About Johns Hopkins University
Center for Communication Programs
The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP)
is a pioneer in the field of strategic, science-based communication
for health promotion which endeavors to:
- implement health communication for behavior change in varied settings worldwide;
- increase audience and client participation in health promotion and advocacy;
- build capacity for strategic communication in public and private institutions, nationally and locally;
- expand the frontiers of health communication through innovative projects;
- develop and apply new concepts and technology to evaluate health communication and related behavior change; and
- encourage national and community leaders to support health policies and programs.
Internationally, the Center implements communication projects in the areas
of reproductive health; maternal/child health; a healthy,
sustainable environment; women’s empowerment; and democracy
and governance.
The Center for Communication Programs (CCP) was established in 1988 at The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in recognition of the proven importance of strategic communication in public health and in keeping with the leadership role The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has played in this field. Major components of the Center are the Population Communication Services (PCS) and Population Information Program (PIP), which are funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
JHU/CCP is affiliated with the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences and collaborates closely with the Departments of International Health and Health Policy and Management. Center staff and faculty teach health communication courses in several departments. Students can obtain information about health communication courses by contacting these departments directly.
Inquiries about the Center for Communication Programs may be directed to: Phyllis T. Piotrow, Ph.D., Professor and Director; Jose G. Rimon II, Deputy Director and Project Director of Population Communication Services; or Ward Rinehart, Associate Director and Project Director of the Population Information Program.
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