SEM 2

H225

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Social Ecological Model Assignment

Purpose: An ecological model is way to show how an individual is inter-connected with various aspects of their environment. The purpose of this assignment is to improve understanding of the organizational and community level of the social ecological model and to demonstrate how health exists within a system. This is also integrating some of the knowledge from the lesson on social determinants of health. While social determinants of health are the systems in which we grow, live, work, and play, it has an impact on the different levels of the social ecological model that ultimately will impact our health.

Directions: Before completing this assignment, make sure to view the SEM lecture and read the Baral et al. (2013) article on the “Modified social ecological model” and the Kalinowski et al. (2019) article on “Why are young Black women at high risk for cardiovascular disease.” This is building on the Week 3 SEM assignment. Please review your SEM assignment I and incorporate your feedback in this assignment. All of these are found in the Week 3 learning materials page. Then complete the worksheet below and upload to Canvas.

Cardiovascular disease is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States and Black women are disproportionately affected. Some modifiable individual risk factors for cardiovascular disease include diet (high salt intake or high red meat intake), physical activity (sedentary lifestyle), exposure to smoke (smoking status or secondhand smoke), excessive alcohol use.

1. Select ONE modifiable behavioral factor you would like to change that could impact Black women’s risk for cardiovascular disease. Write it in the box under “Modifiable Risk Factor.”

Health Outcome:

Cardiovascular Disease

Modifiable Behavioral Factor:

2. Write the definitions for EACH level of the Social Ecological Model.

Level	Definition
2a. Intrapersonal Factors
2b. Interpersonal Factors
2c. Organizational Factors
2d. Community Factors
2e. Public Policy

3. Please list 2 factors for EACH level that could improve the MODIFIABLE BEHAVIORAL FACTOR you selected in #1. These are potential intervention points. Describe under the Intervention column how you would intervene or change the factor you identified. These can be bullet points but provide enough information such that we can see how the intervention or activity will change the related factor that would impact the modifiable risk factor. The first row is an example.

Behavioral factor for cardiovascular disease you chose for #1 above:

Level	Risk Factors	Intervention
Example for Community level (Risk Factor: Smoking Cigarettes)	(A) Reduce second hand exposure in public spaces	(B) Coalition of nonprofit and governmental agencies (like the health department) working together to gather neighborhood signatures to pass ‘no smoking’ ordinances at parks.
Intrapersonal	1.	1.
	2.	2.
Interpersonal	1.	1.
	2.	2.
Organizational	1.	1.
	2.	2.
Community	1.	1.
	2.	2.

Public Policy

Community Factors

Organizational Factors

Intrapersonal Factors

Interpersonal Factors