP staffer has proposed it be adopted.
Elizabeth Futrell’s professional passions – writing and public health – truly merged in 2015, with the germ of an idea. She had seen the popularity and impact of Humans of New York, a blog featuring portraits and interviews collected on the streets of New York
Growing up in Nigeria, Chizoba Onyechi always knew she wanted to work with people, helping them to improve their health and their lives. She began her career in public health supporting HIV/AIDS outreach, but her time working with these communities soon made her aware of
Hailed by critics and viewers alike, the Pakistani television drama Sammi was called a “stand out” by the English-Language publication The News on Sunday, while the website Hip In Pakistan called it the show “no one should miss.” But this popular series was more than
News Deeply, a news website devoted to in-depth reporting on what they consider to be the world’s most pressing issues, is highlighting two leaders from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) on its most recent “Nine Experts to Watch” list focused on family
Personal stories are powerful. They can open new worlds and ideas, move people on issues they’d never considered and, ultimately, change behaviors. The newest tool from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP), produced by the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) project, harnesses this
It doesn’t seem like the catchiest title, but a song called “1-800-273-8255” is a hit. The numbers are more than a random string of digits: 1-800-273-8255 is the actual phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. And, thanks to the song, people are calling
Although one of Africa’s smallest countries, Swaziland has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world. A 2017 survey found that nearly a third of the population between the ages of 18 and 49 was HIV positive and there are about 2,600 new cases of HIV
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