Next Steps from ICHC -- Chitnis
The document discusses key takeaways from the ICHC Conference in March 2017 regarding social and behavior change communication (SBCC) and community systems. It notes that capacity can be built through standardized education for community health workers and families via digital libraries. It also emphasizes using SBCC to foster trust and a sense of agency rather than didactic education approaches. Community-based approaches should be used in planning and social accountability to address inequities. However, many community engagement tools have not been mainstreamed or scaled up within national health systems. Next steps proposed include developing a global learning agenda on community health systems strengthening, supporting country plans and commitments, and building an evidence base for SBCC including community approaches.
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- 1. Social and Behaviour Change Communication and Community Systems Discussions & Implications from the ICHC Conference March 2017 Ketan Chitnis - UNICEF Spring CORE Group Meeting, April 2017
- 2. Primary Health Care & Community Health Systems Strengthening
- 3. Community
- 4. Social and Behavior Change Communication and Community Systems – Key Take Aways Capacity • Standardized education of CHWs, FLWs, families – via national digital libraries Trust • Softer skills to technical education – IPC that is not didactic but builds trust, sense of agency Community- owned • Community-based approaches in planning and for social accountability with SBCC used to stimulate participation and foster change, esp. to address inequities Community @ scale • Many engagement tools not mainstreamed or not at scale to strengthen community structures in national systems strengthening
- 5. Community-systems & SBCC – Next Steps Global learning agenda for CHSS Supporting Country Commitments and Action Plans on CHSS SBCC evidence building including on community approaches