Generating and Using Insights in ASRH Programs: The Role of Human-Centered Design (HCD). A Landscape Analysis: Publication 1
The integration of human-centered design (HCD) in global health practice is an emerging area of exploration and learning. To advance learning on the application of HCD in adolescent sexual reproductive health (HCD+ASRH), the HCDExchange conducted a landscape analysis examining the generation and use of adolescent insights through HCD. The landscape analysis focuses on HCD+ASRH programs and experiences in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The results of this analysis are presented in two complementary publications. This publication 1 addresses the purpose and process of generating and applying adolescent insights through HCD in the context of ASRH programming. It also discusses the value of using an HCD approach, and briefly illustrates solutions that have emerged from HCD+ASRH programs in the last ten years. Publication 2 illustrates and discusses the types of insights generated in HCD+ASRH programs reviewed in this landscape analysis, categorizing them as insights related to adolescent needs, desires and preferences.
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The integration of human-centered design (HCD) in global health practice is an emerging area of exploration and learning. To advance learning on the application of HCD in adolescent sexual reproductive health (HCD+ASRH), the HCDExchange conducted a landscape analysis examining the generation and use of adolescent insights through HCD. The landscape analysis focuses on HCD+ASRH programs and experiences in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The results of this analysis are presented in two complementary publications. This publication 1 addresses the purpose and process of generating and applying adolescent insights through HCD in the context of ASRH programming. It also discusses the value of using an HCD approach, and briefly illustrates solutions that have emerged from HCD+ASRH programs in the last ten years. Publication 2 illustrates and discusses the types of insights generated in HCD+ASRH programs reviewed in this landscape analysis, categorizing them as insights related to adolescent needs, desires and preferences.
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