Four Things I Have Learned About Learning
CCP's Tara Sullivan shares lessons she's learned from her 15 years of working as a leader and instructor in knowledge management and learning.
‘Gender norms – positive or negative – impact all aspects of our lives’
Jane Brown is an advocate for thinking about and addressing the way that disease spreads, biologically and socially, especially when it comes to HIV among women.
Fewer Malaria Nets, Lower Costs, More Protection
“The idea of replacing mass campaigns with yearly school net distributions was pretty revolutionary, frankly," says CCP's Hannah Koenker. "It hadn’t ever been tried on such a large scale."
Study: Dangers of Pregnancy Among Older Women and Those with Many Children Rarely Discussed
Harmful gender, religious and cultural norms contribute to risky pregnancies in older women and women who already have five or more children, endangering the lives of these women and their babies, new CCP research suggests.
SBCC Summit Shares Declaration from April Event
“This Summit has confirmed the vitality, dynamism, evolution and maturity of our field of practice,” the declaration states. “We return home more united and more committed to people-centered development than ever.”
Bringing Nigerian Health Clinics Back to Life in 72 Hours
After each clinic makeover, the use of modern family planning services there increased significantly. Renovating the environment makes it more appealing, cleaner and motivates clients to seek care at the facility.
A Key to Preventing the Spread of New Diseases: Communication
Sometimes communication is all we have to effectively respond in real time to emergency health threats such as the Nipah virus in India, writes CCP's Executive Director Susan Krenn.
Bright Stars Create A Bright Future in Pakistani Province
Over the course of five years, the CCP-led Health Communication Component developed a suite of tools to support front line health workers, led numerous trainings with community outreach and contributed thought leadership in the area of community health. Overall, HCC touched the lives of more than two million people residing in Sindh province.
Training Rohingya Refugees to Keep Each Other Healthy
In the 10 months since the current Rohingya crisis began, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs has been one of the organizations working to help the Rohingya people stay healthy.
Using Communication to Zap Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Experts, including some from CCP, came together for Mission Mosquito, a global health security and public communication forum hosted by the U.S. Department of State, which sought to address how innovative health communication approaches and partnerships can help improve responses to mosquito-borne diseases.