Social and Behavior Change Research Spotlights
These research spotlights apply the research questions to two current SBC projects: USAID Tulonge Afya’s NAWEZA Platform (an integrated SBC project) and Beyond Bias (a PBC project).
Area of Expertise: Children, Youth, and Families
Interactive. Research Spotlight: USAID Tulonge Afya’s NAWEZA Platform
Building Evidence to Inform Practice for Integrated Social and Behavior Change Programming
2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book Reports Improvements and Persistent Disparities in Children’s Well-Being
By asoares
The 31st edition of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual assessment of how children are faring in the United States and in each state, was published on June 22, 2020.
Enhancing Youth Advocacy Through Multimedia Campaigns
PACE’s Youth Multimedia Campaigns training program equips youth advocates with the skills to create innovative digital campaigns, tell compelling population health stories, and build movements for policy change within their countries.
How Can We Holistically Address Equity, Conservation, Reproductive Health, and Livelihood Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
(2020) Nearly everyone has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic that is sweeping the globe, straining health systems and people’s abilities to maintain their livelihoods.
Appalachian Region Data Overview from the 2014-2018 American Community Survey
The latest report on the Appalachian Region can help state and local policymakers build community capacity and strengthen economic growth.
Report Explores Appalachia’s Current Strengths and Vulnerabilities
The latest report on the Appalachian Region can help state and local policymakers build community capacity and strengthen economic growth.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Demographic and Health Characteristics Will Influence the Course of the COVID-19 Pandemic
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, few sub-Saharan African countries had reported a single case of the disease, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Improving Family Planning Policies to Ensure Zambian Youth Can Choose Their Future
(2020) PRB partnered with Marie Stopes Zambia to create a suite of products aimed at convincing policymakers within Zambia’s Ministry of Health of the need to support young people’s access to contraceptives as outlined in Zambia’s FP2020 Commitment.
Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health to Give Mombasa’s Youth a Bright Future
A presentation (video and PowerPoint) that PRB and Stretchers Youth Organization developed illustrates the barriers that prevent young people from accessing and using contraception—such as provider attitudes and social norms—and emphasizes that youth’s need for contraceptives will grow over time.