Nearly half a million people die each year from malaria, a preventable and treatable condition. Bed nets are an accessible, cost-effective and proven method to reduce malaria infection, yet bed net use varies widely between communities. A number of cultural, social, and environmental factors impact
Does the saying “a rising tide lifts all boats” apply when it comes to health? This has been a key question in SBCC program design. For years, public health professionals believed that programs designed for the general population would equally benefit marginalized or disadvantaged groups,
Congratulations to D. Lawrence (Larry) Kincaid, who received the Applied Research Award at the International Communication Association’s (ICA) annual conference in May. Dr. Kincaid’s groundbreaking research underpins many CCP health communication programs and evaluation tools. He was CCP’s founding director of the research and evaluation
The Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) released today a special supplement devoted entirely to health communication and its role in HIV prevention and treatment. The supplement was sponsored by the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), which is funded by the U.S. Agency for
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) will showcase innovative programs and cutting edge research at the 64th annual International Communication Association Conference. ICA will take place in Seattle and runs from May 22-26, 2014. The Health Communication Interactive Poster
In its fifth and final year, Research to Prevention (R2P) is translating key findings of its HIV research portfolio into sustainable and meaningful action. A committee of R2P reviewers recently awarded small grants to five organizations for projects that disseminate R2P research results and use
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) have created a new instrument to measure children’s television program exposure and recall. The study examined the effect of Alam Simsim, the Egyptian version of the children’s educational television series
On World Malaria Day, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) is pleased to share the results of a new study that examines indoor residual spraying (IRS) to prevent malaria in Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania. IRS is a useful
JHU∙CCP staff Rebecca Shore and Rupali Limaye presented on the power of social media to influence global health at the 12th annual Global Health Mini-University held on September 14, 2012. Sponsored by USAID and the George Washington University Center for Global Health, Mini-University is an
Today, at the 19th International AIDS Conference, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) presented their findings from two qualitative research studies in Mozambique indicating that a traditional understanding of sexuality, faithfulness and sickness can hinder the
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