"[This is] a practical tool to guide CRS’ Social and Behavior Change (SBC) work across all program sectors. It provides: an understanding of basic principles of human behavior and social change; definitions of key terms and concepts; explanation of the essential steps in the social and behavior ch
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ange process; description of key, evidence-based, effective SBC processes; checklists and templates to guide teams through planning and implementation of SBC steps and practices; a curated list of resources for staff to consult for more detailed guidance on specific topics." (Page 1)
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"Strategic Communication deals with the principles behind strategic communication planning. It covers the professional practice steps involved in researching, planning, writing, evaluating and implementing a communication strategy. This book links strategic communication campaign planning to medium
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and long-term business activity and to how organisations deal with issues. This thoroughly revised third edition includes: New international cases and professional exercises that will enable students to work through the cases and apply theory to real-life situations; New discussion questions on important aspects of campaign planning; exercises that encourage students to think more broadly about communication strategy and work through the particular aspects of a strategy; In Theory panels that highlight key theories and demonstrate important links between theory and practice Accessible and comprehensive, this is an essential text for students of professional communication and professionals transitioning into the field of Strategic Communication"--
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"This toolkit will help you to learn and apply the most important concepts of behaviour change to use in your social media planning, content development and outreach. In fact, the ideas you’ll gather here can help you with all aspects of your program’s communications and project design. The acti
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vities described in this toolkit fit in well with a community engagement and accountability approach, with a basis in listening to communities’ needs and feedback and encouraging participation in the process. The content and examples in the toolkit are geared towards those working in the areas of disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction, with a special focus on issues related to the Latin America and Caribbean region. However, the core concepts are applicable across the board, no matter what type of behaviour change you are working towards or where in the world you happen to be." (Introduction, page 6)
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"Working on Health Communication provides a practical guide to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating campaigns. The book follows the campaign design process step-by-step. It covers every stage from selecting theoretical models and identifying the message and target audience, right th
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rough to running the campaign and evaluating its success. "Real-life examples" of actual campaigns are used throughout to show how theoretical ideas work in practice." (Back cover)
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"This manual is designed to be a comprehensive resource for state health departments and other agencies and organizations in developing and implementing tobacco counter-marketing campaigns. It is designed to help readers who have different levels of experience and are managing programs at different
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stages of development [...] The first half of the manual focuses on planning and preparation, and the second half addresses specific counter-marketing techniques. The manual also includes a list of resource organizations, appendices relevant to topics found in individual chapters, and a glossary." (Introduction)
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