What are K4Health Toolkits?

K4Health Toolkits are electronic collections of carefully selected information resources on a particular topic for health policy makers, program managers, and service providers. They are based on a continuous publishing principle that allows them to evolve after publication to capture additional resources and to identify and fill remaining information gaps.

What is the purpose of this toolkit?

This toolkit contains resources to help policy makers, program managers, service providers, peer educators and other audiences improve adolescent HIV treatment, care, prevention and family planning services. Who developed this toolkit? This toolkit was created under the auspices of the Africa's Health in 2010 project, with leadership by the former Academy for Educational Development (AED) and the U.S. Agency for International Development. The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for this toolkit consisted of members from more than a dozen international organizations with expertise and experience in the areas of program planning, training, advocacy, marketing, research, policy, and logistics. The individuals and organizations that contributed to this toolkit hold a commitment to promoting evidence-based practices to improve adolescent HIV treatment, care, prevention and family planning services.

What types of resources are included?

The resources were selected based on a wide search for relevant published and grey literature from around the world, with health policy makers, program managers, and service providers in mind. For example, the toolkit contains: 1. Up-to-date background and reference materials to design evidence-based, state-of-the-art programs. 2. Job aids and other tools to increase the effectiveness and quality of program activities and services. 3. Various publication formats including books, manuals, briefs, case studies, fact sheets, project reports, reviews, teaching and training materials, tools, and job aids.