IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING WORD LIMIT REQUIREMENTS:

Please note that each and every assignment has its own word limit.

Apply the social ecological model (SEM) to the health issue of obesity. Describe factors associated with obesity at the individual, interpersonal, institutional/organizational, community, and social/policy levels. Which of the factors you identified do you think would be the most challenging to address? Why?

PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPHS AND MAKE IT COHESIVE AND TRY TO INCORPORATE THE READINGS BELOW

PLEASE add the links/sites below to the reference list if you use any of these readings and make sure everything is in proper APA format.

https://apastyle.apa.org/learn/quick-guide-on-refe…

Read Chapter 3 in Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice.

URL:

http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/wiley-and-sons/2017/health-behavior_theory-research-and-practice_ebook_5e.php

Read “Social Ecological Model,” located on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

URL:

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/crccp/sem.htm

Read “The Social-Ecological Model: A Framework for Prevention,” located on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

URL:

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/overview/social-ecologicalmodel.html

Read “Applying the Ecological Model of Behavior Change to a Physical Activity Trial in Retirement Communities: Description of the Study Protocol,” by Kerr et al., from Contemporary Clinical Trials (2012).

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S1551714412001991

Read “Developing and Applying a Socio-Ecological Model to the Promotion of Healthy Eating in the School,” by Townsend and Foster, from Public Health Nutrition (2011).

URL:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/A14E062B05EB07C95A2953708BC5355D/S1368980011002655a.pdf/developing_and_applying_a_socioecological_model_to_the_promotion_of_healthy_eating_in_the_school.pdf

Read “Translating the Socio-Ecological Perspective into Multilevel Interventions: Gaps Between Theory and Practice,” by Schölmerich and Kawachi, from Health Education and Behavior (2016).

URL:

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1090198115605309

Read “Bridging the Gaps: An Early Integrated Support Collaborative for at Risk Mothers in Rural Maine,” by Morton, Withers, Konrad, Buterbaugh, and Spence, from Work: A Journal of Prevention Assessment and Rehabilitation (2015).

URL:

https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103783442&site=eds-live&scope=site

Read “Prevention of Unhealthy Weight in Children by Promoting Physical Activity Using a Socio-Ecological Approach: What Can We Learn From Intervention Studies?” by Kellou, Sandalinas, Copin, and Simon, from Diabetes and Metabolism (2014).

URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S1262363614000299

MUST have at least three citations with the page numbers and three references in APA format and all questions clearly answered in paragraphs.(The List of References should not be older than 2016 and should not be included in the word count.)

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an explanation from the context of ethics and the readings for this class

To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for this assignments 1) look at the word/page limits 2) review and follow APA rules 3) create subheadings to identify the key sections you are presenting and 4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.

REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE ITALICIZED.