scholarly journals Assessment of the Sensitivity of Streamflow Simulations to Changes in Patch Resolution Using GIS Based Hydro-Ecologic Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 66-78
Author(s):  
Samson G. Mengistu ◽  
Melkamu A. Ali ◽  
Fuad A. Yassin
Keyword(s):  
Ecologic Model

Utilizing the Socio-Ecologic Model as a Framework for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy

2019 ◽  
pp. 208-233
Author(s):  
Mandy Golman ◽  
Nila Ricks ◽  
Irene D. Gallegos ◽  
Jesse Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Teen Pregnancy ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Teen Birth Rates ◽  
Ecologic Model ◽  
The U.S

Despite historic lows in teen birth rates, the U.S. still maintains the highest teen birth rate of any industrialized nation, and significant disparities exist between ethnicities and socioeconomic status (SES). The factors influencing teen birth are vast and intertwined. The socio-ecological model (SEM) provides a natural theoretical framework to study and address these multiple levels of influence, which include individual, interpersonal, institutional/organizational, and public policy. This chapter will include a summary of recent studies, and drawing from empirical findings guided by the socio-ecological model, will identify and suggest strategies at each level for reducing the teen birth rate. By addressing the overlapping layers together, as opposed to a single layer, interventions have greater potential for success.

scholarly journals Developing Content for the Food Environment Assessment Survey Tool (FEAST): A Systematic Mixed Methods Study with People with Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7781
Author(s):  
Rebecca E. Lee ◽  
Alicia O’Neal ◽  
Chelsea Cameron ◽  
Rosemary B. Hughes ◽  
Daniel P. O’Connor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nominal Group Technique ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Nominal Group ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Mobility Impairment ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Mobility Impairments ◽  
Delivery Services ◽  
Ecologic Model

Almost 1 in every 8 adults in the U.S. have a physical disability that impairs mobility. This participatory project aimed to identify and describe environmental and personal barriers to healthy eating among people with mobility impairments using a rigorous, structured mixed methodology. Community-dwelling adults with a self-reported mobility impairment (N = 20, M = 40.4 years old, 60% female) participated in nominal group technique focus groups. The Ecologic Model of Obesity grounded stimulus questions asked about barriers to obtaining and preparing healthy food. Participants emphasized common barriers across everyday settings—focusing, for example, on the ability to reach shelved food inside the home, navigating to and inside stores and restaurants, and using delivery services. Home environments often did not afford suitable spaces for food preparation and storage. Participants reported inadequate transportation and numerous additional barriers in many settings to be able to eat healthfully. Participants reported lack of accessible transportation and architectural barriers inside stores, restaurants, and their own homes, highlighting the need for efforts aimed at improving accessibility and usability. Findings support the use of the Ecologic Model of Obesity to guide research and suggest the need for improvement in assessment practices and policies that enhance access to healthy food.

A socio-ecologic model for periodontal diseases

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 584-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Frode Hansen ◽  
Espen Bjertness ◽  
Jon Ketil Gronnesby
Keyword(s):  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Ecologic Model

scholarly journals Still striding toward social justice? Redirecting physical activity research in a post-COVID-19 world

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca E Lee ◽  
Rodney P Joseph ◽  
Loneke T Blackman Carr ◽  
Shaila Marie Strayhorn ◽  
Jamie M Faro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Behavioral Medicine ◽  
Well Being ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Ecologic Model ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Disproportionate Burden

Abstract The COVID-19 crisis and parallel Black Lives Matter movement have amplified longstanding systemic injustices among people of color (POC). POC have been differentially affected by COVID-19, reflecting the disproportionate burden of ongoing chronic health challenges associated with socioeconomic inequalities and unhealthy behaviors, including a lack of physical activity. Clear and well-established benefits link daily physical activity to health and well-being—physical, mental, and existential. Despite these benefits, POC face additional barriers to participation. Thus, increasing physical activity among POC requires additional considerations so that POC can receive the same opportunities to safely participate in physical activity as Americans who are White. Framed within the Ecologic Model of Physical Activity, this commentary briefly describes health disparities in COVID-19, physical activity, and chronic disease experienced by POC; outlines underlying putative mechanisms that connect these disparities; and offers potential solutions to reduce these disparities. As behavioral medicine leaders, we advocate that solutions must redirect the focus of behavioral research toward community-informed and systems solutions.

scholarly journals 363 Using the socio-ecologic model as a guide for agricultural safety interventions

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A133.1-A133
Author(s):  
Barbara C Lee ◽  
Marsha Salzwedel ◽  
Bryan Weichelt ◽  
Casper Bendixsen
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Safety ◽  
Safety Interventions ◽  
Ecologic Model

scholarly journals An Exploration Of Individual And Contextual Factors Affecting The Use Of Contraceptives In Urban Slums Of Pakistan: A Socio-Ecological Analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-97
Author(s):  
Fauzia Maqsood ◽  
Steven M. Albert
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Ecological Analysis ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Ecologic Model

We examined determinants of ever use of contraceptives among women living in urban slums of Pakistan. Data were drawn from a nationwide study, “Living Conditions in Urban Slums of Selected Cities of Pakistan,” jointly conducted by University of Gujrat; UNFPA, Islamabad; and UN Habitat, Islamabad, Pakistan. The sample consisted of 2420 married women from six cites. The study was conducted within the socio-ecological framework and examined individual, social, and geographic contextual factors. Multivariate logistic regression model with robust standard errors was used to estimate the contribution of different socio-ecologic factors for use of contraception. Results of logistic regression showed that individual, social, and geographic factors affect use of contraceptives among women in Pakistani urban slums. The socio-ecologic model can help to identify correlates of contraceptive use, especially among developing nations.

Concepts and Utilities of Ecologic Model

1970 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 1085-1097
Author(s):  
Carl W. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Ecologic Model
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