A unique evidence-based approach to supporting new mothers’ mental and reproductive health in rural Ethiopia has long-term positive impact on symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression, according to findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. Mothers
The key to a successful KM program, we have learned, is to never sit on our laurels. We are continuously developing new, creative, and inclusive ways to improve this very important work.
CCP is working with UNICEF Cox’s Bazar Humanitarian Programme to launch the Durnibar (“Unbeatable”) campaign to reduce child marriage.
A new interactive tool captures knowledge, attitudes and behaviors around vaccines, masking and more from 12 million people in 115 countries.
“Vaccination is not gender blind and we know that from previous vaccination campaigns,” says Joanna Skinner, one of the leaders of CCP’s gender work. “By paying attention to gender issues, you can have a greater impact in terms of behavior change.”
CCP’s Nicole Jurmo talks with Stephanie Desmon, co-host of the “Public Health on Call” podcast and a CCP director, about the podcast that was born out of the pandemic – and what she has learned since it was launched in March 2020.
In Ethiopia, there are more than 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). CCP set out to help some of them understand the dangers of COVID-19 and gender-based violence. But first, the IDPs had bigger concerns such as food, water and shelter.
CCP’s Stephanie Desmon sat down with CCP’s Doug Storey, PhD, to talk about creative ways to get more people vaccinated against COVID-19.
CCP Deputy Director Alice Payne Merritt is featured on this episode of the Public Health on Call podcast discussing the center’s COVID messaging from around the world and sharing audio clips from radio and TV spots.
Public-private partnerships have opened up access to digital platforms that facilitate change and amplify outreach to much larger audiences, as the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs’ Breakthrough ACTION project has shown during the pandemic.
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