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🆕 June's edition of our monthly newsletter is here! This month, CCP's executive director Debora Freitas Lopez reflects on the important connections between health system strengthening, social and behavior change, and knowledge management as building blocks of sustainable health systems and high-quality care. Take a glimpse inside to see how CCP is connecting people and ideas to drive meaningful health improvements: 🇳🇬 A ceremony in #Nigeria closes one chapter of a social and behavior change movement, led by CCP and Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria, and hands it to the government and community members to sustain the project's gains 🏥 A new intervention in #Tanzania aims to bring a more human-centered approach to health care, where providers and clients alike can feel better about their experiences 🤝 A CCP-led brief suggests how developing skills in empathy, interpersonal communication, and opportunities to form deep connections can help boys long term ...and more! 📥 Subscribe now to get CCP's top stories delivered directly to your LinkedIn feed every month! . . . Knowledge SUCCESS | USAID | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia | Dominick Shattuck, PhD | Emmanuel Kayongo | Ian Tweedie | Lynn Van Lith | Beth Mallalieu | Tigist Urgessa Wakene | Shittu Abdu-Aguye #globalhealth #publichealth #SBC #SBCC #knowledgemanagement #KM #HSS #healthcomm #communications #johnshopkins #KM #new #research #publication #PLOS #SRH #SRHR #HCD #humancentereddesign #empathy #childmarriage #youth #advocacy #youthempowerment #youthadvocacy #radio #healthcomm #menshealth #masculinity #socialnorms #survey #data #LGBTQIA+ #PrideMonth #COVID #malaria #tuberculosis #Uganda #Ethiopia

I had the honor of co-producing and co-hosting this three-part podcast series on racial bias in pulse oximetry as part of my MPH program at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health alongside Annalies Winny. Researchers have known for decades that pulse oximeters – those little finger clip devices that we were all told to buy during the pandemic to monitor our oxygen levels – didn't work as well in people with darker skin. But almost nothing substantive has been done to fix it. Are you mad yet? I know I was shocked and furious to learn about the number of failures – market, regulatory, medical, educational – that this issue encompasses. I hope you'll listen and share with medical providers, hospital purchasers or advocates in your life.

We invite you to join the African Society for SBC’s upcoming conference and the keynote by our former Alliance Chair Debora Freitas Lopez !

🗣️ “By putting communities in the driver’s seat," said CCP's Executive Director, Debora Freitas Lopez, "we can have a better and more equitable future." She gave an inspiring keynote speech today at the first Africa Social and Behavior Change Summit, hosted by the African Society for Social & Behavior Change. 🌍 From a community advocacy project in #Liberia 🇱🇷 that secured clean water for a town for the first time in 100 years to a collaborative human-centered design (#HCD) intervention in #Nigeria 🇳🇬 that dramatically increased the number of people identified and treated for #tuberculosis, our work demonstrates the power of local leadership to transform health outcomes and spark positive change across the continent. “Now is the time to recommit and build on these lessons and continue to catalyze a global movement toward sustainable development and social justice." 👉 Read more insights from her keynote address on our blog: https://bit.ly/3LaCn4M

🏆 Congratulations to CCP's Carol Underwood for winning an Excellence in Teaching Award from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health! This prestigious award for "instruction of the highest quality" recognizes her "excellent" teaching reviews from students for her fourth term AY2023-24 course, "Under Pressure: Health, Wealth, and Poverty" in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society. "Excellence in teaching stimulates intellectual curiosity and prepares students to address the most challenging public health problems facing the world today. Each term, the School recognizes faculty who have contributed significantly to the intellectual life of the School through their excellence in teaching," announced the School. 👉 See how you can learn from the expertise of award-winning CCP researchers and faculty: https://bit.ly/3RTLue5

📢 This week! CCP's executive director, Debora Freitas López, will give a keynote address at the Africa Social & Behavior Change (SBC) Summit, a virtual conference hosted by African Society for Social & Behavior Change (AS-SBC) that kicks off tomorrow. 👉 Tune in this Wednesday to hear her share global perspectives on leveraging insights and innovations in #SBC. 📆 July 3, 2024 🕘 9:15 a.m. EDT 💻 Virtual event Registration for #AfricaSBCSummit24: https://bit.ly/45FcmnP

🌍 Mark your calendar! 🔔 Debora Freitas López, executive director of Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, will give a keynote address at next week's Africa Social & Behavior Change (SBC) Summit, hosted by African Society for Social & Behavior Change (AS-SBC). Tune in to the virtual conference as she shares global perspectives on leveraging insights and innovations in #SBC. 📆 July 3, 2024 🕘 9:15 a.m. EDT 💻 Virtual event 👉 Register for the #AfricaSBCSummit24 here today: https://bit.ly/45FcmnP

Breakthrough ACTION—Tanzania 🇹🇿 recently presented the multimedia "Holela-Holela Itakukosti" (Recklessness is Costly) campaign at the East, Central, and Southern Africa Health Ministers' annual meeting. 🦠 This initiative has been celebrated as a model for its effective #OneHealth approach. It underscores the importance of preventing antimicrobial resistance and the spread of zoonotic diseases and works locally to develop community awareness and preventive actions. Learn more about the "Holela-Holela Itakukosti" campaign: https://lnkd.in/g6yD3wSQ #BreakthroughACTION #Tanzania #AMR | USAID | Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

🌍 Mark your calendar! 🔔 Debora Freitas Lopez, executive director of Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, will give a keynote address at next week's Africa Social & Behavior Change (SBC) Summit, hosted by African Society for Social & Behavior Change (AS-SBC). Tune in to the virtual conference as she shares global perspectives on leveraging insights and innovations in #SBC. 📆 July 3, 2024 🕘 9:15 a.m. EDT 💻 Virtual event 👉 Register for the #AfricaSBCSummit24 here today: https://bit.ly/45FcmnP Breakthrough ACTION

🆕 🇺🇬 A new CCP-led study finds two thirds of Ugandans agree: men should be engaged in family planning decisions. Using #behavioralscience approaches, the "Happiness" campaign from the CCP-led, USAID-funded Social and Behavior Change Activity helps bridge the gender gap in #familyplanning by encouraging honest conversations and partner support. “In this campaign, we are showing that it’s okay for a man to escort his wife to the family planning clinic.” 👉 See how we're changing the narrative in #Uganda by reading insights from our new publication in PLOS Global Health: https://bit.ly/3W7HI3n