Digital Public Health : Community Video Distribution Richard Anderson, Kiersten Israel-Ballard, Trevor Perrier, Vikrant Kumar Project Overview Background and Partners Digital Green Utilize consumer technologies to improve maternal and neonatal health. Locally created video content for externally defined health messages. Community video showings promoting health safety adoption. DPH for agriculture Public video showings 2680 videos 1803 villages PATH Seattle NGO finding global health solutions. Has collaborated with community mothers’ groups in Uttar Pradesh since 2006. Encourage engagement in local mothers’ groups. DPH In Action: Uttar Pradesh Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh Location: 3 Bocks in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India Local NGO has produced 11 DPH videos. Topics: Birth Preparedness, Breastfeeding, Nutrition, Family Planning and Immunizations. Feasibility Study: September 2012 – May 2013 55 mother’s groups 607 video showings www.digitalgreen.org As of June 1, 2013 27 villages, 826 disseminations, 984 viewers Sample Video Evaluation Study RCT with 120 mothers’ groups Intervention: 80 groups with DPH Compare: 40 groups without DPH Control: Communities with no mother’s groups. Evaluation Study Timeline June 2013 – facilitator training October 2013 – first disseminations change.washington.edu cs.washington.edu/research/c4d