Abstracts are now being accepted for Shifting Norms, Changing Behavior, Amplifying Voice: What Works? The 2018 International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit featuring Entertainment-Education. In 2016, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) co-hosted the first Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit,
In 2012, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) embarked on a mission, backed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and supported by several international partners. As the leader of the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative project (HC3), we set out to
Personal stories are powerful. They can open new worlds and ideas, move people on issues they’d never considered and, ultimately, change behaviors. The newest tool from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP), produced by the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) project, harnesses this
It doesn’t seem like the catchiest title, but a song called “1-800-273-8255” is a hit. The numbers are more than a random string of digits: 1-800-273-8255 is the actual phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. And, thanks to the song, people are calling
How can we get more clients to health services? What can we do to improve client-provider interactions? How can we increase the adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors? These are questions we in the health service field grapple with on a regular basis. Solutions to
This post by CCP staff members Rupali J. Limaye and Anne Kott originally appeared in New Security Beat, the blog of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center. Zika is a global health challenge. Since its outbreak in Brazil last May, the
“While the potential [for technology in development] is clear, the success of the thousands of projects that have sprung up using technology to close access gaps is less so. Pilots have failed to move into scalable and sustainable programs. Solutions too often reinvent the wheel rather than
Wazazi Nipendeni, a health communication campaign implemented by CCP in Tanzania, recently garnered global and regional media attention for the launch of its second phase. Wazazi Nipendeni, or “Love Me, Parents,” was originally launched in 2012 to encourage pregnant women and their partners to take
At this year’s Leadership in Strategic Health Communication (LSHC) Workshop, don’t expect course director Ben Lozare to cover the same ground as he did at last year’s workshop. Like its predecessors, the 28th annual course, which takes place May 31 to June 19, will reflect
CCP Receives $35-Million Grant to Strengthen Household Health Care Practices in Mali The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs (CCP) was awarded a five-year grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s mission in Mali to conduct social and
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