Applied Research

Zoonotic Behavioral Resource Assessments (ZBRA) toolkit

The Zoonotic Behavioral Resource Assessments (ZBRA) toolkit helps strengthen preparedness for zoonotic disease outbreaks by linking behavioral research with practical tools. Developed under USAID’s Breakthrough ACTION project, ZBRA offers survey instruments, interview guides, and country profiles to explore key prevention and risk behaviors, sociocultural drivers, and communication environments – empowering practitioners, policymakers and researchers to design evidence-based risk communication and community engagement strategies.

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Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) Access and Use Report

An interactive platform that tracks ownership, access, and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to prevent malaria. By highlighting the “use-to-access ratio,” ITNuse.org helps programs understand whether households have enough nets—not just whether they use them. With data from nearly 20 years of surveys, the site provides maps, charts, and recommendations to guide malaria prevention strategies worldwide.

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behavioral economics family planning report
Family Planning Professionals’ Behavioral Journey in Knowledge Management

This report explores formative research findings and specific behavioral economics mechanisms that are relevant to the ways in which FP/RH professionals seek out and share information. The report recommends how organizations and programs can address barriers and opportunities, and explains the implications of these findings for knowledge management within the FP/RH community.

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Global Health: Science and Practice
Global Health: Science and Practice

Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) is a no-fee, open access, peer-reviewed online journal intended to be a resource for public health professionals who design, implement, manage, evaluate, and otherwise support health programs in low- and middle-income countries.

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Compass

The Compass is a curated collection of social and behavior change (SBC) resources. The collection offers the highest quality “how-to” tools and packages of materials from SBC projects. Each item in the Compass is vetted to ensure it was developed via a strategic process and had documented success in the field.

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