In focusing primarily on individuals and their roles to spur behavior change, programs may ignore the need for structural changes, including the underlying social, economic, and political causes of health inequities.
Social and behavior change expert Uttara Bharath Kumar and researcher Danielle Naugle have been chosen for the prestigious advisory groups.
Taking social norms into account, a CCP-led program helps women in conservative northern Nigeria get the services – and privacy – they need.
The Breakthrough ACTION project is working with governments and other agencies in several countries to encourage caregivers to bring their young children for the four-dose vaccine.
Executive Director Debora B. Freitas López Previews the 2024 Impact + Profit Conference, Co-Hosted This Week by CCP
CCP will lead conversations about how social and behavior change and knowledge management can strengthen health systems.
In Liberia, CCP is working to reduce bullying, period stigma and other negative taboos associated with menstruation. “We want people to really get comfortable making menstruation part of normal discourse,” says CCP’s Lindsey Leslie.
SBC Learning Central, created by CCP and partners, now offers 10 free, self-paced social and behavior change courses in English and French, and will double its offerings by the end of 2023.
“We are proud to be able to continue serving people around the world who want to be protected from what is still a global pandemic,” says the director of the Breakthrough ACTION project.
“Conducting power analyses is only the beginning,” the authors write. “We also need to be transparent in socializing our findings and applying them to shift power imbalances.”
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