1. Healthy Islands IEC Package Essential Health Information for all People in Vanuatu Akihito M. Watabe, MD. Public Health Physician/Scientific Communicator

2. Table of contents  Problem  Purpose and Concept  Topic of HI IEC Package  Communication Strategy  Distribution Strategy  M&E

3. Problem  IEC materials are not available in community  Poor targeting and Wrong approach  Too short and Not planned IEC development  Uncoordinated IEC materials by government  Too much and Too detail information  No pre-testing  No distribution plan including transportation cost  No M&E

4. Purpose and Concept Provide essential health information to all people in Vanuatu  Simple, Short and Comprehensive information  Useful and Reliable materials for all information providers  One standardized information thought different channels  Possible to update information  Social Marketing and Innovation Theory

5. Topics  General Healthy Islands Communication Technique  Personal Hygiene Teeth Brushing Hand Washing Water & Sanitation Food Safety  Communicable Disease TB Leprosy Malaria Dengue Cleanliness Acute Respiratory Disease Diarrhea and Dehydration Immunization  Non-Communicable Disease Healthy Life Style Healthy Food Alcohol Kava Tobacco Marijuana  Reproductive Health Family Planning STIs Prevention Techniques  Healthy Islands Education (DVD) Lecture: History and Concept Lecture: Policy and Strategy Lecture: Health Committee Act Lecture: Community Mobilisation Movie: Promotion Movie

6. Communication Strategy  Simple and Short messages  Audio & Visual material  Portable and Durable archive file  Useful and Reliable materials for all information providers  A4 size swappable material

7. Distribution Strategy 1 st &2 nd edition 3 rd edition Verbal Information 50% share in population

8. Distribution Information

9. Distribution Strategy  Information providers (2.5% : 6,000) Nurses, Provincial Officers, VHWs, Teachers, CBO(Church, Chief, Youth and Women) and Major Donor volunteers, NGO  Primary information providers(31.5%: 75,600) Primary School Children and other early adopters  Secondary information providers (25% : 60,000) Early majority Information Provider Primary & Secondary Information Provider Verbal Communication using IEC Package

10. Secondary Information 60,000 Secondary Information 60,000 Primary Information 32,400 Distribution Simulation CBO 1,800 Health Worker 600 PS Students 44,000 Volunteers & NGO 100 PS Teachers 3,500

11. M&E  Pre-test (Community Nurse, VHW and CBO)  Package distribution check list  Evaluation form  Supervisory visit  2 nd & 3 rd edition based on M&E (CBO, Teachers and Children)

12. How to Involve this Package?  We are welcome to your active involvement in the content development; Modify Information (1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd Edition) Add Information in the existing page (2 nd and 3 rd Edition) Add new topic (2 nd and 3 rd Edition)  If your organization want to involve this package, please fill in “Application Form to develop IEC Package” and submit to Health Promotion Unit, Communication Officer.  Application Form can be downloaded from IEC page (http://healthyislandsvanuatu.wordpress.com )http://healthyislandsvanuatu.wordpress.com