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In Ukraine a Flash based video was produced that includes 10 basic steps to prevent hypothermia among newborns in maternities outlined in a comprehensive manner In Indonesia, increased perceived benefits of the chlorine-based water treatment moderate the role of normative behavior among women who prefer an economical and practical method to provide safe drinking water for the family. In China, results of the training demonstrated the effectiveness of risk communication training and the salience of Western risk communication principles to Chinese public health officials and response situations. In Ethiopia, the Health Extension Program encourages 4th grade students to communicate health actions for their parents, who are mostly illiterate, by reading BCC material, mainly the family health card (FHC), and influence their parents to change their behaviors and link household health needs with the health extension workers (HEWs).

Session Objectives: Demonstrate visual instrument about effective warm chain practices in MCH facilities Identify best practices in promoting chlorine-based treatment technologies among populations that have used boiling as their treatment method. Participants will be able to describe a model used in China that holds promise for application in other countries for training public health officials in risk communication principles Explain the conceptual framework of the behavior-change continuum from community (Total Sanitation) to individual (Sanitation Marketing)

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)