Stories of Impact
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Combating Misinformation Through Evidence-Based Health Videos
We created over 120 evidence-based videos on the most searched health conditions in English and Spanish, including topics in cancer, HIV, addiction, mental health, and more.
June 03, 2024
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Open-Access Course on Childhood Illness Equips Community Health Workers to Save More Lives
"Caring for Sick Children in the Community" offers refresher training on fever, HIV, TB, malnutrition, and other common drivers of preventable child mortality.
January 29, 2024
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Localizing Food-Based Dietary Guidelines with Community Insights in Tanzania
"Interventions, regardless of how well-intentioned they are, will fail if they fail to recognise context."
August 10, 2023
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Driving a People-Centered Approach to Expand Immunization Coverage in Zambézia, Mozambique
Explore this case study from our collaborators at VillageReach to learn about the user-centered design process behind pictorial cards for caregivers in Mozambique.
March 06, 2023
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Stanford’s Digital Medic Equips Community Health Workers Worldwide to Promote Vaccines
“A person’s beliefs and values can influence how they understand health concepts [...] and how they make decisions." See our feature on Stanford Digital Education's website.
February 23, 2023
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Understanding and Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy Among Indigenous Populations in Guatemala
Learn how we worked with Wuqu' Kawoq | Maya Health Alliance & the University of California San Francisco to create COVID-19 educational videos and change vaccine perceptions.
February 01, 2023
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Boosting Community Health Workers’ Perceived Credibility Using Videos and Tablet Technology
“There is stigma to be undermined in the township as if we don’t know what we are talking about. Amavidiyo … anike umsebenzi wethu isidima: The videos gave weight to our work.”
September 28, 2022
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CHW Advocacy Training Facilitator Guide Aims to Expand Access to Digital Course
Introducing a free Facilitator Guide to support in-person and hybrid group learning for our Advocacy Training for Community Health Workers.
June 22, 2022
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Video Helps Eswatini Residents Avoid Snake Bites
"We needed something to educate the larger public on how to prevent snake bites." Read our feature in Stanford Medicine's award-winning blog, SCOPE.
May 31, 2022
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Digital Education as Effective as Face-to-Face Counseling in Promoting Exclusive Breastfeeding
Explore findings from our randomized controlled trial with Philani with over 1,500 new mothers in the Western Cape of South Africa.
December 07, 2021
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Digital Advocacy Course Aims to Equip and Inspire Community Health Workers
A free digital course on advocacy, storytelling, and technology — core attributes meant to propel CHWs to take charge of their work and wellbeing.
September 27, 2021
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Building Capacity for Emergency Care During COVID-19 in Uganda
"Traditionally, training in Uganda has always been face-to-face. We were trying to think of a digital or hybrid approach that was relevant, cost-effective, and interactive."
June 08, 2021
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The Role of NGOs in COVID-19 Community-Based Education
Five themes on the role local organizations play in disseminating health information during a global public health crisis.
March 29, 2021
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How Does Entertainment Education Fit Into Breastfeeding Conversations?
Story-based videos help diffuse patient apprehension and encourage greater discussion with health workers.
February 21, 2021
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Free Online Course Trains Global Health Care Workers on How to Respond to COVID-19
Learn about the development of our COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers in this Stanford Medicine feature.
August 02, 2020
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COVID-19 Education Through mHealth Networks
"Effective [vaccine] implementation will require training, education and communication, adapted for language and literacy levels, in order for CHWs to remain up to date."
June 18, 2020
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Safeguarding the Mental Health of Child Immigrants
Thousands of immigrant children have been forcibly separated from their families at the US border. During interviews, it’s crucial to avoid retraumatization.
November 08, 2019