Infodemic Management 101

This course is for anyone interested in understanding what an infodemic is, how it dramatically affects public health, and what we can do about it now and into the future. Participants can expect to be exposed to a broad range of infodemic management skills and topics and learn the basics of how to decrease the negative impact of misinformation and disinformation on public health.

Last modified: January 4, 2023

Language: English

Source: World Health Organization

Year of Publication: 2021

How to Integrate Behavioral Economics Into Program Design

This hands-on, case study-based workshop showed participants how to apply behavioral economics to improve (1) understanding of human behavior and (2) program design, as well as how they can lead their clients through a similar process for improved co-design.

Last modified: January 4, 2023

Language: English

Source: DTA Innovations

Year of Publication: 2022

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) for Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Call Center

The COVID-19 pandemic has different effects on the health, education, and economic situation in the whole world. Bangladesh is also facing similar challenges including anxiety, fear, stress, etc. making the situation more complex. Health workers, who support active management of COVID-19, patients as well as those involved in preventing the spread of the disease, are also facing tremendous psychological trauma. Under this circumstance, having a uniform support mechanism for the Mental Health & Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) call service providers (helpline, call centers, telepsychology centers), in this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is helpful.

The objective of the validated SOP is to have a standardized service mechanism/protocol for MHPSS call center support providers throughout the country.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: December 20, 2022

Introduction to Behavioral Economics [Course]/Introduction à l’économie comportementale [Cours]

Every day, billions of people make trillions of decisions, at work, at home, and everywhere else. Behavioral economics (BE) is the study of the decisions and actions we make as human beings. This online, self-guided course will introduce you to BE, which includes behavioral biases and ways to apply behavioral design to family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH). BE teaches us that the interplay between context and psychological features of humans can have a surprisingly powerful effect on our behavior. Insights from behavioral analysis allow us to anticipate and account for these inconsistencies in human behavior when designing products, programs, and policies in public and reproductive health and beyond. The sessions in this course consist of instructional videos and engaging tasks that you can complete to deepen your understanding of the application of behavioral economics.

Introduction à l’économie comportementale [Cours]

Chaque jour, des milliards de personnes prennent des billions de décisions, au travail, à la maison et partout ailleurs. L’économie comportementale (EC) est l’étude des décisions et des actions que nous prenons en tant qu’êtres humains. Ce cours en ligne, auto-guidé vous présentera l’EC, qui comprend les biais comportementaux et les moyens d’appliquer la conception comportementale à la planification familiale et à la santé reproductive (PF/SR). L’analyse comportementale nous apprend que l’interaction entre le contexte et les caractéristiques psychologiques des êtres humains peut avoir un effet étonnamment puissant sur notre comportement. Les enseignements de l’analyse comportementale nous permettent d’anticiper et de prendre en compte ces incohérences dans le comportement humain lors de la conception de produits, de programmes et de politiques dans le domaine de la santé publique et de la santé génésique et au-delà. Les sessions de ce cours consistent en des vidéos pédagogiques et des tâches engageantes que vous pouvez accomplir pour approfondir votre compréhension de l’application de l’économie comportementale.

Last modified: December 12, 2022

Language: English, French

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Year of Publication: 2022

The Context of Rabies in Bombali District, Sierra Leone: Formative Research and Baseline Outcomes Monitoring Assessment Report

Rabies is the second most important priority zoonotic disease (PZD) in Sierra Leone. There is little information about community-level perceptions and behaviors that influence rabies risk in Sierra Leone, and community needs for effective rabies prevention and control. Understanding community needs and their resources and capital for supporting a comprehensive rabies control program can guide development of behavior change interventions and facilitate community engagement with social and behavior change (SBC) programs.

Formative research was conducted to understand the socio-cultural context of rabies in Sierra Leone. Fifteen focus groups were conducted with children and adults in five constituencies and 16 communities of Bombali District. This analysis explores the question: What are the perceived community needs for rabies prevention and risk reduction, and how may they inform design of a communication campaign for rabies prevention? Data analysis was coded to organize the data into themes and relationships.

Perceived community needs for SBC messages included: education, guidelines for safe human-animal interactions, responsible animal ownership, vaccines and medicines, access to trained animal health workers including new cadres of animal health workers, and regulatory and reporting structures for risk incidents. The findings reinforce the need for an intersectoral approach to rabies prevention that includes communities, health, education, and agriculture sectors, and supply chain management. The findings support also the WHO guiding framework for global action to eliminate rabies, specifically understanding socio-cultural context for behavior change, increasing awareness and knowledge, strengthening animal and public health systems, and intersectoral partnership and coordination.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: December 2, 2022

Usap Tayo sa Family Planning Booklets

The Usap Tayo sa Family Planning Booklet is a 24-page booklet, developed by the USAID ReachHealth Project, containing information on different family planning options for couples, whether they want to space their pregnancies or limit childbearing when their family is complete. It includes a brief description of eight family planning methods, their effectiveness, and Filipinos’ common experiences with each method.

Intended Audience

Filipino couples, with at least one child
Health workers

The booklet is available in the following languages:

Last modified: November 28, 2022

Language: Bisaya, English, Tagalog

Year of Publication: 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines Hesitancy Among Healthcare in Ethiopia and Associated Factors – Brief Report

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) has implemented a COVID-19 vaccine
promotion project in Ethiopia with funding and technical assistance from the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) through the global Breakthrough ACTION mechanism. From
February to March 2022, CCP/Ethiopia conducted a cross-sectional facility-based assessment of COVD-
19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers (HCWs). The assessment aimed to inform the risk
communication and vaccine promotion programs in Ethiopia. Mobile phone assisted interviews were
used to collect information regarding exposure to COVID-19 messages, risk perceptions and behavioral
practices that are relevant to COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 500 randomly sampled healthcare workers
were interviewed from selected health centers and hospitals in five clusters of major regions of Ethiopia
(Bahir Dar, Hawasa, Jimma, Assossa and Addis Ababa). About 100 randomly sampled HCWs were
interviewed from each cluster.

Date of Publication: November 23, 2022

Consensus Statement on Repurposing ITNs: Applications for BCC Messaging and Actions at the Country Level

There is a growing demand for guidance on what to do with old or worn-out ITNs throughout their life cycle. This consensus statement provides National Malaria Control/Elimination Programs (NMCPs) and implementing partners with clear recommendations and key messages on three categories of repurposing: beneficial repurposing, neutral repurposing, and misuse. With the introduction of universal coverage strategies and the ongoing distribution and sale of ITNs, more people have access to and are using ITNs. Older ITNs accumulate in households as they are replaced with new ITNs, and given the lack of environmentally sustainable disposal options, households are instead repurposing the old ITNs. Households have demonstrated countless ways to repurpose an old ITN, including protecting seedlings, creating screening for window and doors, or using under a mattress as pest control. There are also reports of community leaders instituting fines or penalties for families who repurpose or misuse ITNs. This consensus statement provides guidance on preventing ITN misuse and repurposing ITN materials without reprisal.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: November 16, 2022

Getting to 2030: Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Technical Roadmap

The Getting To 2030: Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Technical Roadmap is a framework that guides USAID’s maternal and child survival programs. It serves as a foundational component of USAID’s commitment to Prevent Child and Maternal Deaths alongside the Agency’s investments in family planning, malaria, and health systems strengthening.

This roadmap:

Shapes collaborative efforts across USAID Bureaus, Missions, U.S. Government agencies, external stakeholders, and partners.
Supports a coordinated, strategic approach to strengthening essential services for women and children and health systems
Informs the development, measurement, and adjustment of country level strategic plans led by host country governments with support from USAID missions and other stakeholders.

Source: USAID

Date of Publication: November 9, 2022

Promising Directions and Missed Opportunities for Reaching First-time Mothers with Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services: Findings from formative assessments in two countries

In many settings, young, first-time mothers (FTMs) face additional barriers that limit their use of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services, including postnatal care (PNC) and postpartum family planning (PPFP), and are vulnerable to poor health outcomes, including rapid repeat pregnancies. This brief describes findings from a formative barrier and facilitator analysis conducted in Bangladesh and Tanzania. The formative research used a participatory journey mapping approach to identify FTMs’ touch-points with the health system for antenatal care, delivery, PNC, immunizations, and PPFP, and the factors that influenced their use (and often non-use) of these services. The brief describes windows of opportunity (and many missed opportunities) to reach FTMs with integrated services responsive to their needs, to foster supportive families and communities through effective SBC approaches, and to support continuity of RMNCH care across the continuum of care.

Source: Save the Children

Date of Publication: November 7, 2022

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