Presentation Slides

The presentations featured in this section provide both general information about the Positive Deviance (PD) approach (in a variety of languages), as well as more project-specific presentations on topics such as Girl Trafficking in Indonesia, and a presentation about how PD can be used for the eradication and prevention of the hospital acquired infection MRSA.  

  • Education
  • General PD
  • Healthcare
  • Maternal & Child Health
  • Nutrition
  • Vulnerable Populations

     

    Education


    General PD

    This presentations, offered in a variety of languages, takes viewers through the steps of using the PD approach to find solutions to problems often considered intractable.


    Healthcare


    Maternal and Child Health

     


    Nutrition

     


    Vulnerable Populations

    • Egypt (Female Genital Mutilation):This presentation reviews the use of PD to eradicate the practice of female genital cutting and mutilation in Egypt. 

     

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    Resource Spotlight:

    Letting Go, Gaining Control: Positive Deviance and MRSA Prevention

    This article, recently featured in Clinical Leader, discusses healthcare-associated infections and outlines the specific steps of the PD process that some pioneering hospitals are taking to reduce transmission.