Social ecological approaches to individuals and their contexts

The social ecological model of health (SEMH) is cited extensively as forming the foundation of thinking in a number of public health fields over the past twenty years. However, the SEMH has not been without controversy, nor have the concepts contained in the model always been readily translated into practice. This week we are focusing on how the SEMH has transpired within health promotion, although you should be able to see how the criticisms and issues can be readily seen in other fields in public health.

First of all, you need to read the following articles.These two articles have the same lead author and represent an ongoing conversation around how the SEMH has been used and could be used to guide health promotion work. Please note, these articles have been written from an American context where the terms health education and health promotion have often been used interchangeably. This is not the case in Australia or other countries which differentiate between health education (primarily aimed at changing behaviour through information giving) and health promotion (as described in the Ottawa Charter).

Golden, S & Earp, JA 2012, ‘Social ecological approaches to individuals and their contexts: twenty years ofHealth Education & Behaviour health promotion interventions’,Health Education & Behaviour, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 364-372.

Golden, S, McLeroy, K, Green, L, Earp, JA, Lieberman, L 2015, ‘Upending the social ecological model to guide health promotion efforts toward policy and environmental change’,Health Education & Behaviour, vol. 42, no. 1S, pp.8S-14S.

From these readings, provide answers to the following questions:

In your own words, outline thedifferent levels of the SEMH:Document Preview:

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