• Adolescent Reproductive Health
• Behavior Change
• Child Health
• Communications Capacity Building
• HIV/AIDS
• Immunization
• Infectious Disease
• Maternal Health

Behavior is Key! L. Shafritz and R. Fields. Presented in Uganda, September 2003. (Powerpoint - 279k)

Le comportement est clé! L. Shafritz and S. Zimicki. Presented in Mali, June 2003. (Powerpoint - 199k)

Behavior Change: From Theory to Practice. May 12, 2003. Presented by G. Coe (USAID) and J. Rosenbaum (AED) at USAID Mini-University. (Powerpoint - 2.91m)

Overview of Behavior Change. Prepared for NGO Networks for Health, Behavior Change Meeting, January 2002. (PDF - 150k)

Overview of TIPS: Trials of Improved Practices. Presented by M. Favin at CORE meeting, April 2001. (PDF - 66k)

Developing New Strategies for Behavior Change. Presented by S. Zimicki at the USAID SOTA course, June 2000. (Powerpoint - 77k)

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Identifying Acceptable and Feasible Behaviors to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution in Rural South Africa. L. Shafritz. Presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 131st Annual Meeting, November 18, 2003. (Powerpoint - 876k)

Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Behaviors to Reduce Child Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution in Rural South Africa. B. Barnes, A. Mathee. Presented at Global Health Conference, Washington DC, May 2003. (Powerpoint - 2.2m)

A Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Child Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution: Presentation on Preliminary Findings. B. Barnes, A. Mathee, H. Rollin and N. Mngadi. 2001. (Powerpoint - 126k)

Fifty Years of Development Communication: What Works. Presented by S. Waisbord at IDB Forum on the Americas, July 2003. (Powerpoint - 330k)

Theories, metaphors, science and kluges. Presented by S. Zimicki in Bellagio, Italy, October 2000. (Powerpoint - 181k)

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What Protects Teenagers from Engaging in Early Unprotected Sex, Violence, Drugs and Alcohol Use and Suicide? (Powerpoint - 273k)

Accentuate the Positive: A Resiliency Approach to Adolescent Reproductive Health. J. Rosenbaum, March 2002. (Powerpoint - 171k)

Celebrating Youth: Uncovering those things which help prepare youth for life and its challenges. Presented in December 2001. (Powerpoint - 84k)

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Presentations from "Understanding and Addressing Stigma in Africa," a meeting held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on October 28, 2003:

• Disentangling HIV and AIDS Stigma: Overview of Findings From a Two Year study in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia
• A Toolkit For Understanding and Challenging HIV Stigma: From Research to Action Part 1
• Stigma Associated with Opportunistic Infections and HIV and AIDS in Zambia
• Stigma and Caregivers in Health Care Settings in Tanzania
• Experiences of Stigma:Diaries by People Living with HIV and AIDS in Ethiopia
• A Toolkit For Understanding and Challenging HIV Stigma: From Research to Action Part 2
• The Way Forward

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Building Behavior Change Strategies for Injection Safety. R. Fields, L. Shafritz, J. Pritchett, and M. Favin. Presented in Entebbe, Uganda. April 2004. (Powerpoint - 123kb).

Advocacy for Financial Sustainability. Overview of requirement introduced in 2002 that requires Financial Sustainability Plans to be submitted to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). To address challenges, an advocacy framework/tool has been developed and is posted here: www.gaviftf.org. Presented by D. Faulkner and R. Fields on Jan. 15, 2004. (Powerpoint - 214k)

A Study to Describe Barriers to Childhood Vaccinations in Mozambique (Um Estudo para Descrever as Barreiras de Vacinação em Moçambique) (in Portuguese, with English notes) S. Sheldon and C. Alons. July 2003. (Powerpoint - 611k)

Developing Advocates for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): Lessons Learned from Hib and Other New Vaccines. Presented by R. Fields, September 2002. (Powerpoint - 313k)

Community based surveillance system in the northern region of Ghana. February 2002. (Powerpoint - 141k) Additional tables of rates (Powerpoint - 82k)

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Overview: Issues in Measuring Adherence to Therapy for Short- and Intermediate-Term Infections Presented by S. Zimicki at the Second International Conference on Improving Use of Medicines (ICIUM 2004), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2004. (Powerpoint - 535k)

Moving Implementation Forward: Addressing Determinants of IDSR Performance through Capacity-Building in Tanzania and Ghana. Presented by R. Fields (CHANGE) and L.M. Franco (PHRPlus) at the World Health Organization, Geneva. October, 2003.(Powerpoint - 721 kb)

Communicating Health Information to Decision-makers in Developing Countries. Presented by R. Fields at the American Public Health Association in San Francisco, November 2003. (Powerpoint - 1.25mb)

Incorporating a New Approach into Dengue Control Programs: Community Participation in Negotiating Behavior Change. Presented by C. Alberto Marín at the Global Health Conference, May 2003. (Powerpoint - 2.34mb)

Generating a Culture of Using Information for Action: A Behavior Change Approach to Strengthening Integrated Disease Surveillance (IDS ). Presented by S. Zimicki at a Global Health Council Congressional briefing on July 30, 2002. (Powerpoint - 383k)

Critical Issues for IDS Organizational and Behavioral Issues: Generating a Culture of Using Information for Action. January 2002. (Powerpoint - 51k)

El Cambio del Comportamiento en la Práctica: Incorporación de un Enfoque a Base de Cambios del Comportamiento en Programas de Control del Dengue para Fortalecer la Eficacia Programática. J. Rosenbaum, November 2000 (Powerpoint - 1.61mb)

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How Focusing on Behavior Can Improve Maternal Health. Presented by M. Favin and L. Shafritz, October 2000. (PDF - 176k)

Reflections on Maternal Health Behaviors. Presentation by M. Favin, June, 2000. (PDF - 219k)

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