Resource Type: Research paper or report

  • Global Health Security Agenda Brief (GHSA): USAID/Ghana Accelerating Social and Behavior Change Activity

    This brief outlines the USAID/Ghana ASBC activity’s strategic social and behavior change interventions around global health security and describes outcomes to date.

  • Transformational change through integrated health social and behavior change programming: FHI 360’s approach

    November 2022 — Since 2013, FHI 360 has advanced the field in understanding what works in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of integrated health social and behavior change (SBC) programming. This brief describes FHI 360’s approach to integrated health SBC and includes examples of our work in action.

  • Partnering with Countries to Achieve Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination

    February 2024 — This technical brief outlines approaches used by USAID’s Act to End NTDs |West program (Act | West) to support lymphatic filariasis (LF)-endemic countries to achieve LF elimination; highlights key challenges across LF programs; and describes how Act | West supports countries to address those challenges, share best practices and lessons learned, and…

  • Iron-deficiency, Iron-deficiency Anemia & Contraception: Bibliography

    September 2023 — This annotated bibliography is a collection of literature on hormonal contraception, iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia. It reviews existing evidence to highlight the role of hormonal contraception in preventing and/or alleviating iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in diverse populations around the world. In this way, the bibliography helps connect nutrition to family…

  • Increase in stress-related conditions in conflict-affected areas of Ukraine

    August 2023 — This report describes the work of FHI 360’s Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance Response Program (UHARP) and how our UHARP teams have collected qualitative and quantitative data that offers a first glance at some of the increases in physical and emotional conditions associated with the stressors of war. The report provides recommendations for addressing…

  • Quality Improvement Model to Improve MDA Coverage in Zou Department: Benin

    May 2023 — The Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | West (Act | West) program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supports the control and elimination of NTDs in Benin. Mass drug administration (MDA) for the control and elimination of preventive chemotherapy NTDs has been routinely implemented in endemic districts…

  • Institute for Work and Learning 2022 Annual Report

    May 2023 — This report describes the work of our Institute for Work and Learning (IWL) during the 2022 calendar year, illustrating the impact NIWL has had in the areas of research and evaluation, justice and workforce programs, and college and career readiness. The report highlights NIWL’s projects and activities, impact stats, team members, strategic…

  • Uganda Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition Activity Resources

    March 2023 — The Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Activity is a five-year project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, that seeks to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and nutrition outcomes in Uganda. The project also supports improved delivery of MNCH and nutrition services for the urban poor in…

  • USAID Healthy Behaviors Activity Literature Review

    January 2023 — Conducted using FHI 360’s ADDED (Audience-driven Demand, Design and Delivery) Framework, this literature review focuses on facilitators of and barriers to priority behaviors for the USAID Healthy Behaviors Activity. These behaviors include those related to family planning and reproductive health; maternal, newborn and child health; and malaria. The literature review summarizes published…

  • Menstrual Changes with Contraceptive Use is NORMAL – Educating Youth in Zimbabwe

    February 2023 — This brief describes the Mhuri/Imuli project’s use of the community-based NORMAL tool — a counseling tool that explains how family planning methods affect menstruation — and how facilitators were trained on using the tool to provide information on family planning and menstruation to young people in Zimbabwe. Facilitators were able to reach…