Identify, document, and synthesize knowledge

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2.1 Identify, document, and synthesize knowledge

The BALANCED team finalized and disseminated multiple training guides, technical reports and PHE champion stories this reporting period as outlined below. • Produced one peer-reviewed journal article on the Tanzania BMS baseline report, entitled “Population, Health and Environment Situation Analysis for the Saadani National Park Area, Tanzania .” This was the lead article in the Journal of Ocean and Coastal Management available online on May 17, 2012 OCM 66 2012 1-11 . • Drafted a manuscript on the TanzaniaPhilippines Cross-Country Comparative BMS for journal publication. The article was submitted to the online journal “Ecology and Society” in February. Although the article received positive reviews from two external reviewers, they did not deem the article’s topic area suitable for the journal. The team slightly revised and shortened the manuscript to fit the focus of the Global Public Health journal. It will be submitted in July 2012. • Produced and disseminated a baseline BMS report on FPRH and CRM behaviors in select BALANCED-Philippines Buy-in sites. • Finalized and disseminated the PHE CBD Manual. • Finalized and disseminated the PHE Adult PE Manual. • Finalized and disseminated the Reference Guide for PHE CBDs and PHE Adult PEs. • Continued revising the training manual, “How to Develop Integrated IEC Messages and IEC Materials” based on pretests in the field. This curriculum will be finalized during the next reporting period. • Due to the tremendous amount of staff resources it would take to edit and make 508 compliant the adapted Designing for Behavior Change curriculum, it was agreed with USAID that this curriculum will be finalized and made available to World Wildlife Fund WWF and DBC workshop participants as a Word file only and this task will be completed before the end of the Project. • In collaboration with WWF-US, Jane Goodall Institute JGI and other PHE implementing agencies, began drafting the outline and suggested text for “PHE Field Implementation: A Simple Guide for PHE Practitioners .” This guide will give a brief overview of key aspects of PHE project implementation, the related tools available relative to those aspects and, where possible, provide a link to the tools. We circulated the final outline and a sample chapter format to the BALANCED team to use as they draft sections of the Guide. The goal is to have a draft compiled by mid-September 2012 to send to selected PHE implementing agencies for their review and comment. • Published one new champion story on Filemon Romero from the Philippines via a blog post entitled, “Philippines’ Bohol Island Demonstrates Benefits of Integrated Conservation and Health and Development.” This same story, highlighting the successful BALANCED - Philippines March 2012 study tour for VIP mayors and officials, was also disseminated in May 2012 on the New Security Beat blog. 22 • Collaborated with WWC’s Environmental Change and Security Project ECSP on the development of Tanzania PHE videos and a FOCUS article about the BALANCED Project work in Tanzania. Although technically these are WWC-ECSP and not BALANCED products, they will showcase important BALANCED experiences and lessons learned. • The BALANCED Deputy Director Edmond produced two CI-hosted blogs that highlighted different PHE approaches, one was entitled “Promoting Gender Equality through Conservation” for International Women’s Day, and the other was titled “Linking Freshwater Conservation and Human Health” and was released for World Water Day. • During this period, we provided updates to the BALANCED Advisory Committee members about Project activities and the results of the mid-term project planning meetings that had taken place in September 2011. We also collaborated with various Advisory Committee members on the HOPE-LVB project Jason Bremner and Lynne Gaffikin and from WWC Geoff Dabelko on the development of videos and on a FOCUS article on the Tanzania PHE activities. Jason Bremner PRB and Nancy Harris JSI also delivered technical presentations at the June 2012 PHE course hosted by CRC and CI. Results from Activity 2.1: • 2 training guides PHE CBD Training Manual and PHE Adult PE Training Manual 2.1 • CBDPE Reference Guides for PHE CBDs and PHE Adult PEs 2.1 • 1 champion storyprofile 2.2a • 1 blog 2.2a • 1 technical report Philippines BMS 2.2a • 1 peer-reviewed journal article TZ BMS 2.2b

2.2 Organize existing and new knowledge for PHE