Population, Health, and Environment Integration Programming Manual

The purpose of the manual is to provide basic, easy to use, and quick information across the range of topics that organizations need to be familiar with at different stages of a PHE program cycle.

This manual drew on member experience with designing and implementing PHE projects/programs.The manual was established in response to member and partner demands for a information which helps PHE practitioners implement project activities.

Source: PHE Ethiopia Consortium

Date of Publication: November 24, 2019

Pocket Booklet: Champions, Change Agents, and Positive Male Role Models

This booklet serves as a one-stop resource for all key facts and messages on all the topics covered in the Facilitator’s Guide for Community Dialogue.

HIV Champions, Change Agents, and Positive MRMs are not expected to memorize all information related to HIV prevention, testing, or treatment. Instead, they are encouraged to take this booklet with them when they do their community meetings and provide advocacy as a reference to pass standard but high-level messages. Some illustrations and pictures are included for simplicity. All cultural communications cadres are encouraged to use this Pocket Booklet during meetings, advocacy activities, and any HIV-related conversations in the community.

Source: USAID

Date of Publication: April 18, 2019

MCHW Job Aid on ‘How to Manage Third Stage Labor” and “a Guideline”

The Nepal Family Health Program (NFHP-I) was a six-year (2002-2007) bilateral activity of United States Agency for International Development, Nepal (USAID/N) with the Government of Nepal. Its overall goal was to support the Government’s long-term goal of reducing fertility and under-five mortality within the context of the National Health Policy and Second Long-Term Health Plan 1997-2017.

Under the Safe Motherhood Program activity of NFHP, JHU/CCP team provided assistance to National Health Training Center (NHTC) in developing a MCHW job aide on ‘How to manage the third stage labor’ which was pilot tested in 26 districts through key stakeholders. Based on the finding, it was further revised, a guideline was also developed on how to use the job aide effectively and disseminated to the Refresher trained MCHWs to support their utilization of the job aid for active management of third stage labor. The job aid was integrated by National Health Training Center (NHTC) into the refresher training for MCHWs.

Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/ Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Advocacy Package & Infographic – Family Planning in the Ukraine

This advocacy package and set of infographics are from the Healthy Women of Ukraine (HWUP) program. The goal of HWUP, which runs from 2011-2016, is to protect the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and couples by increasing the appropriate and effective use of modern methods of contraception as an alternative to unintended pregnancy and associated abortion. HWUP was a follow-on project to an earlier program, Together for Health, which ran from from 2006-2011.

The Advocacy Package consists of the evidence-based facts and arguments that prove the necessity to implement activities on family planning in Ukraine. The infographics illustrate key arguments from the Advocacy Package.

Source: Healthy Women of Ukraine Program (HWUP)

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Training Manual for LLIN Distribution in Health Facilities: Ghana

This Training Manual is used in Ghana to train health workers on how to manage the distribution of LLINs in health facilities to pregnant women and children due for the measles booster dose. This one-day training covers the following:

  • Role of LLINs in malaria control
  • Importance of continuous distribution
  • Identification of beneficiaries
  • Communication and social mobilization
  • Roles and responsibilities in LLIN distribution at the health facility
  • Logistics
  • Monitoring and record keeping

Source: Ghana Ministry of Health, National Malaria Control Program

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Trainer’s Manual on FP/RH

This manual is from the Healthy Women of Ukraine (HWUP) program. The goal of HWUP, which runs from 2011-2016, is to protect the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and couples by increasing the appropriate and effective use of modern methods of contraception as an alternative to unintended pregnancy and associated abortion. HWUP was a follow-on project to an earlier program, Together for Health, which ran from from 2006-2011.

Evaluation of the project thus far shows the following;

  • 7.8 million Ukrainians have been reached with the program’s messages
  • More than 25,000 people, mainly youth, have participated in FP/RH education sessions
  • 87% of education session participants plan to use modern family planning methods in the future
  • The number of access points for family planning and reproductive services has increased more than 300% in HWUP partner oblasts
  • More than 2,600 health care providers have been trained in modern family planning approaches and counseling

The Manual has been designed for the trainers who will be conducting sessions on family planning and reproductive health issues for service providers.

Source: Healthy Women of Ukraine Program (HWUP)

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

SKILLZ Street Coach’s Guide

SKILLZ is a culture, mindset, and toolkit for educators to use when teaching young people about HIV and AIDS and life skills. SKILLZ programs create simple and powerful connections between soccer and life.

The SKILLZ approach helps young people have relevant and important discussions about life, take small steps to achieve their goals, stay strong when faced with challenges, and protect themselves and others from HIV and AIDS. SKILLZ Street is an evidence-based intervention for adolescent girls that combines HIV prevention, soccer, sexual and reproductive health and life skills, HIV counseling and testing, and access to community services.

SKILLZ Street is designed for 14-16 year old girls (Grades 8 and 9) who have completed an activities-based HIV prevention and life skills curriculum—SKILLZ or Generation SKILLZ. Structured as an after-school soccer league for 100 girls led by 10 female Coaches, SKILLZ Street consists of 10 2-hour practices and a graduation. Nearly all practices include a life skills activity and a soccer-related game. A player must attend at least 7 out of 10 practices to graduate, excluding the graduation. This guide helps coaches conduct the practices.

Source: Grassroot Soccer

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Risk Communication and Community Engagement Preparedness and Readiness Framework: Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo in North Kivu

The goal of this framework is to provide an overview of how Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) resources and activities need to be prepared for across different response pillars among provinces and countries neighbouring North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

The purpose of proactively carrying out RCCE activities along with other activities essential for an Ebola outbreak response is to reduce deaths and illness caused by Ebola virus disease (EVD) and minimize disruption to daily lives of local communities. This is achieved through systematic gathering of informed social science knowledge to inform the response and active engagement with key stakeholders including community influencers, health care workers, and local communities.

It is intended to be used to guide RCCE work which is central to stopping the outbreak and preventing its further amplification. Unlike other areas of response, RCCE draws heavily on volunteers, frontline personnel and on people without prior training in this area. As such, the document provides basic background information, scopes the socio-economic and cultural aspects (that are known at the time of publication), and provides the latest evidence-based advice and approaches.

Source: World Health Organization

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Reproductive Health Services for Adolescents: Participant’s Manual

This is Module 16 of Pathfinder International’s Comprehensive Reproductive Health and Family Planning training curriculum and is intended for those working in youth-friendly services.

The manual includes sections to sensitize providers to the needs of adolescents and to prepare them to offer reproductive health services for this special group. It is intended to serve as a resource for those who will be training physicians, nurses, midwives and clinical trainers. Included in the module are case studies, role plays, simulations, checklists and other resources to enable effective training of providers to deliver quality reproductive health care to adolescents.

Source: Pathfinder

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019