GPH Course: Behavioral Communication Strategies for Epidemics

Principal investigator

Chris Dickey,
Clinical Associate Professor of Global and Environmental Health

Funding Period

Description

Dr. Chris Dickey taught Behavioral Communication Strategies for Epidemics during January Term, which was designed to help students understand the complexity and bottlenecks in preventing outbreaks, and to evaluate theory- and data-driven behavior change communications as one of the many strategies available to reduce risk. The class, which was developed in partnership with UNICEF Communications for Development (C4D), was completed in Kathmandu, Nepal and included 22 UNICEF professional staff, 21 GPH students, and two representatives from the government of Myanmar.

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Project Location

Kathmandu
Nepal