Social Ecological Model

Question 1

What is SEM?

Answer 1

social ecological framework

Question 2

What does the SEM represent?

Answer 2

Framework for understanding individual behaviour and tries to understand the interacting factors that influence health at varying levels surrounding individuals.

Question 3

What are the major components of SEM?

Answer 3

• Individual: knowledge, skills attitude
• Relationship: function as a family union
• Community: school, workplace, neighbourhoods
• Societal: policies

Question 4

Using SEM to understand dietary practices

Answer 4

Supporting an individuals health through diet is influenced by the interrelationships between the individual dimension and the multiple components that influence a person environment; relationships, community and society

Question 5

How is SEM used to understand dietary practices in the arctic?

Answer 5

Educating on eating healthy foods will likely go to deaf ears as the environment does not support this and may not produce desired effects on behaviour
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Question 6

What are ‘sin’ taxes?

Answer 6

government implements taxes (excise taxes) on goods that have a high social cost to discourage their purchase (alcohol, tobacco, sugar-sweetened beverages)
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Question 7

What are the parts of the population health promotion model?

Answer 7

• SEM
• Action strategies
• health determinants