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Social and Behavior Change (SBCC) in Post-Ebola Guinea (HC3 Case Study Series 2017)

The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) has published a series of case studies examining activities and tools used in the social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategy to improve healthy behaviors and increase demand for and use of quality reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services in Guinea as the country continues to recover from Ebola.

Each case study highlights how HC3 is working with Guinea’s hardest hit communities to rebuild both trust in the health system and the quality of care delivered.

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Comunicación estratégica para la prevención del Zika: guía para adaptar localmente (The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative [HC3] 2016: actualizado Enero del 2017)

Esta guía de comunicación estratégica ofrece pautas detalladas y contenido ilustrativo para crear una estrategia de comunicación, con el objetivo de comunicar con precisión y de forma eficaz cuál es el riesgo del Zika y cómo prevenirlo, en un formato integral y de fácil comprensión. Esta guía toma como base el documento de orientación Comunicación de riesgos y participación comunitaria -­‐ Guía para la coordinación y planeación de la movilización social para la prevención y control del virus del Zika y Comportamientos Clave a Promover en el Marco de la Respuesta al Zika del Fondo Internacional para niños en emergencia de las Naciones Unidas (UNICEF), y tiene como finalidad orientar las estrategias de comunicación a nivel de país. Esta guía sigue un proceso sistemático y ofrece contenido que cualquier programa de comunicación puede adaptar fácilmente.

Esta guía respalda uno de los pilares estratégicos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) presentado en el Plan de Respuesta Estratégica al Zika de junio 2016, para prevenir los resultados adversos en la salud asociados con la infección con el virus del Zika, a través del manejo integrado de vectores, la comunicación de riesgo y la participación comunitaria. Establecer una estrategia de comunicación para el cambio de conducta que sea eficaz resulta esencial, ya que empodera a las familias y las comunidades para la toma de decisiones informadas sobre las medidas de prevención del Zika, tanto para la protección individual como de sus familias.

Strategic Communication for Zika Prevention: A Framework for Local Adaptation (The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative [HC3] 2016: updated January 2017)

This Strategic Communication Framework provides step-by-step guidance and illustrative content for creating a communication strategy to communicate accurately and effectively about Zika risk and prevention in an easy-to-understand and comprehensive format. It builds on the messaging developed in the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Zika Virus Prevention and Control guidance and Key Behaviours to be Promoted in Zika Response, and is intended to guide country-level communication strategies. This framework follows a systematic process and provides content that is readily adaptable by any communication program.

This framework supports one of World Health Organization’s (WHO) strategic pillars presented in the July 2016 WHO Zika Strategic Response Plan – to prevent adverse health outcomes associated with Zika virus infection through integrated vector management, risk communication and community engagement. Effective behavioral communication is essential as it empowers families and communities to make informed decisions regarding Zika prevention measures to protect themselves and their families.

Listening to communities in insecure environments (Secure Access in Volatile Environments paper 2016)

In insecure environments, where humanitarian staff have limited opportunities for face- to-face interactions with communities, achieving accountability to affected populations is more complex and often requires a mix of approaches. Community feedback mechanisms can be a valuable tool to strengthen community engagement, to increase local support and to improve the quality of humanitarian programming.

This SAVE resource paper presents findings on the effectiveness and appropriateness of community feedback systems in Afghanistan, South Central Somalia and Syria. The research involved consultations with crisis-affected communities, aid agencies and donors, as well as a review of relevant documentation and literature.

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South Sudan Communication with Communities in South Sudan; Gaps and Needs Analysis (CDAC Network 2016)

The CDAC Network’s Disaster and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) aims to improve the effective delivery of humanitarian assistance through improved two-way communication with disaster-affected populations. The program, which has pilot projects in Bangladesh and South Sudan, aims to generate crucial evidence around what are the best approaches for strengthening community engagement in the humanitarian sector during times of crisis to ultimately influence a sector-wide shift in practice.

As part of the program and with the goal of generating crucial evidence around what are the best approaches for strengthening community engagement in the humanitarian sector during times of crisis to ultimately influence a sector-wide shift in practice, the DEPP team has undertaken a baseline study to look at how humanitarian organizations are communicating with communities and to provide practical and targeted recommendations on how to better engage communities in South Sudan.

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