‘The Heart of What KM is All About’
Erin Broas, the 2024 University Experiential Learning Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, reflects on her time at CCP.
Erin Broas, the 2024 University Experiential Learning Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year, reflects on her time at CCP.
“You need to save the future of your daughters by educating them,” one girl told community members. “I urge mothers not to subject their children to the same fate they have experienced. Please do not marry them off early.”
The five-year award allows CCP to continue its work on the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, led by ICF International, considered the “gold standard” of survey programs.
“In every society, journalists play a role in disseminating information,” says CCP’s Olayinka Umar-Farouk. “To do this better, journalists must be adequately trained as part of preparedness efforts for future outbreaks.”
“The health benefit of avoiding possible disease in the future might not outweigh the more urgent need to provide nutrition to their family,” says CCP’s Tilly Gurman.
Social and behavior change can encourage early prenatal care and prevention measures, keys in reducing a mother’s risk of malaria.
CCP researchers are investigating whether herbalists and others can work with the health system to help people get treatment for fever and prevent more serious malaria complications.
During COVID-19 pandemic, CCP led a social media campaign in Malawi using influencers to share messages about vaccination. Results were mixed.
To remove some of the stigma associated with menstruation in the workplace, CCP is conducting a menstrual health and hygiene program in Kenya
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