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Implementation Guide on Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive and Sexual Health for All

The guide captures the programmatic issues discussed at the Reaching Men to Improve Reproductive Health for All international conference held in Dulles, Virginia, September 15-18, 2003. More than 300 participants, from 45 countries, attended the conference, where 65 presenters discussed their interventions on involving men in reproductive health programs.

The guide illustrates examples of how to develop, implement, and evaluate reproductive health programs that involve men in ways that promote gender equity and improve health outcomes for men and women. The primary audience for this guide is in-country reproductive health program managers and technical staff of implementing agencies, government, and non-governmental organizations.

Content
The guide is divided into nine chapters that mirror the conference topics:
I. Addressing Issues of Male Identity in Adolescent Men
II. Policy Initiatives and Strategies for Advocating the Involvement of Men in Reproductive Health
III. Involving Men in Reproductive Health Through Maternal & Child Health
IV. Men's Right and Empowerment in Improving Women's Reproductive health
V. Impact of Gender on Men's Health
VI. Successful Strategies in Reaching Men
VII. Successful Approaches in Educating or Changing Men's Attitudes
VIII. Tools and Programs for Monitoring and Evaluation
IX. Conclusion
Annex—sample KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices) survey.

The guide is available on the Web, in PDF format, and on CD-ROM:
View the Web-based version or download the file at www.jhuccp.org/igwg
Order the CD-ROM at www.hcpartnership.org/publications (bottom of the page).

The Guide has been produced for the IGWG by the Health Communication Partnership (HCP) based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs. www.hcpartnership.org