Users Guide to USAID/Washington Health Programs

Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH): PEC
Health, Environment, Livelihood, Population
and Security (HELPS) Project
Agreement Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Agreement Number:
OAA-A-10-00010
Project Number:
936-3109.03
Duration:
9/10 - 9/15
Geographic Scope:
Worldwide
COR/AOR:
Nonie Hamilton
Telephone:
(202) 712-5132
Fax:
(202) 216 - 3046
Email:
nhamilton@usaid.gov
TA:
Vacant
Telephone:
Email:
Activity Director:
Geoffrey D. Dabelko
Project Director
Environmental Change and
Security Program
Woodrow Wilson Center
Telephone:
(202) 691 - 4178
Fax:
(202) 691 - 4184
Email:
geoff.dabelko@wilsoncenter.org
Purpose
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Wilson Center)
HELPS project educates and informs U.S. and developing country
decision-makers about the benefit of effective population policies, as well
as health programs that link population, health, and the environment in
the field, by expanding dialogue and disseminating information on population’s
multiple links to environment, global health, development, and
security. The project synthesizes and disseminates research and practical
lessons on the intersections between health and population priorities and
programs and other development sectors, with a focus on environment
and security. Target audiences include U.S. based decision makers, policy
makers, policy champions, researchers, the media, and the security community.
Developing country policy audiences are also targeted to a lesser
extent.
Services Provided
The HELPS project synthesizes and disseminates research and practical
lessons on health, population, environment and security through two
major avenues:
• Instigating practical dialogues about population topics and their links
to environment, health, development, and security among researchers,
implementers, decision-makers and the media at the Wilson Center.
HELPS holds events at the Wilson Center’s facilities in the Ronald
Reagan Building that will showcase new research, compelling case
studies, lessons learned, data analysis, and future challenges presented
by leaders in the field. Attendees come from the more than 4,000
D.C. area contacts representing a diverse mix of U.S. government
agencies, NGOs, policymakers, universities, think tanks, donors and
the media.
• Synthesizing and disseminating information, analysis, and lessons
learned on linkages between population, health, development, environment,
and security issues in multiple formats to relevant policy and
practice audiences. The HELPS project produces written publications
and audio/visual multimedia and disseminates them to target audiences.
Innovative dissemination approaches to reach today’s audiences,
especially those outside the D.C. area, include using on-line formats
such as websites, blogs, e-newsletters, listservs, podcasts, and videos,
as well as social media platforms.
Means of Access
Field Support
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