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Assessing Public Awareness

What are the most effective ways to capture the public's understanding of mosquito born diseases? How to use these findings to inform the design of campaigns to improve public awareness?

Date

August 31, 2016

Time

10-12 HRS EST

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Problem Description

Each online session is focused on a specific problem, that has been fleshed out into a briefing to describe the root causes of the problem, current approaches in different countries, and lessons learned from other domains.

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Would you like to lend your skills to tackle a public health emergency? Deliberate with diverse innovators and professionals to refine good ideas into actionable projects? Join a conversation with government partners interested in implementing new approaches to combatting Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases.

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Participants

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  • David Broniatowski Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Science
    The George Washington University, US
  • Huiling Ding Associate Professor
    North California State University, USA
  • John P. Elder Distinguished Professor, Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Public Health
    San Diego State University
  • Dr. Gaya Gamhewage Medical Officer, Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergency Programme
    World Health Organization, Switzerland
  • Manuel Garcia-Herranz Lead Research Scientist
    UNICEF Office of Innovation
  • Molly Jackman Public Policy Research Manager,
    Facebook
  • José Ignacio Mata Expert in Communication for Behavioral Change, Salud Mesoamerica 2015
    Honduras
  • Esteban Moro Visiting Professor, MIT Media Lab, USA; Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain
  • Mario Mosquera-Vasquez Chief, Communication for Development
    UNICEF-India
  • Dr. Adriana Naim Health Programs Coordinator
    RTI International, Guatemala
  • Monserrat Naranjo Directora de Proyectos, Curarse en Salud
    Mexico
  • Wendy Nilsen Program Director, Smart and Connected Health
    National Science Foundation, USA
  • Brendan Nyhan Professor, Department of Government
    Dartmouth College, USA
  • Rafael Obregon Chief, Communication for Development
    UNICEF, USA
  • Nancy Pendarvis Harris Vice President
    JSI, USA
  • Mathias Pollock Social and Behavior Change Technical Advisor
    Population Services International
  • Lee Rainie Director of Internet, Science and Technology Research
    Pew Research Center, USA
  • Alex Rutherford Data Scientist
    UNICEF Innovation Unit, USA
  • Esmily Yusmary Ruiz Varón Consultant, Transmissible Diseases
    Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Colombia
  • Dr. Magdalena Serpa Senior Program Officer, Maternal, Newborn, Child Health & Nutrition
    PATH
  • Fabro Steibe Executive Director
    Institute for Technology and Society, Brazil
  • Joshua Tucker Co-Director, Social Media and Political Participation Lab (Smapp)
    NYU, USA
  • Dr. Lynn Weekes CEO
    NPS Medicinewise, Australia
  • Allison Wolff Facebook
    USA

Government Partners

Panamá
  • Dr. María Eugenia Barnett de Antinori Global Health Security Project Coordinator
    The Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies
  • Dr. Israel Cedeño International Epidemiological Surveillance Coordinator
    Ministry of Health
  • Dr. Lizbeth Cerezo National Coordinator of Epidemiological Surveillance of Arbovirosis and Malaria
    Ministry of Health
  • Gliz Checa Promotion Department
    Ministry of Health
  • Joel González Communication Department
    Ministry of Health
  • Dr. Juan Pascale Deputy Director
    The Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies
  • Evidelia Saavedra Promotion Department
    Ministry of Health
  • Argentina
    • Gaston De Rochebouët Public Innovation National Direction
      Ministry of Modernization
    • Tomás Dominguez Vidal Public Innovation National Direction
      Ministry of Modernization
    • Dr. Raul Forlenza Department of Epidemiology
      Ministry of Health
    • Andrea Jaitt Communication Services
      Ministry of Health
    • Florencia Guedes Communication Services
      Ministry of Health
    • Dr. Eugenio Mirkin Department of Epidemiology
      Ministry of Health
    • Dr. Jorge San Juan Director of Epidemiology
      Ministry of Health
    • Dr. Teresa Varela Department of Epidemiology
      Ministry of Health
    • Colombia
      • Ricardo Amortegui González Coordinator, Communications Group
        Ministry of Health and Social Protection
      • Jairo Hernández Márquez Coordinator, Healthy Territories Group, Subdepartment of Environmental Health
        Ministry of Health and Social Protection
      • Ana María Lara Salinas Advisor, Cooperation and International Relations
        Ministry of Health and Social Protection
      • Dr. María Mercedes Muñoz Coordinator of the Public Health Surveillance Group, Demography and Epidemiology Department
        Ministry of Health and Social Protection
      • Julio Padilla Specialist, Subdepartment of Communicable Diseases, Department of Promotion and Prevention
        Ministry of Health and Social Protection
      • Mónica Lucía Ramírez Subdepartment of Environmental Health
        Ministry of Health and Social Protection
      • Ciudad de Río Janeiro
        • Dr. Betina Durovni Sub-Secretary of Primary Health
          Prevention and Surveillance
        • Cristina Boaretto Health Promotion Superintendent
          Secretary of Health
        • Valeria Saraceni Health Situation Analysis Coordination
          Secretary of Health
        • Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
          • Rafael Anta Lead Specialist
            Competitiveness and Innovation Division
          • Ralf Moreno Project Manager
            Social Protection and Health Division
          • Diana Pinto Health Lead Specialist, USA
            Social Protection and Health Division
          • The Governance Lab, NYU
            • Dr. Rafael Ayoub Health Research Advisor
            • Professor Beth Simone Noveck Director
            • María Hermosilla Project Manager and Research Fellow