Activity

For instance, for phase 4: lack of policy/regulation regarding the purchase of juul/vape.

Social assessment: assessment of the community’s quality of life – crime rate, unemployment

Epidemiological assessment: use of data to identify and rank the health goals or problems that may contribute to or interact with problems identified in Phase 1 (morbidity and mortality data, genetics, lifestyle, environmental structures

Educational and Ecological assessment: factors that have potential to influence behavior or change the environment

Predisposing factors –impact motivation; e.g., knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and values

Enabling factors –barriers and vehicles; e.g., skills, access, availability, rules, and laws

Reinforcing factors –feedback and rewards; e.g., social benefits such as recognition, appreciation; incentives; disincentives

Priorities become focus of intervention

Administrative & policy assessment and intervention alignment:

Intervention alignment is to match appropriate strategies and interventions with projected changes and outcomes identified in earlier phases

Administration & policy assessment, planners determine if capabilities and resources are available to develop and implement program