Section 4: Using VACS data for programs, policy & research
4.5 VACS informing national policy in Colombia
Welcome to Section 4.5 VACS informing national policy in Colombia!
Andrés Villaveces, Senior Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Andrés describes how VACS data were used to inform policy at the national level in Colombia.
He tells us how VACS data were used in policy strategies, implementation of child protection policies across Colombia, and the development the National Action Plan.
More resources on Colombia's National Action Plan
Explore Section 4:
- 4.1 Reporting & communicating data on violence
- 4.2 Violence against children, self-harm, and suicidal behaviors
- 4.3 VACS for advocacy: Child policy in Uganda
- 4.4 Geospatial patterns of violence against adolescent girls & young women in Namibia
- 4.5 VACS informing national policy in Colombia
- 4.6 Strategic application of VACS findings in LVCT Health's programming
- 4.7 Concluding the LearnVACS course!
