Safe Ramadan Practices in the Context of the COVID-19: Interim Guidance
This document highlights public health advice for social and religious practices and gatherings during Ramadan that can be applied across different national contexts.
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COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement Toolkit for Humanitarian Actors
/in Tools READY Initiative, United States Agency for International Development English Risk Communication and Messaging Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane HarperThe purpose of this toolkit is to offer non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other humanitarian response actors a suite of guidance and tools they can use to rapidly plan and integrate Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) into their COVID-19 response.
Guidance on Social and Behavior Change for Family Planning During COVID-19
/in Clinical/Technical Guidance Global English, Français Vulnerable Populations SBC Professionals/by Cynthia IrakozeThis short guide includes important considerations, messages, and resources to support country programs in adapting their FP/RH-focused SBC programming in response to the challenges presented by COVID-19. Program adaptations and messaging should be adapted in line with country context, available services, and local government response, including that of coordinating bodies responsible for COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement efforts.
SBCC for Emergency Preparedness Implementation Kit
/in Strategies, Toolkit, Web Resources Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, United States Agency for International Development Global English, Português COVID-19 Response, Risk Communication and Messaging Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Kathryn SuggThis I-Kit provides essential information and tools for responding to an outbreak using an SBCC approach. It presents a series of nine units, each accompanied by exercise worksheets to help link the SBCC theory to practice.
Using Media and Communication to Respond to Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from Ebola (BBC Media)
/in Reports and Studies, Technical Briefs BBC Media Africa English Other health in COVID-19 context, Risk Communication and Messaging, Rumors and Misinformation Policy Makers, SBC Professionals/by Kathryn SuggThis practice briefing sets out what BBC Media Action learned in delivering and supporting health communication in response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014–15. It has a particular focus on Sierra Leone as this was the hub of the organization’s response.
How to Develop a Communication Strategy (JHU CCP)
/in Strategies Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, United States Agency for International Development Global English Risk Communication and Messaging Multiple, SBC Professionals/by Cynthia IrakozeA communication strategy is the critical piece bridging the situation analysis and the implementation of a social and behavior change communication (SBCC) program. It is a written plan that details how an SBCC program will reach its vision, given the current situation. Effective communication strategies use a systematic process and behavioral theory to design and implement communication activities that encourage sustainable social and behavior change
Handwashing with Soap – A Key Part of the COVID-19 Response: Technical Brief
/in Technical Briefs Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, The Hygiene Hub, United States Agency for International Development Global English Handwashing, Prevention Health Workers and Facilities, SBC Professionals/by Kathryn SuggHandwashing with soap, together with other public health interventions, will be key to curbing the transmission of COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Violence against Women
/in Clinical/Technical Guidance World Health Organization Global English, Français, Mandarin Chinese (中文), Pyccкий Gender, Vulnerable Populations Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Kathryn SuggViolence against women remains a major threat to global public health and women’s health during emergencies. As distancing measures are put in place and people are encouraged to stay at home, the risk of intimate partner violence is likely to increase.
Stigma Reduction (Washington State Department of Health)
/in Technical Briefs Washington State Department of Health Global, United States English SBC Professionals/by Cynthia IrakozeThis fact sheet explains that misinformation about coronavirus and COVID-19 can create fear and hostility that hurts people and makes it harder to keep everyone healthy.
Stigma and Resilience (CDC)
/in Clinical/Technical Guidance US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global English Stigma SBC Professionals/by Cynthia IrakozeIt is important to remember that people – including those of Asian descent – who do not live in or have not recently been in an area of ongoing spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, or have not been in contact with a person who is a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 are not at greater risk of spreading COVID-19 than other Americans.
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