The role of Theory and the Ecological Perspective

Module 1 – Case Health Promotion: The role of Theory and the Ecological Perspective
MHD504 – Health Promotion, Program Planning, Design and Evaluation

Please read the below article paying attention to the rationale and the results.

Then answer the questions:

1. Did the study find that walkability of the neighborhood affected obesity in all areas and populations? Which populations benefitted more from a walkable neighborhood? Why do you think the study had these results?

2. Given the results of this study, and your knowledge of the topic (you can use other references here) if you were asked to design a health promotion intervention to reduce obesity in less advantaged populations and neighborhoods, how would you approach this task? What would you try find out? What would you try to change and how?

3. Would you still consider the environment of these populations in your intervention? Why? How would you employ an ecological perspective in your intervention?

Gina S Lovasi, Kathryn M Neckerman, James W Quinn, Christopher C Weiss, Andrew Rundle. (2009). Effect of Individual or Neighborhood Disadvantage on the Association Between Neighborhood Walkability and Body Mass Index. American Journal of Public Health, 99(2), 279-84.
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