Democracy, Conflict, and Governance | Inclusion | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Fes 1 Blue Skies Presentation
Dec 07, 2022 09:15 AM - 10:30 AM(Africa/Casablanca)
20221207T0915 20221207T1030 Africa/Casablanca Tug of War Between Power, Equity, and Ethics: What is the Role of SBC?

This session will invite practitioners, researchers, government representatives, donor representatives, and civil society members to debate how power and influence shape whether equity and social determinants of health (SDOH) are explicitly considered in the funding, design, implementation, and evaluation of social and behavior change (SBC) programming. The panel will examine how power dynamics and resource distribution and allocation shapes who participates in the design and decision-making process and benefits from SBC programming by using an intersectional lens that unpacks patterns of oppression and privilege that give rise to disparities in access to and use of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) information, services, and products and subsequent health outcomes. 

Panelists will explore how best to shape FP/RH investments and design SBC programming to intentionally and systematically address equity and SDOH and effect social and structural change while building support and deepening multi-sectoral partnerships and coalitions. For too long, most programming has benefited those in higher wealth quintiles who experience fewer intersectional disadvantages, leaving many without access to quality information, services, and products and the ability to realize their full potential of health and well-being. The field of SBC has a unique role to play in this space as well as a responsibility to be more intentional about equity in programs globally.

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This session will invite practitioners, researchers, government representatives, donor representatives, and civil society members to debate how power and influence shape whether equity and social determinants of health (SDOH) are explicitly considered in the funding, design, implementation, and evaluation of social and behavior change (SBC) programming. The panel will examine how power dynamics and resource distribution and allocation shapes who participates in the design and decision-making process and benefits from SBC programming by using an intersectional lens that unpacks patterns of oppression and privilege that give rise to disparities in access to and use of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) information, services, and products and subsequent health outcomes. 

Panelists will explore how best to shape FP/RH investments and design SBC programming to intentionally and systematically address equity and SDOH and effect social and structural change while building support and deepening multi-sectoral partnerships and coalitions. For too long, most programming has benefited those in higher wealth quintiles who experience fewer intersectional disadvantages, leaving many without access to quality information, services, and products and the ability to realize their full potential of health and well-being. The field of SBC has a unique role to play in this space as well as a responsibility to be more intentional about equity in programs globally.

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Centre for Communication and Social Impact
School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP)
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP)
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Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP)
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ThinkPlace
 Jacqueline Devine
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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