The NetWorks and HC3 projects are pleased to announce the launch of a new malaria training series. The five-part online series seeks to strengthen capacity on how to use evidence and data to create strong SBCC programs for malaria prevention and control. The training is comprised of five modules,
A new editorial published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) suggests that behavior change communication (BCC) plays an increasingly important role in malaria prevention and treatment initiatives. The article, Strategic roles for behavior change communication in a changing
Baltimore City recently received an $18,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to promote smoking cessation and smoke-free environments for pregnant women and children. The grant comes with evidence from a study recently published in The Lancet, which found that smoking bans
Every Sunday, men and women across Côte d’Ivoire end the weekend by watching television. On March 16 a new television drama series joined the popular Sunday evening line up: Réseaux (“Networks” in English). Réseaux follows the story of Jean-Yves, a man in his mid-40s who is torn between
United Against Malaria (UAM) was named Global Campaign of the Year at the 2014 PRWeek Awards ceremony held in New York City on March 20. The designation honors UAM’s seamless integration into the 2013 Orange™ Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) soccer tournament, reaching an estimated
Study Underscores Need for Behavior Change around Water Use and Sanitation New formative research on trachoma by JHU∙CCP highlights water use behaviors, in addition to lack of access to clean water and sanitation resources, as a significant driver of the disease. The research, conducted in
On February 21, the Malawi Ministry of Health launched a new Health Promotion Policy. The policy, developed after wide consultation with government departments and communication experts, seeks to build inter-sectoral collaboration to tackle the socio-economic determinants of health. The Health Promotion Policy will ensure that
On February 20, 2014, three feature films with a focus on HIV prevention and treatment premiered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The films were produced through the Swahiliwood Feature Films Project, a collaborative partnership between CCP’s Tanzania Capacity and Communication Project (TCCP) and Tanzanian filmmakers,
The Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom has awarded Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) £5,500,000 (approximately $8 million) to scale up an electronic coupon (e-coupon) strategy for continuous distribution of long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs)
On the morning of October 2nd, families in Koforidua, Ghana awoke to cries of “Donkomi! Donkomi!” Rushing to the market to find out what was on sale (“Donkomi” means “limited time discount” in Twi), men and women were greeted by a team busily issuing e-coupons
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